Intel Xeon E5-1410 v2 vs E5-2420 v2

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Combined performance score

Xeon E5-2420 v2
4.14
+11.3%

E5-2420 v2 outperforms E5-1410 v2 by 11% in our combined benchmark results.

General info

Comparing Xeon E5-2420 v2 and Xeon E5-1410 v2 processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in performance ranking12841369
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Value for money0.8120.63
Market segmentServerServer
Architecture codenameIvy Bridge-EN (2013)Ivy Bridge-EN (2013)
Release date1 September 2013 (10 years old)9 January 2014 (10 years old)
Launch price (MSRP)$480no data
Current price$44 (0.1x MSRP)$20
Value for money

Performance per price, higher is better.

Xeon E5-1410 v2 has 2447% better value for money than Xeon E5-2420 v2.

Technical specs

Xeon E5-2420 v2 and Xeon E5-1410 v2 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 cores6 (Hexa-Core)4 (Quad-Core)
Threads128
Base clock speed2.2 GHz2.8 GHz
Boost clock speed2.7 GHz3.2 GHz
L1 cache64 KB (per core)64K (per core)
L2 cache256 KB (per core)256K (per core)
L3 cache15 MB (shared)10 MB (shared)
Chip lithography22 nm22 nm
Die size160 mm2257 mm2
Maximum core temperature76 °C80 °C
Maximum case temperature (TCase)no data80 °C
Number of transistors1,400 million1,860 million
64 bit support++
Windows 11 compatibility--
Unlocked multiplierNoNo
VID voltage rangeno data0.65-1.3V

Compatibility

Information on Xeon E5-2420 v2 and Xeon E5-1410 v2 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 configuration21
SocketFCLGA13561356
Power consumption (TDP)80 Watt80 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Xeon E5-2420 v2 and Xeon E5-1410 v2. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensionsIntel® AVXIntel® AVX
AES-NI++
AVX++
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)++
Turbo Boost Technology2.0+
Hyper-Threading Technology++
TSX-no data
Idle States++
Thermal Monitoring++
Flex Memory Access--
Demand Based Switching+no data
PAE46 Bit46 Bit
StatusDiscontinuedLaunched

Security technologies

Xeon E5-2420 v2 and Xeon E5-1410 v2 technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.

TXT++
EDB++
Secure Key++
Identity Protection--
OS Guard++

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Xeon E5-2420 v2 and Xeon E5-1410 v2 are enumerated here.

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

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Xeon E5-2420 v2 and Xeon E5-1410 v2. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory typesDDR3DDR3-800, DDR3-1066, DDR3-1333
Maximum memory size384 GB384 GB
Max memory channels33
Maximum memory bandwidth38.4 GB/s38.4 GB/s
ECC memory support++

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Xeon E5-2420 v2 and Xeon E5-1410 v2.

PCIe version3.03.0
PCI Express lanes2424

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 E5-2420 v2 4.14
+11.3%
Xeon E5-1410 v2 3.72

E5-2420 v2 outperforms E5-1410 v2 by 11% 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 E5-2420 v2 6352
+11.1%
Xeon E5-1410 v2 5715

E5-2420 v2 outperforms E5-1410 v2 by 11% in Passmark.

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.

Benchmark coverage: 42%

Xeon E5-2420 v2 433
Xeon E5-1410 v2 659
+52.2%

E5-1410 v2 outperforms E5-2420 v2 by 52% in GeekBench 5 Single-Core.

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.

Benchmark coverage: 42%

Xeon E5-2420 v2 2148
Xeon E5-1410 v2 2486
+15.7%

E5-1410 v2 outperforms E5-2420 v2 by 16% in GeekBench 5 Multi-Core.

Gaming performance

Advantages and disadvantages


Performance score 4.14 3.72
Recency 1 September 2013 9 January 2014
Physical cores 6 4
Threads 12 8

The Xeon E5-2420 v2 is our recommended choice as it beats the Xeon E5-1410 v2 in performance tests.


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