Pentium E5800 vs Xeon E3-1220

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Aggregate performance score

Xeon E3-1220
2011
4 cores / 4 threads, 80 Watt
2.42
+227%
Pentium E5800
2010
2 cores / 2 threads, 65 Watt
0.74

Xeon E3-1220 outperforms Pentium E5800 by a whopping 227% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

Comparing Xeon E3-1220 and Pentium E5800 processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking17782680
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation0.585.38
Market segmentServerDesktop processor
Power efficiency2.861.08
Architecture codenameSandy Bridge (2011−2013)Wolfdale (2008−2010)
Release date3 April 2011 (13 years ago)28 November 2010 (14 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)$395$68

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance per price, higher is better.

Pentium E5800 has 828% better value for money than Xeon E3-1220.

Detailed specifications

Xeon E3-1220 and Pentium E5800 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)
Threads42
Base clock speed3.1 GHz3.2 GHz
Boost clock speed3.4 GHz3.2 GHz
L1 cache64 KB (per core)64 KB (per core)
L2 cache256 KB (per core)2 MB (shared)
L3 cache8 MB (shared)0 KB
Chip lithography32 nm45 nm
Die size216 mm282 mm2
Maximum core temperature69 °C74 °C
Number of transistors1,160 million228 million
64 bit support++
Windows 11 compatibility--
VID voltage rangeno data0.85V-1.3625V

Compatibility

Information on Xeon E3-1220 and Pentium E5800 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
SocketLGA1155LGA775
Power consumption (TDP)80 Watt65 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Xeon E3-1220 and Pentium E5800. 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 Technology2.0-
Hyper-Threading Technology--
Idle States++
Thermal Monitoring++
Flex Memory Access+no data
Demand Based Switching+-
FDI-no data
Fast Memory Access+no data

Security technologies

Xeon E3-1220 and Pentium E5800 technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.

TXT+-
EDB++
Identity Protection+-

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Xeon E3-1220 and Pentium E5800 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 and Pentium E5800. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory typesDDR3DDR1, DDR2, DDR3
Maximum memory size32 GBno data
Max memory channels2no data
Maximum memory bandwidth21 GB/sno data
ECC memory support+-

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Xeon E3-1220 and Pentium E5800.

PCIe version2.02.0
PCI Express lanes20no 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.


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 2.42
+227%
Pentium E5800 0.74

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 3847
+227%
Pentium E5800 1175

GeekBench 5 Single-Core

GeekBench 5 Single-Core is a cross-platform application developed in the form of CPU tests that independently recreate certain real-world tasks with which to accurately measure performance. This version uses only a single CPU core.

Xeon E3-1220 519
+52.2%
Pentium E5800 341

GeekBench 5 Multi-Core

GeekBench 5 Multi-Core is a cross-platform application developed in the form of CPU tests that independently recreate certain real-world tasks with which to accurately measure performance. This version uses all available CPU cores.

Xeon E3-1220 1564
+187%
Pentium E5800 545

Gaming performance

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 2.42 0.74
Recency 3 April 2011 28 November 2010
Physical cores 4 2
Threads 4 2
Chip lithography 32 nm 45 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 80 Watt 65 Watt

Xeon E3-1220 has a 227% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 4 months, 100% more physical cores and 100% more threads, and a 40.6% more advanced lithography process.

Pentium E5800, on the other hand, has 23.1% lower power consumption.

The Xeon E3-1220 is our recommended choice as it beats the Pentium E5800 in performance tests.

Be aware that Xeon E3-1220 is a server/workstation processor while Pentium E5800 is a desktop one.


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