Pentium G3260T vs Xeon E5-2680 v3

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Aggregate performance score

Xeon E5-2680 v3
2014
12 cores / 24 threads, 120 Watt
9.52
+721%
Pentium G3260T
2015
2 cores / 2 threads, 35 Watt
1.16

Xeon E5-2680 v3 outperforms Pentium G3260T by a whopping 721% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

Comparing Xeon E5-2680 v3 and Pentium G3260T processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking7952368
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Market segmentServerDesktop processor
Power efficiency7.513.14
Architecture codenameHaswell-EP (2014−2015)no data
Release date8 September 2014 (10 years ago)1 January 2015 (9 years ago)

Detailed specifications

Xeon E5-2680 v3 and Pentium G3260T basic parameters such as number of cores, number of threads, base frequency and turbo boost clock, lithography, cache size and multiplier lock state. These parameters indirectly say of CPU speed, though for more precise assessment you have to consider their test results.

Physical cores12 (Dodeca-Core)2 (Dual-core)
Threads242
Base clock speed2.5 GHz2.9 GHz
Boost clock speed3.3 GHzno data
Bus rate9.6 GT/s5 GT/s
L1 cache64K (per core)no data
L2 cache256K (per core)no data
L3 cache30 MB (shared)3 MB
Chip lithography22 nm22 nm
Die size356 mm2no data
Maximum core temperature85 °C66 °C
Number of transistors5,560 millionno data
64 bit support++
Windows 11 compatibility--

Compatibility

Information on Xeon E5-2680 v3 and Pentium G3260T compatibility with other computer components: motherboard (look for socket type), power supply unit (look for power consumption) etc. Useful when planning a future computer configuration or upgrading an existing one. Note that power consumption of some processors can well exceed their nominal TDP, even without overclocking. Some can even double their declared thermals given that the motherboard allows to tune the CPU power parameters.

Number of CPUs in a configuration21
SocketFCLGA2011FCLGA1150
Power consumption (TDP)120 Watt35 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Xeon E5-2680 v3 and Pentium G3260T. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensionsIntel® AVX2Intel® SSE4.1, Intel® SSE4.2
AES-NI+-
AVX+-
vPro+no data
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)++
Turbo Boost Technology2.0-
Hyper-Threading Technology+-
Idle States++
Thermal Monitoring++
Flex Memory Access-no data
Demand Based Switching+no data
PAE46 Bitno data

Security technologies

Xeon E5-2680 v3 and Pentium G3260T technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.

TXT+-
EDB++
Secure Key++
OS Guard+no data

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Xeon E5-2680 v3 and Pentium G3260T are enumerated here.

VT-d+-
VT-x++
EPT++

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Xeon E5-2680 v3 and Pentium G3260T. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory typesDDR4-1600, DDR4-1866, DDR4-2133DDR3-1333, DDR3L-1333
Maximum memory size768 GB32 GB
Max memory channels42
Maximum memory bandwidth68 GB/s21.3 GB/s
ECC memory support++

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics cardno dataIntel® HD Graphics for 4th Generation Intel® Processors
Max video memoryno data1.7 GB
Quick Sync Video-+
Graphics max frequencyno data1.1 GHz

Graphics interfaces

Available interfaces and connections of Xeon E5-2680 v3 and Pentium G3260T integrated GPUs.

Number of displays supportedno data3
eDPno data+
DisplayPort-+
HDMI-+
DVIno data+
VGAno data+

Graphics image quality

Maximum display resolutions supported by Xeon E5-2680 v3 and Pentium G3260T integrated GPUs, including resolutions over different interfaces.

Max resolution over HDMI 1.4no data1920x1080@60Hz
Max resolution over eDPno data2560x1600@60Hz
Max resolution over DisplayPortno data2560x1600@60Hz
Max resolution over VGAno data1920x1200@60Hz

Graphics API support

APIs supported by Xeon E5-2680 v3 and Pentium G3260T integrated GPUs, sometimes API versions are included.

DirectXno data11.1/12
OpenGLno data4.3

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Xeon E5-2680 v3 and Pentium G3260T.

PCIe version3.0Up to 3.0
PCI Express lanes4016

Synthetic benchmark performance

Various benchmark results of the processors in comparison. Overall score is measured in points in 0-100 range, higher is better.


Combined synthetic benchmark score

This is our combined benchmark performance rating. We are regularly improving our combining algorithms, but if you find some perceived inconsistencies, feel free to speak up in comments section, we usually fix problems quickly.

Xeon E5-2680 v3 9.52
+721%
Pentium G3260T 1.16

Passmark

Passmark CPU Mark is a widespread benchmark, consisting of 8 different types of workload, including integer and floating point math, extended instructions, compression, encryption and physics calculation. There is also one separate single-threaded scenario measuring single-core performance.

Xeon E5-2680 v3 15118
+723%
Pentium G3260T 1837

GeekBench 5 Single-Core

GeekBench 5 Single-Core is a cross-platform application developed in the form of CPU tests that independently recreate certain real-world tasks with which to accurately measure performance. This version uses only a single CPU core.

Xeon E5-2680 v3 1003
+63.4%
Pentium G3260T 614

GeekBench 5 Multi-Core

GeekBench 5 Multi-Core is a cross-platform application developed in the form of CPU tests that independently recreate certain real-world tasks with which to accurately measure performance. This version uses all available CPU cores.

Xeon E5-2680 v3 6407
+497%
Pentium G3260T 1074

Gaming performance

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 9.52 1.16
Recency 8 September 2014 1 January 2015
Physical cores 12 2
Threads 24 2
Power consumption (TDP) 120 Watt 35 Watt

Xeon E5-2680 v3 has a 720.7% higher aggregate performance score, and 500% more physical cores and 1100% more threads.

Pentium G3260T, on the other hand, has an age advantage of 3 months, and 242.9% lower power consumption.

The Xeon E5-2680 v3 is our recommended choice as it beats the Pentium G3260T in performance tests.

Be aware that Xeon E5-2680 v3 is a server/workstation processor while Pentium G3260T is a desktop one.


Should you still have questions on choice between Xeon E5-2680 v3 and Pentium G3260T, ask them in Comments section, and we shall answer.

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