Intel Pentium G3250 vs Intel Xeon E3-1230L v3

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Intel Pentium G3250 CPU1 vs CPU2 Intel Xeon E3-1230L v3
Intel Pentium G3250 Intel Xeon E3-1230L v3

CPU comparison

In this CPU comparison, we compare the Intel Pentium G3250 and the Intel Xeon E3-1230L v3 and use benchmarks to check which processor is faster.

We compare the Intel Pentium G3250 2 core processor released in Q3/2014 with the Intel Xeon E3-1230L v3 which has 4 CPU cores and was introduced in Q2/2013.
Intel Pentium (150) Family Intel Xeon E3 (43)
Intel Pentium G3000 (14) CPU group Intel Xeon E3 v3 (15)
5 Generation 4
Haswell S Architecture Haswell S
Desktop / Server Segment Desktop / Server
-- Predecessor --
-- Successor --

CPU Cores and Base Frequency

The Intel Pentium G3250 is a 2 core processor with a clock frequency of 3.20 GHz. The processor can compute 2 threads at the same time. The Intel Xeon E3-1230L v3 clocks with 1.80 GHz (2.80 GHz), has 4 CPU cores and can calculate 8 threads in parallel.

Intel Pentium G3250 Characteristic Intel Xeon E3-1230L v3
2 Cores 4
2 Threads 8
normal Core architecture normal
No Hyperthreading Yes
No Overclocking ? No
3.20 GHz Frequency 1.80 GHz
-- Turbo Frequency (1 Core) 2.80 GHz
-- Turbo Frequency (All Cores) 2.80 GHz

Artificial Intelligence and Machine Learning

Processors with the support of artificial intelligence (AI) and machine learning (ML) can process many calculations, especially audio, image and video processing, much faster than classic processors. Algorithms for ML improve their performance the more data they have collected via software. ML tasks can be processed up to 10,000 times faster than with a classic processor.

Intel Pentium G3250 Characteristic Intel Xeon E3-1230L v3
-- AI hardware --
-- AI specifications --

Internal Graphics

Graphics (iGPU) integrated into the processor not only enable image output without having to rely on a dedicated graphics solution, but can also efficiently accelerate video playback.

Intel HD Graphics (Haswell GT1) GPU no iGPU
0.35 GHz GPU frequency --
1.10 GHz GPU (Turbo) --
7.5 GPU Generation --
22 nm Technology
3 Max. displays
10 Compute units --
80 Shader --
No Hardware Raytracing No
No Frame Generation No
2 GB Max. GPU Memory --
11.1 DirectX Version --

Hardware codec support

A photo or video codec that is accelerated in hardware can greatly accelerate the working speed of a processor and extend the battery life of notebooks or smartphones when playing videos.

Intel HD Graphics (Haswell GT1) GPU no iGPU
No Codec h265 / HEVC (8 bit) No
No Codec h265 / HEVC (10 bit) No
Decode / Encode Codec h264 No
No Codec VP9 No
No Codec VP8 No
No Codec AV1 No
Decode / Encode Codec AVC No
Decode Codec VC-1 No
Decode Codec JPEG No

Memory & PCIe

Up to 32 GB of memory in a maximum of 2 memory channels is supported by the Intel Pentium G3250, while the Intel Xeon E3-1230L v3 supports a maximum of 32 GB of memory with a maximum memory bandwidth of 25.6 GB/s enabled.

Intel Pentium G3250 Characteristic Intel Xeon E3-1230L v3
DDR3-1333 Memory DDR3-1600
32 GB Max. Memory 32 GB
2 (Dual Channel) Memory channels 2 (Dual Channel)
21.3 GB/s Max. Bandwidth 25.6 GB/s
Yes ECC Yes
-- L2 Cache --
3.00 MB L3 Cache 8.00 MB
3.0 PCIe version --
16 PCIe lanes --
15.8 GB/s PCIe Bandwidth --

Thermal Management

The Intel Pentium G3250 has a TDP of 53 W. The TDP of the Intel Xeon E3-1230L v3 is 25 W. System integrators use the TDP of the processor as a guide when dimensioning the cooling solution.

Intel Pentium G3250 Characteristic Intel Xeon E3-1230L v3
53 W TDP (PL1 / PBP) 25 W
-- TDP (PL2) --
-- TDP up --
-- TDP down --
-- Tjunction max. --

Technical details

The Intel Pentium G3250 has 3.00 MB cache and is manufactured in 14 nm. The cache of Intel Xeon E3-1230L v3 is at 8.00 MB. The processor is manufactured in 22 nm.

