Xeon E3-1220L v3 vs Pentium 3825U

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Value Upgrade Path

This is the official ChipVERSUS Value Rating, comparing raw performance (PassMark) per dollar. Components placed above yours deliver better value for money. The Xeon E3-1220L v3 is positioned at rank 939 and the Pentium 3825U is on rank 886, so the Pentium 3825U offers better cost-efficiency for playing games.

MSRP is the manufacturer's suggested retail price.•
Avg price is the current average price collected from markets across the web.

Performance Per Dollar Xeon E3-1220L v3

#1

Xeon Platinum 8454H

MSRP: $6540|Avg: N/A

28508%

#6

Xeon Gold 6240R

MSRP: $2444|Avg: N/A

5383%

#10

Xeon 6337P

MSRP: $60|Avg: $5

4782%

#15

EPYC 9174F

MSRP: $194|Avg: $30

3694%

#527

Xeon Platinum 8592+

MSRP: $11600|Avg: $11600

99%

#528

Xeon E5-2687W v3

MSRP: $2141|Avg: $749

93%

#939

Xeon E3-1220L v3

MSRP: $193|Avg: $30

100%

#940

Xeon E5-2670 v2

MSRP: $1556|Avg: $189

100%

#941

Xeon E5-2637 v3

MSRP: $996|Avg: $75

100%

#943

Xeon E5-1680 v2

MSRP: $1723|Avg: $150

99%

#944

Opteron 144

MSRP: $65|Avg: $29

98%

#945

Opteron 4386

MSRP: $459|Avg: $459

98%

#946

Xeon E5-2640

MSRP: $885|Avg: N/A

98%

#947

Xeon E5-2643 v4

MSRP: $1552|Avg: $555

97%

#949

Xeon E5-2630 v2

MSRP: $1069|Avg: $1224

96%

#953

Xeon E5-1620

MSRP: $885|Avg: $70

91%

Based on actual market prices and performance synthetic scores.

Performance Per Dollar Pentium 3825U

#874

Atom x5-Z8300

MSRP: $20|Avg: N/A

1471%

#875

Atom Z3735G

MSRP: $17|Avg: N/A

1450%

#876

Core i5-480M

MSRP: $81|Avg: $77

1331%

#877

Core i5-460M

MSRP: $80|Avg: $129

1325%

#878

Core i5-2540M

MSRP: $266|Avg: $10

1313%

#880

Core i5-450M

MSRP: $32|Avg: $31

1268%

#881

Core i3-380M

MSRP: $49|Avg: $25

1216%

#882

Core i5-430M

MSRP: N/A|Avg: $33

1214%

#883

Core 2 Duo T6600

MSRP: N/A|Avg: $4

1181%

#886

Pentium 3825U

MSRP: N/A|Avg: N/A

100%

#889

Core i7-7820EQ

MSRP: $378|Avg: $378

99%

#890

Celeron 7305

MSRP: $128|Avg: $107

99%

#891

E-300

MSRP: $60|Avg: $20

98%

#892

Core i7-7820HK

MSRP: $378|Avg: N/A

98%

#895

Pentium B940

MSRP: $134|Avg: $11

98%

#896

Core i5-8305G

MSRP: $350|Avg: $350

97%

#897

Celeron 6305

MSRP: $107|Avg: $80

97%

#900

Core i7-8705G

MSRP: $400|Avg: $400

96%

Based on actual market prices and performance synthetic scores.

Performance Comparison

About PassMark

🏆 Chipversus Verdict

🚀 Performance Leadership

Use Case Distinction: This is a comparison between a Professional Workstation processor ($30) and a Consumer Desktop CPU. The Xeon E3-1220L v3 is engineered for massive parallel workloads (rendering, scientific simulations), offering significantly higher core counts.

Insight	Xeon E3-1220L v3	Pentium 3825U
Gaming	✅ Superior gaming performance	❌ Lower gaming performance
Workstation	✅ Better multi-core power	❌ Weaker in multi-core tasks
Price	⚠️ Higher cost ($30)	✅ More affordable ($0)
Longevity	🛑 Legacy (Haswell-WS (2013−2014) / 22 nm)	🛑 Legacy (Broadwell-U (2015) / 14 nm)

💎 Value Proposition

The Pentium 3825U ($0), however, is optimized for mixed workloads and gaming. For most users, it offers superior single-thread performance and responsiveness at a fraction of the cost ($30 less, 100% cheaper), making it the better choice for daily use and gaming.

