Pentium Gold G6505 vs Xeon E3-1220 v2

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Aggregate performance score

Xeon E3-1220 v2
2012
4 cores / 4 threads, 69 Watt
2.95
+7.3%
Pentium Gold G6505
2021
2 cores / 4 threads, 58 Watt
2.75

Xeon E3-1220 v2 outperforms Pentium Gold G6505 by a small 7% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

Comparing Xeon E3-1220 v2 and Pentium Gold G6505 processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking16541701
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation1.58no data
Market segmentServerDesktop processor
Power efficiency4.044.48
Architecture codenameIvy Bridge (2012−2013)Comet Lake-R (2021)
Release date14 May 2012 (12 years ago)16 March 2021 (3 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)$220$75

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance per price, higher is better.

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Detailed specifications

Xeon E3-1220 v2 and Pentium Gold G6505 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 cores4 (Quad-Core)2 (Dual-core)
Threads44
Base clock speed3.1 GHz4.2 GHz
Boost clock speed3.5 GHz4.2 GHz
Bus rate5 GT/s8 GT/s
L1 cache64 KB (per core)64 KB (per core)
L2 cache256 KB (per core)256 KB (per core)
L3 cache8 MB (shared)4 MB (shared)
Chip lithography22 nm14 nm
Die size160 mm2no data
Maximum case temperature (TCase)no data72 °C
Number of transistors1,400 millionno data
64 bit support++
Windows 11 compatibility-+

Compatibility

Information on Xeon E3-1220 v2 and Pentium Gold G6505 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 configuration11
SocketFCLGA11551200
Power consumption (TDP)69 Watt58 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Xeon E3-1220 v2 and Pentium Gold G6505. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensionsIntel® SSE4.1, Intel® SSE4.2, Intel® AVXno data
AES-NI++
AVX++
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)++
Turbo Boost Technology2.0no data
Hyper-Threading Technology-no data
TSX-+
Idle States+no data
Thermal Monitoring+-
Flex Memory Access+no data
Demand Based Switching+no data
Fast Memory Access+no data

Security technologies

Xeon E3-1220 v2 and Pentium Gold G6505 technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.

TXT++
EDB+no data
Identity Protection+-

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Xeon E3-1220 v2 and Pentium Gold G6505 are enumerated here.

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

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Xeon E3-1220 v2 and Pentium Gold G6505. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory typesDDR3DDR4-2666
Maximum memory size32.77 GBno data
Max memory channels2no data
Maximum memory bandwidth25.6 GB/sno data
ECC memory support+-

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics cardno dataIntel UHD Graphics 630

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Xeon E3-1220 v2 and Pentium Gold G6505.

PCIe version3.03.0
PCI Express lanesno data16

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 E3-1220 v2 2.95
+7.3%
Pentium Gold G6505 2.75

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 E3-1220 v2 4681
+7.1%
Pentium Gold G6505 4371

Gaming performance

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 2.95 2.75
Recency 14 May 2012 16 March 2021
Physical cores 4 2
Chip lithography 22 nm 14 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 69 Watt 58 Watt

Xeon E3-1220 v2 has a 7.3% higher aggregate performance score, and 100% more physical cores.

Pentium Gold G6505, on the other hand, has an age advantage of 8 years, a 57.1% more advanced lithography process, and 19% lower power consumption.

Given the minimal performance differences, no clear winner can be declared between Xeon E3-1220 v2 and Pentium Gold G6505.

Be aware that Xeon E3-1220 v2 is a server/workstation processor while Pentium Gold G6505 is a desktop one.


Should you still have questions on choice between Xeon E3-1220 v2 and Pentium Gold G6505, ask them in Comments section, and we shall answer.

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