Xeon E5420 vs Pentium 4415U

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Aggregate performance score

Pentium 4415U
2 cores / 4 threads, 15 Watt
1.45
+10.7%

Pentium 4415U outperforms Xeon E5420 by a moderate 11% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

Comparing Pentium 4415U and Xeon E5420 processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking21762249
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Market segmentLaptopServer
SeriesPentiumno data
Architecture codenameKaby Lake (2016−2019)no data
Release dateno data1 October 2007 (16 years ago)

Detailed specifications

Pentium 4415U and Xeon E5420 basic parameters such as number of cores, number of threads, base frequency and turbo boost clock, lithography, cache size and multiplier lock state. These parameters indirectly say of CPU speed, though for more precise assessment you have to consider their test results.

Physical cores2 (Dual-core)no data
Threads4no data
Base clock speed2.3 GHz2.5 GHz
Boost clock speed2.3 GHzno data
Bus rate4 GT/s OPIno data
L3 cache2 MB SmartCache12 MB L2 Cache
Chip lithography14 nm45 nm
Maximum core temperature100 °C67 °C
64 bit support++
Windows 11 compatibility--
VID voltage rangeno data0.85V-1.35V

Compatibility

Information on Pentium 4415U and Xeon E5420 compatibility with other computer components: motherboard (look for socket type), power supply unit (look for power consumption) etc. Useful when planning a future computer configuration or upgrading an existing one. Note that power consumption of some processors can well exceed their nominal TDP, even without overclocking. Some can even double their declared thermals given that the motherboard allows to tune the CPU power parameters.

Number of CPUs in a configuration1no data
SocketFCBGA1356LGA771
Power consumption (TDP)15 Watt80 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Pentium 4415U and Xeon E5420. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensionsIntel® SSE4.1, Intel® SSE4.2no data
AES-NI+-
vPro-no data
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)++
Speed Shift+no data
My WiFi+no data
Turbo Boost Technology--
Hyper-Threading Technology+-
Idle States++
Thermal Monitoring++
Flex Memory Access+no data
Smart Response+no data
Demand Based Switchingno data+
FSB parityno data+
StatusLaunchedDiscontinued

Security technologies

Pentium 4415U and Xeon E5420 technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.

TXT--
EDB++
Secure Key+no data
MPX+-
SGXYes with Intel® MEno data
OS Guard+no data

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Pentium 4415U and Xeon E5420 are enumerated here.

VT-d+no data
VT-x++
EPT+-

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Pentium 4415U and Xeon E5420. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory typesDDR4-2133, LPDDR3-1866, DDR3L-1600no data
Maximum memory size32 GBno data
Max memory channels2no data
Maximum memory bandwidth34.1 GB/sno data

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics cardIntel HD Graphics 610no data
Max video memory32 GBno data
Quick Sync Video+-
Clear Video+no data
Clear Video HD+no data
Graphics max frequency950 MHzno data

Graphics interfaces

Available interfaces and connections of Pentium 4415U and Xeon E5420 integrated GPUs.

Number of displays supported3no data
eDP+no data
DisplayPort+-
HDMI+-
DVI+no data

Graphics image quality

Maximum display resolutions supported by Pentium 4415U and Xeon E5420 integrated GPUs, including resolutions over different interfaces.

4K resolution support+no data
Max resolution over HDMI 1.44096x2304@24Hzno data
Max resolution over eDP4096x2304@60Hzno data
Max resolution over DisplayPort4096x2304@60Hzno data

Graphics API support

APIs supported by Pentium 4415U and Xeon E5420 integrated GPUs, sometimes API versions are included.

DirectX12no data
OpenGL4.4no data

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Pentium 4415U and Xeon E5420.

PCIe version2.0no data
PCI Express lanes10no data

Synthetic benchmark performance

Various benchmark results of the processors in comparison. Overall score is measured in points in 0-100 range, higher is better.


Combined synthetic benchmark score

This is our combined benchmark performance rating. We are regularly improving our combining algorithms, but if you find some perceived inconsistencies, feel free to speak up in comments section, we usually fix problems quickly.

Pentium 4415U 1.45
+10.7%
Xeon E5420 1.31

Passmark

Passmark CPU Mark is a widespread benchmark, consisting of 8 different types of workload, including integer and floating point math, extended instructions, compression, encryption and physics calculation. There is also one separate single-threaded scenario measuring single-core performance.

Pentium 4415U 2232
+10.4%
Xeon E5420 2022

GeekBench 5 Single-Core

GeekBench 5 Single-Core is a cross-platform application developed in the form of CPU tests that independently recreate certain real-world tasks with which to accurately measure performance. This version uses only a single CPU core.

Pentium 4415U 436
+18.5%
Xeon E5420 368

GeekBench 5 Multi-Core

GeekBench 5 Multi-Core is a cross-platform application developed in the form of CPU tests that independently recreate certain real-world tasks with which to accurately measure performance. This version uses all available CPU cores.

Pentium 4415U 904
Xeon E5420 1197
+32.4%

Gaming performance

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 1.45 1.31
Chip lithography 14 nm 45 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 15 Watt 80 Watt

Pentium 4415U has a 10.7% higher aggregate performance score, a 221.4% more advanced lithography process, and 433.3% lower power consumption.

The Pentium 4415U is our recommended choice as it beats the Xeon E5420 in performance tests.

Be aware that Pentium 4415U is a notebook processor while Xeon E5420 is a server/workstation one.


Should you still have questions on choice between Pentium 4415U and Xeon E5420, ask them in Comments section, and we shall answer.

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