Pentium 2127U vs Xeon E5-2690 v3

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Aggregate performance score

Xeon E5-2690 v3
2014
12 cores / 24 threads, 135 Watt
10.25
+1430%
Pentium 2127U
2013
2 cores / 2 threads, 17 Watt
0.67

Xeon E5-2690 v3 outperforms Pentium 2127U by a whopping 1430% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

Comparing Xeon E5-2690 v3 and Pentium 2127U processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking7622748
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Market segmentServerLaptop
Seriesno dataIntel Pentium
Power efficiency7.183.73
Architecture codenameHaswell-EP (2014−2015)Ivy Bridge (2012−2013)
Release date8 September 2014 (10 years ago)1 July 2013 (11 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)no data$134

Detailed specifications

Xeon E5-2690 v3 and Pentium 2127U 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 speed2.6 GHz1.9 GHz
Boost clock speed3.5 GHz1.9 GHz
Bus rate9.6 GT/s5 GT/s
L1 cache64K (per core)128 KB
L2 cache256K (per core)512 KB
L3 cache30 MB (shared)2 MB
Chip lithography22 nm22 nm
Die size356 mm2no data
Maximum core temperature90 °C105 °C
Number of transistors2,600 millionno data
64 bit support++
Windows 11 compatibility--

Compatibility

Information on Xeon E5-2690 v3 and Pentium 2127U 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
SocketFCLGA2011FCBGA1023
Power consumption (TDP)135 Watt17 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Xeon E5-2690 v3 and Pentium 2127U. 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)++
My WiFino data+
Turbo Boost Technology2.0-
Hyper-Threading Technology+-
Idle States++
Thermal Monitoring++
Flex Memory Access-+
Demand Based Switching+-
PAE46 Bitno data
FDIno data+
Fast Memory Accessno data+

Security technologies

Xeon E5-2690 v3 and Pentium 2127U technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.

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

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Xeon E5-2690 v3 and Pentium 2127U are enumerated here.

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

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Xeon E5-2690 v3 and Pentium 2127U. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory typesDDR4-1600, DDR4-1866, DDR4-2133DDR3
Maximum memory size768 GB32 GB
Max memory channels42
Maximum memory bandwidth68 GB/s25.6 GB/s
ECC memory support+-

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics cardno dataIntel HD Graphics for 3rd Generation Intel Processors
Graphics max frequencyno data1.1 GHz

Graphics interfaces

Available interfaces and connections of Xeon E5-2690 v3 and Pentium 2127U integrated GPUs.

Number of displays supportedno data3
eDPno data+
DisplayPort-+
HDMI-+
SDVOno data+
CRTno data+

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Xeon E5-2690 v3 and Pentium 2127U.

PCIe version3.02.0
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 E5-2690 v3 10.25
+1430%
Pentium 2127U 0.67

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 E5-2690 v3 16286
+1431%
Pentium 2127U 1064

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 E5-2690 v3 1073
+251%
Pentium 2127U 306

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 E5-2690 v3 7099
+1234%
Pentium 2127U 532

Gaming performance

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 10.25 0.67
Recency 8 September 2014 1 July 2013
Physical cores 12 2
Threads 24 2
Power consumption (TDP) 135 Watt 17 Watt

Xeon E5-2690 v3 has a 1429.9% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 1 year, and 500% more physical cores and 1100% more threads.

Pentium 2127U, on the other hand, has 694.1% lower power consumption.

The Xeon E5-2690 v3 is our recommended choice as it beats the Pentium 2127U in performance tests.

Be aware that Xeon E5-2690 v3 is a server/workstation processor while Pentium 2127U is a notebook one.


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