Pentium G3220T vs Xeon E5450
Aggregate performance score
Xeon E5450 outperforms Pentium G3220T by an impressive 61% based on our aggregate benchmark results.
Primary details
Comparing Xeon E5450 and Pentium G3220T processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.
| Place in the ranking | 2095 | 2465 |
| Place by popularity | not in top-100 | not in top-100 |
| Cost-effectiveness evaluation | no data | 0.05 |
| Market segment | Server | Desktop processor |
| Power efficiency | 1.93 | 2.73 |
| Architecture codename | no data | Haswell (2013−2015) |
| Release date | 1 October 2007 (17 years ago) | 1 September 2013 (11 years ago) |
| Launch price (MSRP) | no data | $40 |
Cost-effectiveness evaluation
Performance per price, higher is better.
Detailed specifications
Xeon E5450 and Pentium G3220T 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 cores | no data | 2 (Dual-core) |
| Threads | no data | 2 |
| Base clock speed | 3 GHz | 2.6 GHz |
| Boost clock speed | no data | 2.6 GHz |
| Bus rate | no data | 5 GT/s |
| L1 cache | no data | 64 KB (per core) |
| L2 cache | no data | 256 KB (per core) |
| L3 cache | 12 MB L2 Cache | 3 MB (shared) |
| Chip lithography | 45 nm | 22 nm |
| Die size | no data | 177 mm2 |
| Maximum core temperature | 67 °C | no data |
| Maximum case temperature (TCase) | no data | 72 °C |
| Number of transistors | no data | 1,400 million |
| 64 bit support | + | + |
| Windows 11 compatibility | - | - |
| VID voltage range | 0.85V-1.35V | no data |
Compatibility
Information on Xeon E5450 and Pentium G3220T 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 configuration | no data | 1 |
| Socket | LGA771 | FCLGA1150 |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 80 Watt | 35 Watt |
Technologies and extensions
Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Xeon E5450 and Pentium G3220T. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.
| Instruction set extensions | no data | Intel® SSE4.1, Intel® SSE4.2 |
| Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST) | + | + |
| Turbo Boost Technology | - | - |
| Hyper-Threading Technology | - | - |
| Idle States | + | + |
| Thermal Monitoring | + | + |
| Demand Based Switching | + | no data |
| FSB parity | + | no data |
Security technologies
Xeon E5450 and Pentium G3220T technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.
| TXT | - | - |
| EDB | + | + |
| Secure Key | no data | + |
Virtualization technologies
Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Xeon E5450 and Pentium G3220T are enumerated here.
| VT-d | no data | - |
| VT-x | + | + |
| EPT | - | + |
Memory specs
Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Xeon E5450 and Pentium G3220T. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.
| Supported memory types | no data | DDR3 |
| Maximum memory size | no data | 32 GB |
| Max memory channels | no data | 2 |
| Maximum memory bandwidth | no data | 21.3 GB/s |
| ECC memory support | - | + |
Graphics specifications
General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.
| Integrated graphics card | no data | Intel HD Graphics for 4th Generation Intel Processors |
| Max video memory | no data | 1.7 GB |
| Quick Sync Video | - | + |
| Graphics max frequency | no data | 1.1 GHz |
Graphics interfaces
Available interfaces and connections of Xeon E5450 and Pentium G3220T integrated GPUs.
| Number of displays supported | no data | 3 |
| eDP | no data | + |
| DisplayPort | - | + |
| HDMI | - | + |
| DVI | no data | + |
| VGA | no data | + |
Graphics image quality
Maximum display resolutions supported by Xeon E5450 and Pentium G3220T integrated GPUs, including resolutions over different interfaces.
| Max resolution over HDMI 1.4 | no data | 1920x1080@60Hz |
| Max resolution over eDP | no data | 2560x1600@60Hz |
| Max resolution over DisplayPort | no data | 2560x1600@60Hz |
| Max resolution over VGA | no data | 1920x1200@60Hz |
Graphics API support
APIs supported by Xeon E5450 and Pentium G3220T integrated GPUs, sometimes API versions are included.
| DirectX | no data | 11.1/12 |
| OpenGL | no data | 4.3 |
Peripherals
Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Xeon E5450 and Pentium G3220T.
| PCIe version | no data | Up to 3.0 |
| PCI Express lanes | no data | 16 |
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.
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.
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.
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.
Pros & cons summary
| Performance score | 1.63 | 1.01 |
| Recency | 1 October 2007 | 1 September 2013 |
| Chip lithography | 45 nm | 22 nm |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 80 Watt | 35 Watt |
Xeon E5450 has a 61.4% higher aggregate performance score.
Pentium G3220T, on the other hand, has an age advantage of 5 years, a 104.5% more advanced lithography process, and 128.6% lower power consumption.
The Xeon E5450 is our recommended choice as it beats the Pentium G3220T in performance tests.
Be aware that Xeon E5450 is a server/workstation processor while Pentium G3220T is a desktop one.
Should you still have questions on choice between Xeon E5450 and Pentium G3220T, ask them in Comments section, and we shall answer.
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