Pentium G3220 vs Xeon X3430

Primary details

Comparing Xeon X3430 and Pentium G3220 processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking	2183	2358
Place by popularity	not in top-100	not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation	0.41	0.13
Market segment	Server	Desktop processor
Power efficiency	1.44	2.09
Architecture codename	Lynnfield (2009−2010)	Haswell (2013−2015)
Release date	8 September 2009 (15 years ago)	1 September 2013 (11 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)	$189	$71

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance per price, higher is better.

Xeon X3430 has 215% better value for money than Pentium G3220.

Detailed specifications

Xeon X3430 and Pentium G3220 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	4 (Quad-Core)	2 (Dual-core)
Threads	4	2
Base clock speed	2.4 GHz	3 GHz
Boost clock speed	2.8 GHz	3 GHz
Bus rate	no data	5 GT/s
L1 cache	64 KB (per core)	64 KB (per core)
L2 cache	256 KB (per core)	256 KB (per core)
L3 cache	8 MB (shared)	3 MB (shared)
Chip lithography	45 nm	22 nm
Die size	296 mm2	177 mm2
Maximum case temperature (TCase)	73 °C	72 °C
Number of transistors	774 million	1,400 million
64 bit support	+	+
Windows 11 compatibility	-	-

Compatibility

Information on Xeon X3430 and Pentium G3220 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	1	1
Socket	FCLGA1156,LGA1156	1150
Power consumption (TDP)	95 Watt	54 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Xeon X3430 and Pentium G3220. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensions	Intel® SSE4.2	no data
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)	+	+
Turbo Boost Technology	1.0	no data
Hyper-Threading Technology	-	no data
Idle States	+	no data
Demand Based Switching	+	no data
PAE	36 Bit	no data

Security technologies

Xeon X3430 and Pentium G3220 technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.

TXT	+	no data
EDB	+	no data

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Xeon X3430 and Pentium G3220 are enumerated here.

VT-d	+	no data
VT-x	+	+
EPT	+	no data

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Xeon X3430 and Pentium G3220. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory types	DDR3-800, DDR3-1066, DDR3-1333	DDR3
Maximum memory size	32 GB	no data
Max memory channels	2	no data
Maximum memory bandwidth	21 GB/s	no data
ECC memory support	+	-

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics card

N/A

Intel HD (Haswell)

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Xeon X3430 and Pentium G3220.

PCIe version	2.0	3.0
PCI Express lanes	16	no data

Synthetic benchmark performance

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

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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.

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Pros & cons summary

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Performance score	1.45	1.19
Recency	8 September 2009	1 September 2013
Physical cores	4	2
Threads	4	2
Chip lithography	45 nm	22 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	95 Watt	54 Watt

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