Key Differences
In short — Xeon E5-2620 v3 outperforms Pentium 987 on the selected game parameters. We do not have the prices of both CPUs to compare value. The better performing Xeon E5-2620 v3 is 584 days newer than Pentium 987.
Advantages of Intel Pentium 987
- Consumes up to 80% less energy than Intel Xeon E5-2620 v3 - 17 vs 85 Watts
- Works without a dedicated GPU, while Intel Xeon E5-2620 v3 doesn't have integrated graphics
Advantages of Intel Xeon E5-2620 v3
- Performs up to 8% better in Apex Legends than Pentium 987 - 269 vs 249 FPS
- Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Pentium 987 - 12 vs 2 threads
Apex Legends
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
High
TOP 5 Games
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
High
Pentium 987
Mobile • Feb 1st, 2013
Xeon E5-2620 v3
Server/Workstation • Sep 8th, 2014
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Intel Pentium 987 | vs | Intel Xeon E5-2620 v3 |
|---|---|---|
| Feb 1st, 2013 | Release Date | Sep 8th, 2014 |
| Pentium | Collection | Xeon E5 |
| Sandy Bridge | Codename | Haswell-E |
| Intel BGA 1023 | Socket | Intel Socket 2011-3 |
Mobile | Segment | Server |
| 2 | Cores | 6 |
| 2 | Threads | 12 |
| 1.5 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 2.4 GHz |
| Non-Turbo | Turbo Clock Speed | 3.2 GHz |
17 W | TDP | 85 W |
| 32 nm | Process Size | 22 nm |
| 15.0x | Multiplier | 24.0x |
Intel HD (Sandy Bridge) | Integrated Graphics | None |
| No | Overclockable | No |
