Pentium G2120 vs Xeon E5620
Aggregated performance score
Xeon E5620 outperforms Pentium G2120 by an impressive 86% based on our aggregated benchmark results.
Primary details
Comparing Xeon E5620 and Pentium G2120 processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.
| Place in performance ranking | 1714 | 2214 |
| Place by popularity | not in top-100 | not in top-100 |
| Cost-effectiveness evaluation | 0.08 | 0.07 |
| Market segment | Server | Desktop processor |
| Architecture codename | Westmere-EP (2010−2011) | Ivy Bridge (2012−2013) |
| Release date | 16 March 2010 (14 years ago) | 3 September 2012 (11 years ago) |
| Launch price (MSRP) | $35 | $88 |
| Current price | $48 (1.4x MSRP) | $176 (2x MSRP) |
Cost-effectiveness evaluation
Performance per price, higher is better.
Xeon E5620 has 14% better value for money than Pentium G2120.
Detailed specifications
Xeon E5620 and Pentium G2120 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 | 2 |
| Base clock speed | 2.4 GHz | 3.1 GHz |
| Boost clock speed | 2.66 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 | 12 MB (shared) | 3 MB (shared) |
| Chip lithography | 32 nm | 22 nm |
| Die size | 239 mm2 | 94 mm2 |
| Maximum core temperature | 78 °C | no data |
| Maximum case temperature (TCase) | no data | 65 °C |
| Number of transistors | 1,170 million | no data |
| 64 bit support | + | + |
| Windows 11 compatibility | - | - |
| Unlocked multiplier | No | No |
Compatibility
Information on Xeon E5620 and Pentium G2120 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 | FCLGA1366,LGA1366 | FCLGA1155 |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 80 Watt | 55 Watt |
Technologies and extensions
Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Xeon E5620 and Pentium G2120. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.
| Instruction set extensions | Intel® SSE4.2 | Intel® SSE4.1, Intel® SSE4.2 |
| AES-NI | + | - |
| Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST) | + | + |
| My WiFi | no data | - |
| Turbo Boost Technology | 1.0 | - |
| Hyper-Threading Technology | + | - |
| Idle States | + | + |
| Thermal Monitoring | - | + |
| Demand Based Switching | + | no data |
| PAE | 40 Bit | no data |
| Status | Discontinued | Discontinued |
Security technologies
Xeon E5620 and Pentium G2120 technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.
| TXT | + | - |
| EDB | + | + |
| Secure Key | no data | - |
| Anti-Theft | no data | - |
Virtualization technologies
Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Xeon E5620 and Pentium G2120 are enumerated here.
| VT-d | + | - |
| VT-x | + | + |
| EPT | + | + |
Memory specs
Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Xeon E5620 and Pentium G2120. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.
| Supported memory types | DDR3 | DDR3 |
| Maximum memory size | 288 GB | 32 GB |
| Max memory channels | 3 | 2 |
| Maximum memory bandwidth | 25.6 GB/s | 25.6 GB/s |
| ECC memory support | + | + |
Graphics specifications
General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.
| Integrated graphics card | no data | Intel® HD Graphics for 3rd Generation Intel® Processors |
| Graphics max frequency | no data | 1.05 GHz |
Graphics interfaces
Available interfaces and connections of Xeon E5620 and Pentium G2120 integrated GPUs.
| Number of displays supported | no data | 3 |
Peripherals
Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Xeon E5620 and Pentium G2120.
| PCIe version | 2.0 | 2.0 |
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 E5620 outperforms Pentium G2120 by 86% based on our aggregated benchmark results.
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.
Benchmark coverage: 68%
Xeon E5620 outperforms Pentium G2120 by 85% in Passmark.
GeekBench 5 Single-Core
GeekBench 5 Single-Core is a cross-platform application developed in the form of CPU tests that independently recreate certain real-world tasks with which to accurately measure performance. This version uses only a single CPU core.
Benchmark coverage: 42%
Pentium G2120 outperforms Xeon E5620 by 45% in GeekBench 5 Single-Core.
GeekBench 5 Multi-Core
GeekBench 5 Multi-Core is a cross-platform application developed in the form of CPU tests that independently recreate certain real-world tasks with which to accurately measure performance. This version uses all available CPU cores.
Benchmark coverage: 42%
Xeon E5620 outperforms Pentium G2120 by 53% in GeekBench 5 Multi-Core.
Pros & cons summary
| Performance score | 2.27 | 1.22 |
| Recency | 16 March 2010 | 3 September 2012 |
| Physical cores | 4 | 2 |
| Threads | 8 | 2 |
| Cost | $35 | $88 |
| Chip lithography | 32 nm | 22 nm |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 80 Watt | 55 Watt |
The Xeon E5620 is our recommended choice as it beats the Pentium G2120 in performance tests.
Be aware that Xeon E5620 is a server/workstation processor while Pentium G2120 is a desktop one.
Should you still have questions on choice between Xeon E5620 and Pentium G2120, ask them in Comments section, and we shall answer.
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