Pentium G870 vs Xeon E5-2620

Primary details

Comparing Xeon E5-2620 and Pentium G870 processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in performance ranking	1485	2381
Place by popularity	not in top-100	not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation	1.73	1.30
Market segment	Server	Desktop processor
Architecture codename	Sandy Bridge-EP (2012)	Sandy Bridge (2011−2013)
Release date	6 March 2012 (12 years ago)	3 June 2012 (12 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)	$36	$97
Current price	$72 (2x MSRP)	$24 (0.2x MSRP)

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance per price, higher is better.

Xeon E5-2620 has 33% better value for money than Pentium G870.

Detailed specifications

Xeon E5-2620 and Pentium G870 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	6 (Hexa-Core)	2 (Dual-core)
Threads	12	2
Base clock speed	2 GHz	3.1 GHz
Boost clock speed	2.5 GHz	3.1 GHz
L1 cache	64 KB (per core)	64 KB (per core)
L2 cache	256 KB (per core)	256 KB (per core)
L3 cache	15360 KB (shared)	3 MB (shared)
Chip lithography	32 nm	32 nm
Die size	435 mm2	131 mm2
Maximum core temperature	77 °C	69 °C
Number of transistors	2,270 million	504 million
64 bit support	+	+
Windows 11 compatibility	-	-
Unlocked multiplier	No	No

Compatibility

Information on Xeon E5-2620 and Pentium G870 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	2	1
Socket	FCLGA2011	FCLGA1155
Power consumption (TDP)	95 Watt	65 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Xeon E5-2620 and Pentium G870. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensions	Intel® AVX	Intel® SSE4.1, Intel® SSE4.2
AES-NI	+	+
AVX	+	+
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)	+	+
Turbo Boost Technology	1.0	-
Hyper-Threading Technology	+	-
Idle States	+	+
Thermal Monitoring	+	+
Flex Memory Access	-	+
Demand Based Switching	+	no data
FDI	no data	+
Fast Memory Access	no data	+
Status	Discontinued	Discontinued

Security technologies

Xeon E5-2620 and Pentium G870 technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.

TXT	+	-
EDB	+	+
Identity Protection	-	no data

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Xeon E5-2620 and Pentium G870 are enumerated here.

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

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Xeon E5-2620 and Pentium G870. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory types	DDR3	DDR3
Maximum memory size	384 GB	32 GB
Max memory channels	4	2
Maximum memory bandwidth	42.6 GB/s	21 GB/s
ECC memory support	+	no data

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics card	no data	Intel® HD Graphics for 2nd Generation Intel® Processors
Graphics max frequency	no data	1.1 GHz

Graphics interfaces

Available interfaces and connections of Xeon E5-2620 and Pentium G870 integrated GPUs.

Number of displays supported

no data

2

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Xeon E5-2620 and Pentium G870.

PCIe version	3.0	2.0
PCI Express lanes	40	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 E5-2620 outperforms Pentium G870 by 245% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

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Pros & cons summary

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Performance score	3.42	0.99
Recency	6 March 2012	3 June 2012
Physical cores	6	2
Threads	12	2
Cost	$36	$97
Power consumption (TDP)	95 Watt	65 Watt

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