Intel Pentium G622 vs Intel Xeon E3-1290

Comparative analysis of Intel Pentium G622 and Intel Xeon E3-1290 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.

Intel Pentium G622

Intel Xeon E3-1290

Differences

Reasons to consider the Intel Pentium G622

Around 22% higher maximum core temperature: 69.1°C vs 56.7°C
Around 46% lower typical power consumption: 65 Watt vs 95 Watt

Maximum core temperature	69.1°C vs 56.7°C
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	65 Watt vs 95 Watt

Reasons to consider the Intel Xeon E3-1290

2 more cores, run more applications at once: 4 vs 2
6 more threads: 8 vs 2
Around 54% higher clock speed: 4.00 GHz vs 2.6 GHz
2x more L1 cache, more data can be stored in the L1 cache for quick access later
2x more L2 cache, more data can be stored in the L2 cache for quick access later
2.7x more L3 cache, more data can be stored in the L3 cache for quick access later

Number of cores	4 vs 2
Number of threads	8 vs 2
Maximum frequency	4.00 GHz vs 2.6 GHz
L1 cache	64 KB (per core) vs 64 KB (per core)
L2 cache	256 KB (per core) vs 256 KB (per core)
L3 cache	8192 KB (shared) vs 3072 KB (shared)

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: Intel Pentium G622
CPU 2: Intel Xeon E3-1290

Name	Intel Pentium G622	Intel Xeon E3-1290
PassMark - Single thread mark		1834
PassMark - CPU mark		5429
Geekbench 4 - Single Core		725
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core		2794

Compare specifications (specs)

	Intel Pentium G622	Intel Xeon E3-1290
Essentials
Architecture codename	Sandy Bridge	Sandy Bridge
Launch date	May 2011	May 2011
Place in performance rating	not rated	1780
Processor Number	G622	E3-1290
Series	Legacy Intel® Pentium® Processor	Intel® Xeon® Processor E3 Family
Status	Discontinued	Discontinued
Vertical segment	Desktop	Server
Launch price (MSRP)		$885
Price now		$885
Value for money (0-100)		2.89
Performance
64 bit support
Base frequency	2.60 GHz	3.60 GHz
Bus Speed	5 GT/s DMI	5 GT/s DMI
Die size	131 mm	216 mm
L1 cache	64 KB (per core)	64 KB (per core)
L2 cache	256 KB (per core)	256 KB (per core)
L3 cache	3072 KB (shared)	8192 KB (shared)
Manufacturing process technology	32 nm	32 nm
Maximum core temperature	69.1°C	56.7°C
Maximum frequency	2.6 GHz	4.00 GHz
Number of cores	2	4
Number of threads	2	8
Transistor count	504 million	1160 million
Memory
Max memory channels	2	2
Maximum memory bandwidth	17 GB/s	21 GB/s
Maximum memory size	32 GB	32 GB
Supported memory types	DDR3 1066	DDR3 1066/1333
ECC memory support
Graphics
Graphics base frequency	850 MHz
Graphics max dynamic frequency	1.10 GHz
Graphics max frequency	1.1 GHz
Intel® Clear Video HD technology
Intel® Flexible Display Interface (Intel® FDI)
Intel® InTru™ 3D technology
Intel® Quick Sync Video
Processor graphics	Intel HD Graphics
Graphics interfaces
Number of displays supported	2
Wireless Display (WiDi) support
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	1155	LGA1155
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	65 Watt	95 Watt
Peripherals
PCI Express revision	2.0	2.0
Max number of PCIe lanes		20
Security & Reliability
Execute Disable Bit (EDB)
Intel® Trusted Execution technology (TXT)
Intel® Identity Protection technology
Advanced Technologies
Enhanced Intel SpeedStep® technology
Flexible Display interface (FDI)
Idle States
Instruction set extensions	Intel® SSE4.1, Intel® SSE4.2	Intel® SSE4.1, Intel® SSE4.2, Intel® AVX
Intel 64
Intel® Advanced Vector Extensions (AVX)
Intel® AES New Instructions
Intel® Fast Memory Access
Intel® Flex Memory Access
Intel® Hyper-Threading technology
Intel® Optane™ Memory Supported
Intel® Turbo Boost technology
Intel® vPro™ Platform Eligibility
Thermal Monitoring
Intel® Demand Based Switching
Virtualization
Intel® Virtualization Technology (VT-x)
Intel® Virtualization Technology for Directed I/O (VT-d)
Intel® VT-x with Extended Page Tables (EPT)