Key Differences
In short — Xeon E5-2620 v3 outperforms Pentium B980 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 737 days newer than Pentium B980.
Advantages of Intel Pentium B980
- Consumes up to 59% less energy than Intel Xeon E5-2620 v3 - 35 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 2% better in Metro Exodus than Pentium B980 - 142 vs 139 FPS
- Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Pentium B980 - 12 vs 2 threads
Metro Exodus
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Extreme
TOP 5 Games
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Extreme
Pentium B980
Mobile • Sep 1st, 2012
Xeon E5-2620 v3
Server/Workstation • Sep 8th, 2014
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Intel Pentium B980 | vs | Intel Xeon E5-2620 v3 |
|---|---|---|
| Sep 1st, 2012 | Release Date | Sep 8th, 2014 |
| Pentium | Collection | Xeon E5 |
| Sandy Bridge | Codename | Haswell-E |
| Intel Socket G2 (988B) | Socket | Intel Socket 2011-3 |
Mobile | Segment | Server |
| 2 | Cores | 6 |
| 2 | Threads | 12 |
| 2.4 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 2.4 GHz |
| Non-Turbo | Turbo Clock Speed | 3.2 GHz |
35 W | TDP | 85 W |
| 32 nm | Process Size | 22 nm |
| 24.0x | Multiplier | 24.0x |
Intel HD (Sandy Bridge) | Integrated Graphics | None |
| No | Overclockable | No |
