Intel Xeon L5506 vs E3-1220

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Combined performance score

Xeon E3-1220
2.53
+5%

E3-1220 outperforms L5506 by 5% in our combined benchmark results.

General info

Comparing Xeon E3-1220 and Xeon L5506 processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in performance ranking16181647
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Value for money0.9224.96
Market segmentServerServer
Architecture codenameSandy Bridge (2011−2013)Gainestown (2009−2010)
Release date3 April 2011 (12 years old)March 2009 (15 years old)
Launch price (MSRP)$395$125
Current price$149 (0.4x MSRP)$253 (2x MSRP)
Value for money

Performance per price, higher is better.

Xeon L5506 has 2613% better value for money than Xeon E3-1220.

Technical specs

Xeon E3-1220 and Xeon L5506 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 cores4 (Quad-Core)4 (Quad-Core)
Threads44
Base clock speed3.1 GHz2.13 GHz
Boost clock speed3.4 GHz2.13 GHz
L1 cache64 KB (per core)64 KB (per core)
L2 cache256 KB (per core)256 KB (per core)
L3 cache8 MB (shared)4 MB (shared)
Chip lithography32 nm45 nm
Die size216 mm2263 mm2
Maximum core temperature69 °C70 °C
Number of transistors1,160 million731 million
64 bit support++
Windows 11 compatibility--
Unlocked multiplierNoNo

Compatibility

Information on Xeon E3-1220 and Xeon L5506 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 configuration12
SocketLGA1155FCLGA1366
Power consumption (TDP)80 Watt60 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Xeon E3-1220 and Xeon L5506. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensionsIntel® SSE4.1, Intel® SSE4.2, Intel® AVXno data
AES-NI+no data
AVX+no data
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)++
Turbo Boost Technology2.0-
Hyper-Threading Technology--
Idle States++
Thermal Monitoring+no data
Flex Memory Access+no data
Demand Based Switching++
PAEno data40 Bit
FDI-no data
Fast Memory Access+no data
StatusDiscontinuedDiscontinued

Security technologies

Xeon E3-1220 and Xeon L5506 technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.

TXT++
EDB++
Identity Protection+no data

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Xeon E3-1220 and Xeon L5506 are enumerated here.

VT-d++
VT-x++
EPT++

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Xeon E3-1220 and Xeon L5506. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory typesDDR3DDR3
Maximum memory size32 GB144 GB
Max memory channels23
Maximum memory bandwidth21 GB/s19.2 GB/s
ECC memory support++

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Xeon E3-1220 and Xeon L5506.

PCIe version2.0no data
PCI Express lanes20no 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.

Xeon E3-1220 2.53
+5%
Xeon L5506 2.41

E3-1220 outperforms L5506 by 5% in our combined benchmark results.


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.

Benchmark coverage: 68%

Xeon E3-1220 3885
+4.8%
Xeon L5506 3706

E3-1220 outperforms L5506 by 5% in Passmark.

Gaming performance

Advantages and disadvantages


Performance score 2.53 2.41
Cost $395 $125
Chip lithography 32 nm 45 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 80 Watt 60 Watt

We couldn't decide between Xeon E3-1220 and Xeon L5506. The differences in performance seem too small.


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