Pentium G3250 vs Xeon E5-2629 V3

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Aggregate performance score

Xeon E5-2629 V3
2014
8 cores / 16 threads, 85 Watt
5.75
+360%
Pentium G3250
2014
2 cores / 2 threads, 54 Watt
1.25

Xeon E5-2629 V3 outperforms Pentium G3250 by a whopping 360% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

Comparing Xeon E5-2629 V3 and Pentium G3250 processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking11332308
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluationno data0.11
Market segmentServerDesktop processor
Power efficiency6.402.19
Architecture codenameHaswell-EP (2014−2015)Haswell (2013−2015)
Release date8 September 2014 (10 years ago)21 July 2014 (10 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)no data$171

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance per price, higher is better.

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Detailed specifications

Xeon E5-2629 V3 and Pentium G3250 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 cores8 (Octa-Core)2 (Dual-core)
Threads162
Base clock speed2.4 GHz3.2 GHz
Boost clock speed3.2 GHz3.2 GHz
Bus rateno data5 GT/s
L1 cache64K (per core)64 KB (per core)
L2 cache256K (per core)256 KB (per core)
L3 cache20 MB (shared)3 MB (shared)
Chip lithography22 nm22 nm
Die size356 mm2177 mm2
Maximum case temperature (TCase)no data72 °C
Number of transistors2,600 million1,400 million
64 bit support++
Windows 11 compatibilityno data-

Compatibility

Information on Xeon E5-2629 V3 and Pentium G3250 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 configuration21
Socket2011-31150
Power consumption (TDP)85 Watt54 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Xeon E5-2629 V3 and Pentium G3250. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

AES-NI+-
AVX+-
vPro+no data
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)++
TSX+-

Security technologies

Xeon E5-2629 V3 and Pentium G3250 technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.

TXT+no data

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Xeon E5-2629 V3 and Pentium G3250 are enumerated here.

VT-d+no data
VT-x++

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Xeon E5-2629 V3 and Pentium G3250. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory typesDDR3, DDR4 1866 MHz Quad-channelDDR3

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics cardno dataIntel HD (Haswell)

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Xeon E5-2629 V3 and Pentium G3250.

PCIe version3.03.0
PCI Express lanes40no 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 E5-2629 V3 5.75
+360%
Pentium G3250 1.25

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 E5-2629 V3 9139
+359%
Pentium G3250 1991

Gaming performance

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 5.75 1.25
Recency 8 September 2014 21 July 2014
Physical cores 8 2
Threads 16 2
Power consumption (TDP) 85 Watt 54 Watt

Xeon E5-2629 V3 has a 360% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 1 month, and 300% more physical cores and 700% more threads.

Pentium G3250, on the other hand, has 57.4% lower power consumption.

The Xeon E5-2629 V3 is our recommended choice as it beats the Pentium G3250 in performance tests.

Be aware that Xeon E5-2629 V3 is a server/workstation processor while Pentium G3250 is a desktop one.


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