Pentium Gold G5420 vs Xeon E3-1230 v2

Primary details

Comparing Xeon E3-1230 v2 and Pentium Gold G5420 processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in performance ranking	1348	1686
Place by popularity	not in top-100	not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation	3.48	13.14
Market segment	Server	Desktop processor
Series	no data	Intel Pentium Gold
Architecture codename	Ivy Bridge (2012−2013)	Coffee Lake (2017−2019)
Release date	14 May 2012 (12 years ago)	23 April 2019 (5 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)	$360	$64
Current price	$113 (0.3x MSRP)	$39 (0.6x MSRP)

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance per price, higher is better.

Pentium Gold G5420 has 278% better value for money than Xeon E3-1230 v2.

Detailed specifications

Xeon E3-1230 v2 and Pentium Gold G5420 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 cores	4 (Quad-Core)	2 (Dual-core)
Threads	8	4
Base clock speed	3.3 GHz	3.8 GHz
Boost clock speed	3.7 GHz	3.8 GHz
Bus support	no data	4 × 8 GT/s
L1 cache	64 KB (per core)	128 KB
L2 cache	256 KB (per core)	512 KB
L3 cache	8 MB (shared)	4 MB
Chip lithography	22 nm	14 nm
Die size	160 mm2	126 mm2
Maximum core temperature	66 °C	100 °C
Number of transistors	1,400 million	no data
64 bit support	+	+
Windows 11 compatibility	-	+
Unlocked multiplier	No	No

Compatibility

Information on Xeon E3-1230 v2 and Pentium Gold G5420 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 configuration	1	1
Socket	FCLGA1155	FCLGA1151
Power consumption (TDP)	69 Watt	54 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Xeon E3-1230 v2 and Pentium Gold G5420. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensions	Intel® SSE4.1, Intel® SSE4.2, Intel® AVX	Intel® SSE4.1, Intel® SSE4.2
AES-NI	+	+
AVX	+	no data
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)	+	+
Turbo Boost Technology	2.0	-
Hyper-Threading Technology	+	+
TSX	-	-
Idle States	+	+
Thermal Monitoring	+	+
Flex Memory Access	+	no data
SIPP	no data	-
Demand Based Switching	+	no data
Fast Memory Access	+	no data
Status	Discontinued	Discontinued

Security technologies

Xeon E3-1230 v2 and Pentium Gold G5420 technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.

TXT	+	-
EDB	+	+
Secure Key	no data	+
MPX	no data	+
Identity Protection	+	+
SGX	no data	Yes with Intel® ME
OS Guard	no data	+

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Xeon E3-1230 v2 and Pentium Gold G5420 are enumerated here.

VT-d	+	+
VT-x	+	+
EPT	+	+

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Xeon E3-1230 v2 and Pentium Gold G5420. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory types	DDR3	DDR4-2400
Maximum memory size	32.77 GB	64 GB
Max memory channels	2	2
Maximum memory bandwidth	25.6 GB/s	37.5 GB/s
ECC memory support	+	+

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics card	no data	Intel UHD Graphics 610
Max video memory	no data	64 GB
Quick Sync Video	no data	+
Clear Video	no data	+
Clear Video HD	no data	+
Graphics max frequency	no data	1.05 GHz
InTru 3D	no data	+

Graphics interfaces

Available interfaces and connections of Xeon E3-1230 v2 and Pentium Gold G5420 integrated GPUs.

Number of displays supported

no data

3

Graphics image quality

Maximum display resolutions supported by Xeon E3-1230 v2 and Pentium Gold G5420 integrated GPUs, including resolutions over different interfaces.

4K resolution support	no data	+
Max resolution over HDMI 1.4	no data	4096x2304@24Hz
Max resolution over eDP	no data	4096x2304@60Hz
Max resolution over DisplayPort	no data	4096x2304@60Hz

Graphics API support

APIs supported by Xeon E3-1230 v2 and Pentium Gold G5420 integrated GPUs, sometimes API versions are included.

DirectX	no data	12
OpenGL	no data	4.5

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Xeon E3-1230 v2 and Pentium Gold G5420.

PCIe version	3.0	3.0
PCI Express lanes	no data	16

Synthetic benchmark performance

Various benchmark results of the processors in comparison. Overall score is measured in points in 0-100 range, higher is better.

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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 E3-1230 v2 outperforms Pentium Gold G5420 by 67% based on our aggregated benchmark results.

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Pros & cons summary

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Performance score	4.00	2.40
Recency	14 May 2012	23 April 2019
Physical cores	4	2
Threads	8	4
Cost	$360	$64
Chip lithography	22 nm	14 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	69 Watt	54 Watt

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