Pentium Dual-Core E2220 vs Xeon E5-2670 v3

Aggregate performance score

Xeon E5-2670 v3
2014
12 cores / 24 threads, 120 Watt
8.80
+923%
Pentium Dual-Core E2220
2008
2 cores / 2 threads, 65 Watt
0.86

Xeon E5-2670 v3 outperforms Pentium Dual-Core E2220 by a whopping 923% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

Comparing Xeon E5-2670 v3 and Pentium Dual-Core E2220 processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in performance ranking8632540
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation2.29no data
Market segmentServerDesktop processor
SeriesIntel Xeon E5no data
Architecture codenameHaswell-EP (2014−2015)Allendale (2006−2009)
Release date8 September 2014 (10 years ago)March 2008 (16 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)$1,589no data

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance per price, higher is better.

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Detailed specifications

Xeon E5-2670 v3 and Pentium Dual-Core E2220 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 cores12 (Dodeca-Core)2 (Dual-core)
Threads242
Base clock speed2.3 GHzno data
Boost clock speed3.1 GHz2.4 GHz
Bus typeQPIno data
Bus rate2 × 9.6 GT/sno data
Multiplier23no data
L1 cache64K (per core)64 KB (per core)
L2 cache3 MB1 MB (shared)
L3 cache30 MB (shared)0 KB
Chip lithography22 nm65 nm
Die size306.18 mm277 mm2
Maximum core temperature85 °Cno data
Number of transistors4700 Million105 million
64 bit support++
Windows 11 compatibility--

Compatibility

Information on Xeon E5-2670 v3 and Pentium Dual-Core E2220 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 configuration2 (Multiprocessor)1
SocketFCLGA2011775
Power consumption (TDP)120 Watt65 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Xeon E5-2670 v3 and Pentium Dual-Core E2220. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensionsIntel® AVX2no data
AES-NI+-
FMA+-
AVX+-
vPro+no data
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)++
Turbo Boost Technology2.0no data
Hyper-Threading Technology+no data
Idle States+no data
Thermal Monitoring+-
Flex Memory Access-no data
Demand Based Switching+no data
PAE46 Bitno data
StatusDiscontinuedno data

Security technologies

Xeon E5-2670 v3 and Pentium Dual-Core E2220 technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.

TXT+no data
EDB+no data
Secure Key+no data
OS Guard+no data

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Xeon E5-2670 v3 and Pentium Dual-Core E2220 are enumerated here.

VT-d+no data
VT-x+no data
EPT+no data

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Xeon E5-2670 v3 and Pentium Dual-Core E2220. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory typesDDR4-1600, DDR4-1866, DDR4-2133DDR1, DDR2, DDR3
Maximum memory size768 GBno data
Max memory channels4no data
Maximum memory bandwidth68 GB/sno data
ECC memory support+-

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Xeon E5-2670 v3 and Pentium Dual-Core E2220.

PCIe version3.0no data
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 E5-2670 v3 8.80
+923%
Pentium Dual-Core E2220 0.86

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 E5-2670 v3 13570
+920%
Pentium Dual-Core E2220 1330

Gaming performance

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 8.80 0.86
Physical cores 12 2
Threads 24 2
Chip lithography 22 nm 65 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 120 Watt 65 Watt

Xeon E5-2670 v3 has a 923.3% higher aggregate performance score, 500% more physical cores and 1100% more threads, and a 195.5% more advanced lithography process.

Pentium Dual-Core E2220, on the other hand, has 84.6% lower power consumption.

The Xeon E5-2670 v3 is our recommended choice as it beats the Pentium Dual-Core E2220 in performance tests.

Be aware that Xeon E5-2670 v3 is a server/workstation processor while Pentium Dual-Core E2220 is a desktop one.


Should you still have questions on choice between Xeon E5-2670 v3 and Pentium Dual-Core E2220, ask them in Comments section, and we shall answer.

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