Xeon L5420 vs Phenom II X2 N620

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Aggregate performance score

Phenom II X2 N620
2010
2 cores / 2 threads, 35 Watt
0.81
Xeon L5420
2008
4 cores / 4 threads, 50 Watt
1.33
+64.2%

Xeon L5420 outperforms Phenom II X2 N620 by an impressive 64% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

Comparing processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking27452396
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluationno data0.17
Market segmentLaptopServer
Series2x AMD Phenom IIno data
Power efficiency2.232.56
DesignerAMDIntel
Manufacturerno dataIntel
Architecture codenameChamplain (2010−2011)Harpertown (2007−2008)
Release date12 May 2010 (15 years ago)25 March 2008 (17 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)no data$380

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance per price, higher is better.

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Performance to price scatter graph

Detailed specifications

Phenom II X2 N620 and Xeon L5420 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)4 (Quad-Core)
Threads24
Base clock speedno data2.5 GHz
Boost clock speed2.8 GHz2.5 GHz
Bus rate3600 MHzno data
L1 cache256 KB64 KB (per core)
L2 cache2 MB6 MB (per die)
L3 cacheno data12 MB L2 Cache
Chip lithography45 nm45 nm
Die sizeno data2x 107 mm2
Maximum case temperature (TCase)no data57 °C
Number of transistorsno data820 million
64 bit support++
Windows 11 compatibility--
VID voltage rangeno data0.85V-1.35V

Compatibility

Information on Phenom II X2 N620 and Xeon L5420 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 configurationno data2
SocketS1LGA771
Power consumption (TDP)35 Watt50 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Phenom II X2 N620 and Xeon L5420. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensionsHyperTransport 3.0, SSE4A, AMD64, Enhanced Virus Protection, Vurtualizationno data
VirusProtect+-
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)no data+
Turbo Boost Technologyno data-
Hyper-Threading Technologyno data-
Idle Statesno data+
Thermal Monitoring-+
Demand Based Switchingno data+
FSB parityno data+

Security technologies

Phenom II X2 N620 and Xeon L5420 technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.

TXTno data+
EDBno data+

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Phenom II X2 N620 and Xeon L5420 are enumerated here.

VT-xno data+
EPTno data-

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Phenom II X2 N620 and Xeon L5420. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory typesDDR3DDR2, DDR3 Depends on motherboard

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics cardno dataN/A

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Phenom II X2 N620 and Xeon L5420.

PCIe versionno data2.0

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.

Phenom II X2 N620 0.81
Xeon L5420 1.33
+64.2%

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.

Phenom II X2 N620 352
+6%
Xeon L5420 332

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.

Phenom II X2 N620 647
Xeon L5420 917
+41.7%

Gaming performance

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 0.81 1.33
Recency 12 May 2010 25 March 2008
Physical cores 2 4
Threads 2 4
Power consumption (TDP) 35 Watt 50 Watt

Phenom II X2 N620 has an age advantage of 2 years, and 42.9% lower power consumption.

Xeon L5420, on the other hand, has a 64.2% higher aggregate performance score, and 100% more physical cores and 100% more threads.

The Intel Xeon L5420 is our recommended choice as it beats the AMD Phenom II X2 N620 in performance tests.

Be aware that Phenom II X2 N620 is a notebook processor while Xeon L5420 is a server/workstation one.

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