Pentium G4560T vs Xeon E3-1270 v6

Primary details

Comparing Xeon E3-1270 v6 and Pentium G4560T processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking	1150	1989
Place by popularity	not in top-100	not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation	5.50	0.91
Market segment	Server	Desktop processor
Series	Intel Xeon E3	Intel Pentium
Power efficiency	7.39	5.08
Architecture codename	Kaby Lake (2016−2019)	Kaby Lake (2016−2019)
Release date	28 March 2017 (7 years ago)	3 January 2017 (7 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)	$328	$64

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance per price, higher is better.

Xeon E3-1270 v6 has 504% better value for money than Pentium G4560T.

Detailed specifications

Xeon E3-1270 v6 and Pentium G4560T 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	3.8 GHz	2.9 GHz
Boost clock speed	4.2 GHz	2.9 GHz
Bus type	DMI 3.0	DMI 3.0
Bus rate	8 GT/s	8 GT/s
Multiplier	38	29
L1 cache	256 KB	64K (per core)
L2 cache	1 MB	256K (per core)
L3 cache	8 MB	3 MB (shared)
Chip lithography	14 nm	14 nm
Maximum core temperature	no data	92 °C
Maximum case temperature (TCase)	no data	65 °C
64 bit support	+	+
Windows 11 compatibility	-	-

Compatibility

Information on Xeon E3-1270 v6 and Pentium G4560T 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 (Uniprocessor)	1 (Uniprocessor)
Socket	FCLGA1151	FCLGA1151
Power consumption (TDP)	72 Watt	35 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Xeon E3-1270 v6 and Pentium G4560T. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensions	Intel® SSE4.1, Intel® SSE4.2, Intel® AVX2	Intel® SSE4.1, Intel® SSE4.2
AES-NI	+	+
AVX	+	-
vPro	+	no data
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)	+	+
Turbo Boost Technology	2.0	-
Hyper-Threading Technology	+	+
TSX	+	-
Idle States	+	+
Thermal Monitoring	+	+

Security technologies

Xeon E3-1270 v6 and Pentium G4560T technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.

TXT	+	-
EDB	+	+
Secure Key	+	+
MPX	+	+
Identity Protection	-	+
SGX	Yes with both Intel® SPS and Intel® ME	Yes with Intel® ME
OS Guard	+	+

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Xeon E3-1270 v6 and Pentium G4560T are enumerated here.

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

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Xeon E3-1270 v6 and Pentium G4560T. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory types	DDR4-2400, DDR3L-1866	DDR4-2133/2400, DDR3L-1333/1600
Maximum memory size	64 GB	64 GB
Max memory channels	2	2
Maximum memory bandwidth	38.397 GB/s	38.397 GB/s
ECC memory support	+	+

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

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

Graphics interfaces

Available interfaces and connections of Xeon E3-1270 v6 and Pentium G4560T integrated GPUs.

Number of displays supported

no data

3

Graphics image quality

Maximum display resolutions supported by Xeon E3-1270 v6 and Pentium G4560T integrated GPUs, including resolutions over different interfaces.

4K resolution support	-	+
Max resolution over HDMI 1.4	N/A	4096x2304@24Hz
Max resolution over eDP	N/A	4096x2304@60Hz
Max resolution over DisplayPort	N/A	4096x2304@60Hz
Max resolution over VGA	N/A	no data

Graphics API support

APIs supported by Xeon E3-1270 v6 and Pentium G4560T integrated GPUs, sometimes API versions are included.

DirectX	N/A	12
OpenGL	N/A	4.4

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Xeon E3-1270 v6 and Pentium G4560T.

PCIe version	3.0	3.0
PCI Express lanes	16	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.

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Pros & cons summary

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Performance score	5.62	1.88
Recency	28 March 2017	3 January 2017
Physical cores	4	2
Threads	8	4
Power consumption (TDP)	72 Watt	35 Watt

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