Intel Xeon E3-1220 v2 vs Intel Pentium Dual-Core E2200

Comparative analysis of Intel Xeon E3-1220 v2 and Intel Pentium Dual-Core E2200 processors for all known characteristics in the following categories: Essentials, Performance, Memory, 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 Xeon E3-1220 v2

Intel Pentium Dual-Core E2200

Differences

Reasons to consider the Intel Xeon E3-1220 v2

CPU is newer: launch date 4 year(s) 4 month(s) later
2 more cores, run more applications at once: 4 vs 2
Around 59% higher clock speed: 3.50 GHz vs 2.2 GHz
A newer manufacturing process allows for a more powerful, yet cooler running processor: 22 nm vs 65 nm
2x more L1 cache, more data can be stored in the L1 cache for quick access later
2.3x better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 1871 vs 827
6.2x better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 4676 vs 757
2.6x better performance in Geekbench 4 - Single Core: 671 vs 258
5.3x better performance in Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core: 2310 vs 438

Specifications (specs)
Launch date	May 2012 vs December 2007
Number of cores	4 vs 2
Maximum frequency	3.50 GHz vs 2.2 GHz
Manufacturing process technology	22 nm vs 65 nm
L1 cache	64 KB (per core) vs 64 KB (per core)
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark	1871 vs 827
PassMark - CPU mark	4676 vs 757
Geekbench 4 - Single Core	671 vs 258
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core	2310 vs 438

Reasons to consider the Intel Pentium Dual-Core E2200

Around 6% lower typical power consumption: 65 Watt vs 69 Watt

Thermal Design Power (TDP)	65 Watt vs 69 Watt

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: Intel Xeon E3-1220 v2
CPU 2: Intel Pentium Dual-Core E2200

PassMark - Single thread mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

1871

827

PassMark - CPU mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

4676

757

Geekbench 4 - Single Core

CPU 1

CPU 2

671

258

Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core

CPU 1

CPU 2

2310

438

Name	Intel Xeon E3-1220 v2	Intel Pentium Dual-Core E2200
PassMark - Single thread mark	1871	827
PassMark - CPU mark	4676	757
Geekbench 4 - Single Core	671	258
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core	2310	438

Compare specifications (specs)

	Intel Xeon E3-1220 v2	Intel Pentium Dual-Core E2200
Essentials
Architecture codename	Ivy Bridge	Conroe
Launch date	May 2012	December 2007
Launch price (MSRP)	$220
Place in performance rating	1824	2912
Price now	$329.11
Processor Number	E3-1220V2	E2200
Series	Intel® Xeon® Processor E3 v2 Family	Legacy Intel® Pentium® Processor
Status	Discontinued	Discontinued
Value for money (0-100)	5.99
Vertical segment	Server	Desktop
Performance
64 bit support
Base frequency	3.10 GHz	2.20 GHz
Bus Speed	5 GT/s DMI	800 MHz FSB
Die size	160 mm	77 mm2
L1 cache	64 KB (per core)	64 KB (per core)
L2 cache	256 KB (per core)	1024 KB (shared)
L3 cache	8192 KB (shared)
Manufacturing process technology	22 nm	65 nm
Maximum frequency	3.50 GHz	2.2 GHz
Number of cores	4	2
Number of threads	4
Transistor count	1400 million	105 million
Maximum core temperature		73.3°C
VID voltage range		0.8500V-1.5V
Memory
ECC memory support
Max memory channels	2
Maximum memory bandwidth	25.6 GB/s
Maximum memory size	32.77 GB
Supported memory types	DDR3 1333/1600	DDR1, DDR2, DDR3
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	LGA775
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	69 Watt	65 Watt
Peripherals
PCI Express revision	3.0
PCIe configurations	1x16 & 1x4, 2x8 & 1x4 or 1x8 & 3x4
Security & Reliability
Execute Disable Bit (EDB)
Intel® Identity Protection technology
Intel® Trusted Execution technology (TXT)
Advanced Technologies
Enhanced Intel SpeedStep® technology
Idle States
Instruction set extensions	Intel® SSE4.1, Intel® SSE4.2, Intel® AVX
Intel 64
Intel® Advanced Vector Extensions (AVX)
Intel® AES New Instructions
Intel® Demand Based Switching
Intel® Fast Memory Access
Intel® Flex Memory Access
Intel® Hyper-Threading technology
Intel® TSX-NI
Intel® Turbo Boost technology
Intel® vPro™ Platform Eligibility
Thermal Monitoring
FSB parity
Virtualization
Intel® Virtualization Technology (VT-x)
Intel® Virtualization Technology for Directed I/O (VT-d)
Intel® VT-x with Extended Page Tables (EPT)