Intel Pentium 1405 vs Intel Xeon E3-1220 v2: comparison

Comparison of Intel Pentium 1405 and Intel Xeon E3-1220 v2: key differences and a full specification table.

Key differences

Intel Pentium 1405 has a lower TDP (40 W vs 69 W) and a higher maximum memory size (375 GB vs 32.77 GB).

At the same time, Intel Xeon E3-1220 v2 has more cores (4 vs 2), more threads (4 vs 2), a higher base clock (3.1 GHz vs 1.2 GHz) and a higher maximum clock (3.5 GHz vs 1.8 GHz).

Both processors match on: memory channels (2), PCIe version (3).

These are specification values: they show differences between the models but do not determine a performance winner. For a specific workload, rely on independent benchmarks.

Key specifications

ParameterIntel Pentium 1405Intel Xeon E3-1220 v2
Cores / threads 2 / 2 4 / 4
Max boost clock 1.8 GHz 3.5 GHz
L3 cache 5 MB 8 MB
TDP 40 W 69 W
Process 32 nm 22 nm

Full specification table

Differing values are highlighted. This is not a better/worse rating: numbers from different architectures are not always comparable.

Parameter Intel Pentium 1405 Intel Xeon E3-1220 v2
General
Model 1405 E3-1220V2
Codename Sandy Bridge EN Ivy Bridge
Segment Server Server
Product line Процессор Intel Pentium серии 1000 Семейство процессоров Intel Xeon E3 v2
Process 32 nm 22 nm
Launch date Q2 2012 Q2 2012
Status Discontinued Discontinued
Servicing status End of Servicing Updates End of Servicing Lifetime
End of servicing updates 12/31/2019 12/31/2019
Embedded options available Yes No
Supply status — Discontinued
CPU
Cores 2 4
Threads 2 4
Multithreading (SMT/HT) No No
Base clock 1.2 GHz 3.1 GHz
Max boost clock 1.8 GHz 3.5 GHz
Turbo Boost 2.0 frequency — 3.5 GHz
L3 cache 5 MB 8 MB
Bus speed 0 GT/s 5 GT/s
TDP 40 W 69 W
Turbo Boost No Yes (2)
64-bit support Yes Yes
Instruction set width 64 bit 64 bit
Instruction set extensions AVX SSE4.1, SSE4.2, AVX
QPI links 1 —
Memory
Max memory size 375 GB 32.77 GB
Memory types DDR3 DDR3
Memory channels 2 2
Max memory bandwidth 25 GB/s 25.6 GB/s
ECC memory supported Yes Yes
I/O and interfaces
PCI Express revision 3 3
PCI Express lanes 24 —
PCI Express configurations — 1x16 & 1x4, 2x8 & 1x4 or 1x8 & 3x4
Scalability 2S Only —
Package and thermal
Sockets supported FCLGA1356 FCLGA1155
Max CPU configuration 1 1
Package size 45mm x 42.5mm 37.5mm x 37.5mm
Security and virtualization
Virtualization (VT-x / AMD-V) Yes Yes
Virtualization for Directed I/O (VT-d) Yes Yes
Extended Page Tables (EPT) Yes Yes
AES-NI Yes Yes
Execute Disable Bit Yes Yes
Intel Trusted Execution Technology Yes Yes
vPro Eligibility Intel vPro Platform Intel vPro Platform
Technologies
Enhanced SpeedStep Yes Yes
Idle States Yes Yes
Thermal Monitoring Technologies Yes Yes
Identity Protection Technology — Yes
Transactional Synchronization Extensions — No
Flex Memory Access Yes Yes
Fast Memory Access — Yes

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