Intel Pentium G3250 Characteristic Intel Xeon E3-1230L v3
14 nm Technology 22 nm
Monolithic Chip design Monolithic
x86-64 (64 bit) Instruction set (ISA) x86-64 (64 bit)
SSE4.1, SSE4.2 ISA extensions SSE4.1, SSE4.2, AVX2
LGA 1150 Socket LGA 1150
VT-x, VT-x EPT, VT-d Virtualization VT-x, VT-x EPT, VT-d
Yes AES-NI Yes
Windows 10, Linux Operating systems Windows 10, Linux
Q3/2014 Release date Q2/2013
54 $ Release price 185 $
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Average performance in benchmarks

⌀ Single core performance in 2 CPU benchmarks
⌀ Multi core performance in 3 CPU benchmarks

Geekbench 5, 64bit (Single-Core)

Geekbench 5 is a cross plattform benchmark that heavily uses the systems memory. A fast memory will push the result a lot. The single-core test only uses one CPU core, the amount of cores or hyperthreading ability doesn't count.
Intel Pentium G3250 Intel Pentium G3250
2C 2T @ 3.20 GHz
707 (93%)
Intel Xeon E3-1230L v3 Intel Xeon E3-1230L v3
4C 8T @ 2.80 GHz
764 (100%)

Geekbench 5, 64bit (Multi-Core)

Geekbench 5 is a cross plattform benchmark that heavily uses the systems memory. A fast memory will push the result a lot. The multi-core test involves all CPU cores and taks a big advantage of hyperthreading.
Intel Pentium G3250 Intel Pentium G3250
2C 2T @ 3.20 GHz
1320 (44%)
Intel Xeon E3-1230L v3 Intel Xeon E3-1230L v3
4C 8T @ 2.80 GHz
2968 (100%)

Estimated results for PassMark CPU Mark

Some of the CPUs listed below have been benchmarked by CPU-monkey. However the majority of CPUs have not been tested and the results have been estimated by a CPU-monkey’s secret proprietary formula. As such they do not accurately reflect the actual Passmark CPU mark values and are not endorsed by PassMark Software Pty Ltd.
Intel Pentium G3250 Intel Pentium G3250
2C 2T @ 3.20 GHz
1954 (37%)
Intel Xeon E3-1230L v3 Intel Xeon E3-1230L v3
4C 8T @ 2.80 GHz
5274 (100%)

Cinebench R15 (Single-Core)

Cinebench R15 is the successor of Cinebench 11.5 and is also based on the Cinema 4 Suite. Cinema 4 is a worldwide used software to create 3D forms. The single-core test only uses one CPU core, the amount of cores or hyperthreading ability doesn't count.
Intel Pentium G3250 Intel Pentium G3250
2C 2T @ 3.20 GHz
125 (100%)
Intel Xeon E3-1230L v3 Intel Xeon E3-1230L v3
4C 8T @ 2.80 GHz
108 (86%)

Cinebench R15 (Multi-Core)

Cinebench R15 is the successor of Cinebench 11.5 and is also based on the Cinema 4 Suite. Cinema 4 is a worldwide used software to create 3D forms. The multi-core test involves all CPU cores and taks a big advantage of hyperthreading.
Intel Pentium G3250 Intel Pentium G3250
2C 2T @ 3.20 GHz
240 (43%)
Intel Xeon E3-1230L v3 Intel Xeon E3-1230L v3
4C 8T @ 2.80 GHz
556 (100%)

Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)

Geekbench 6 is a benchmark for modern computers, notebooks and smartphones. What is new is an optimized utilization of newer CPU architectures, e.g. based on the big.LITTLE concept and combining CPU cores of different sizes. The single-core benchmark only evaluates the performance of the fastest CPU core, the number of CPU cores in a processor is irrelevant here.
Intel Pentium G3250 Intel Pentium G3250
2C 2T @ 3.20 GHz
624 (100%)
Intel Xeon E3-1230L v3 Intel Xeon E3-1230L v3
4C 8T @ 2.80 GHz
0 (0%)

Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)

Geekbench 6 is a benchmark for modern computers, notebooks and smartphones. What is new is an optimized utilization of newer CPU architectures, e.g. based on the big.LITTLE concept and combining CPU cores of different sizes. The multi-core benchmark evaluates the performance of all of the processor's CPU cores. Virtual thread improvements such as AMD SMT or Intel's Hyper-Threading have a positive impact on the benchmark result.
Intel Pentium G3250 Intel Pentium G3250
2C 2T @ 3.20 GHz
1180 (100%)
Intel Xeon E3-1230L v3 Intel Xeon E3-1230L v3
4C 8T @ 2.80 GHz
0 (0%)

iGPU - FP32 Performance (Single-precision GFLOPS)

The theoretical computing performance of the internal graphics unit of the processor with simple accuracy (32 bit) in GFLOPS. GFLOPS indicates how many billion floating point operations the iGPU can perform per second.
Intel Pentium G3250 Intel Pentium G3250
Intel HD Graphics (Haswell GT1) @ 1.10 GHz
176 (100%)
Intel Xeon E3-1230L v3 Intel Xeon E3-1230L v3
@ 0.00 GHz
0 (0%)

CPU-Z Benchmark 17 (Multi-Core)

The CPU-Z benchmark measures a processor's performance by measuring the time it takes the system to complete all benchmark calculations. The faster the benchmark is completed, the higher the score.
Intel Pentium G3250 Intel Pentium G3250
2C 2T @ 3.20 GHz
671 (100%)
Intel Xeon E3-1230L v3 Intel Xeon E3-1230L v3
4C 8T @ 1.80 GHz
0 (0%)

Devices using this processor

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