Intel Pentium G2030 vs Intel Xeon E3-1220 v2

Comparative analysis of Intel Pentium G2030 and Intel Xeon E3-1220 v2 processors for all known characteristics in the following categories: Essentials, Performance, Memory, Graphics, Graphics interfaces, Compatibility, Peripherals, Security & Reliability, Advanced Technologies, Virtualization. Benchmark processor performance analysis: PassMark - Single thread mark, PassMark - CPU mark, Geekbench 4 - Single Core, Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core, CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s), CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s), CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s), CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s), CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s), GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames), GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps).

Intel Pentium G2030

Intel Xeon E3-1220 v2

Differences

Reasons to consider the Intel Pentium G2030

Around 25% lower typical power consumption: 55 Watt vs 69 Watt

Thermal Design Power (TDP)	55 Watt vs 69 Watt

Reasons to consider the Intel Xeon E3-1220 v2

2 more cores, run more applications at once: 4 vs 2
2 more threads: 4 vs 2
Around 2% higher maximum memory size: 32.77 GB vs 32 GB
Around 16% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 1871 vs 1610
2.7x better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 4676 vs 1759
Around 22% better performance in Geekbench 4 - Single Core: 671 vs 548
2.4x better performance in Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core: 2310 vs 968

Specifications (specs)
Number of cores	4 vs 2
Number of threads	4 vs 2
Maximum memory size	32.77 GB vs 32 GB
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark	1871 vs 1610
PassMark - CPU mark	4676 vs 1759
Geekbench 4 - Single Core	671 vs 548
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core	2310 vs 968

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: Intel Pentium G2030
CPU 2: Intel Xeon E3-1220 v2

PassMark - Single thread mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

1610

1871

PassMark - CPU mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

1759

4676

Geekbench 4 - Single Core

CPU 1

CPU 2

548

671

Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core

CPU 1

CPU 2

968

2310

Name	Intel Pentium G2030	Intel Xeon E3-1220 v2
PassMark - Single thread mark	1610	1871
PassMark - CPU mark	1759	4676
Geekbench 4 - Single Core	548	671
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core	968	2310
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s)	1.236
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s)	30.876
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s)	0.195
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s)	0.897
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s)	2.318
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames)	1841
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps)	1841

Compare specifications (specs)

	Intel Pentium G2030	Intel Xeon E3-1220 v2
Essentials
Architecture codename	Ivy Bridge	Ivy Bridge
Launch date	Q2'13	May 2012
Place in performance rating	2625	1824
Processor Number	G2030	E3-1220V2
Series	Intel® Pentium® Processor G Series	Intel® Xeon® Processor E3 v2 Family
Status	Launched	Discontinued
Vertical segment	Desktop	Server
Launch price (MSRP)		$220
Price now		$329.11
Value for money (0-100)		5.99
Performance
64 bit support
Base frequency	3.00 GHz	3.10 GHz
Bus Speed	5 GT/s DMI	5 GT/s DMI
Manufacturing process technology	22 nm	22 nm
Number of cores	2	4
Number of threads	2	4
Die size		160 mm
L1 cache		64 KB (per core)
L2 cache		256 KB (per core)
L3 cache		8192 KB (shared)
Maximum frequency		3.50 GHz
Transistor count		1400 million
Memory
Max memory channels	2	2
Maximum memory bandwidth	21 GB/s	25.6 GB/s
Maximum memory size	32 GB	32.77 GB
Supported memory types	DDR3 1333/1600	DDR3 1333/1600
ECC memory support
Graphics
Graphics base frequency	650 MHz
Graphics max dynamic frequency	1.05 GHz
Intel® Clear Video HD technology
Intel® InTru™ 3D technology
Intel® Quick Sync Video
Processor graphics	Intel HD Graphics
Graphics interfaces
Number of displays supported	3
Compatibility
Low Halogen Options Available
Max number of CPUs in a configuration	1	1
Package Size	37.5mm x 37.5mm	37.5mm x 37.5mm
Sockets supported	FCLGA1155	FCLGA1155
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	55 Watt	69 Watt
Thermal Solution	2011C
Peripherals
PCI Express revision	2.0	3.0
PCIe configurations	up to 1x16, 2x8, 1x8 & 2x4	1x16 & 1x4, 2x8 & 1x4 or 1x8 & 3x4
Security & Reliability
Anti-Theft technology
Execute Disable Bit (EDB)
Intel® Secure Key technology
Intel® Trusted Execution technology (TXT)
Intel® Identity Protection technology
Advanced Technologies
Enhanced Intel SpeedStep® technology
Idle States
Instruction set extensions	Intel® SSE4.1, Intel® SSE4.2	Intel® SSE4.1, Intel® SSE4.2, Intel® AVX
Intel 64
Intel® AES New Instructions
Intel® Hyper-Threading technology
Intel® My WiFi technology
Intel® Optane™ Memory Supported
Intel® Turbo Boost technology
Intel® vPro™ Platform Eligibility
Thermal Monitoring
Intel® Advanced Vector Extensions (AVX)
Intel® Demand Based Switching
Intel® Fast Memory Access
Intel® Flex Memory Access
Intel® TSX-NI
Virtualization
Intel® Virtualization Technology (VT-x)
Intel® Virtualization Technology for Directed I/O (VT-d)
Intel® VT-x with Extended Page Tables (EPT)