Insight	Xeon E3-1220L v3	Pentium 3825U
Cost Efficiency	❌ Lower cost efficiency	❌ Lower cost efficiency
Upfront Cost	⚠️ Higher cost ($30)	✅ More affordable ($0)

Performance Check

Paired with RTX 4090

To accurately isolate CPU performance, all benchmarks below use an NVIDIA RTX 4090 as the reference GPU. This eliminates GPU-side bottlenecks and highlights pure processing throughput differences between the CPUs.

Note: Real-world results may vary based on your actual GPU. CPU performance impact is more visible in processing-intensive titles and high-refresh-rate gaming scenarios.

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Technical Specifications

Side-by-side comparison of Xeon E3-1220L v3 and Pentium 3825U

Xeon E3-1220L v3

The Xeon E3-1220L v3 is manufactured by Intel. It was released in 2015-01-01. It is based on the Haswell-WS (2013−2014) architecture. It features 2 cores and 4 threads. Base frequency is 1.1 GHz, with boost up to 1.5 GHz. L3 cache: 4096 kB (total). L2 cache: 256 kB (per core). Built on 22 nm process technology. Socket: LGA1150. Thermal design power (TDP): 13 Watt. Memory support: DDR3, DDR4. Passmark benchmark score: 1,407 points. Launch price was $800.

Pentium 3825U

The Pentium 3825U is manufactured by Intel. It was released in 1 March 2015 (10 years ago). It is based on the Broadwell-U (2015) architecture. It features 2 cores and 4 threads. Base frequency is 1.9 GHz, with boost up to 1.9 GHz. L3 cache: 2 MB (total). L2 cache: 256K (per core). Built on 14 nm process technology. Socket: FCBGA1168. Thermal design power (TDP): 15 Watt. Memory support: DDR3. Passmark benchmark score: 1,396 points. Launch price was $161.

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Processing Power

Both the Xeon E3-1220L v3 and Pentium 3825U share an identical 2-core/4-thread configuration. Boost clocks reach 1.5 GHz on the Xeon E3-1220L v3 versus 1.9 GHz on the Pentium 3825U — a 23.5% clock advantage for the Pentium 3825U (base: 1.1 GHz vs 1.9 GHz). The Xeon E3-1220L v3 uses the Haswell-WS (2013−2014) architecture (22 nm), while the Pentium 3825U uses Broadwell-U (2015) (14 nm). In PassMark, the Xeon E3-1220L v3 scores 1,407 against the Pentium 3825U's 1,396 — a 0.8% lead for the Xeon E3-1220L v3. L3 cache: 4096 kB (total) on the Xeon E3-1220L v3 vs 2 MB (total) on the Pentium 3825U.

Feature	Xeon E3-1220L v3	Pentium 3825U
Cores / Threads	2 / 4	2 / 4
Boost Clock	1.5 GHz	1.9 GHz+27%
Base Clock	1.1 GHz	1.9 GHz+73%
L3 Cache	4096 kB (total)+100%	2 MB (total)
L2 Cache	256 kB (per core)	256K (per core)
Process	22 nm	14 nm-36%
Architecture	Haswell-WS (2013−2014)	Broadwell-U (2015)
PassMark	1,407	1,396

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Memory & Platform

The Xeon E3-1220L v3 uses the LGA1150 socket (PCIe 3.0), while the Pentium 3825U uses FCBGA1168 (PCIe 3.0) — making them incompatible on the same motherboard.

Feature	Xeon E3-1220L v3	Pentium 3825U
Socket	LGA1150	FCBGA1168
PCIe Generation	PCIe 3.0	PCIe 3.0
Max RAM Speed	DDR3-1600	—
Max RAM Capacity	32 GB	—
RAM Channels	2	—
ECC Support	✅	—
PCIe Lanes	16	—