Pentium G2030 vs Xeon E5462

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Aggregate performance score

Xeon E5462
2007
80 Watt
1.37
+24.5%
Pentium G2030
2013
2 cores / 2 threads, 55 Watt
1.10

Xeon E5462 outperforms Pentium G2030 by a significant 25% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

Comparing Xeon E5462 and Pentium G2030 processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking22422412
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Market segmentServerDesktop processor
Power efficiency1.621.89
Release date1 October 2007 (17 years ago)1 April 2013 (11 years ago)

Detailed specifications

Xeon E5462 and Pentium G2030 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 coresno data2 (Dual-core)
Threadsno data2
Base clock speed2.8 GHz3 GHz
Bus rateno data5 GT/s
L3 cache12 MB L2 Cache3 MB Intel® Smart Cache
Chip lithography45 nm22 nm
Maximum core temperature67 °Cno data
64 bit support++
Windows 11 compatibility--
VID voltage range0.85V-1.35Vno data

Compatibility

Information on Xeon E5462 and Pentium G2030 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 configurationno data1
SocketLGA771FCLGA1155
Power consumption (TDP)80 Watt55 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Xeon E5462 and Pentium G2030. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensionsno dataIntel® SSE4.1, Intel® SSE4.2
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)++
My WiFino data-
Turbo Boost Technology--
Hyper-Threading Technology--
Idle States++
Thermal Monitoring++
Demand Based Switching+no data
FSB parity+no data

Security technologies

Xeon E5462 and Pentium G2030 technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.

TXT--
EDB++
Secure Keyno data-
Anti-Theftno data-

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Xeon E5462 and Pentium G2030 are enumerated here.

VT-dno data-
VT-x++
EPT-+

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Xeon E5462 and Pentium G2030. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory typesno dataDDR3-1333, DDR3-1600
Maximum memory sizeno data32 GB
Max memory channelsno data2
Maximum memory bandwidthno data21 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 data1.05 GHz

Graphics interfaces

Available interfaces and connections of Xeon E5462 and Pentium G2030 integrated GPUs.

Number of displays supportedno data3

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Xeon E5462 and Pentium G2030.

PCIe versionno data2.0

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 E5462 1.37
+24.5%
Pentium G2030 1.10

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 E5462 2178
+24.3%
Pentium G2030 1752

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 E5462 396
Pentium G2030 481
+21.5%

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 E5462 1239
+52%
Pentium G2030 815

Gaming performance

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 1.37 1.10
Recency 1 October 2007 1 April 2013
Chip lithography 45 nm 22 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 80 Watt 55 Watt

Xeon E5462 has a 24.5% higher aggregate performance score.

Pentium G2030, on the other hand, has an age advantage of 5 years, a 104.5% more advanced lithography process, and 45.5% lower power consumption.

The Xeon E5462 is our recommended choice as it beats the Pentium G2030 in performance tests.

Be aware that Xeon E5462 is a server/workstation processor while Pentium G2030 is a desktop one.


Should you still have questions on choice between Xeon E5462 and Pentium G2030, ask them in Comments section, and we shall answer.

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