Intel Xeon X5672 vs E5-2620

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Combined performance score

Xeon E5-2620
3.44
+5.8%

E5-2620 outperforms X5672 by 6% in our combined benchmark results.

General info

Comparing Xeon E5-2620 and Xeon X5672 processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in performance ranking14361475
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Value for money1.730.12
Market segmentServerServer
Architecture codenameSandy Bridge-EP (2012)Westmere-EP (2010−2011)
Release date6 March 2012 (12 years old)14 February 2011 (13 years old)
Launch price (MSRP)$36$115
Current price$52 (1.4x MSRP)$1915 (16.7x MSRP)
Value for money

Performance per price, higher is better.

Xeon E5-2620 has 1342% better value for money than Xeon X5672.

Technical specs

Xeon E5-2620 and Xeon X5672 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 GHz3.2 GHz
Boost clock speed2.5 GHz3.6 GHz
L1 cache64 KB (per core)64 KB (per core)
L2 cache256 KB (per core)256 KB (per core)
L3 cache15360 KB (shared)12 MB (shared)
Chip lithography32 nm32 nm
Die size435 mm2239 mm2
Maximum core temperature77 °C83 °C
Number of transistors2,270 million1,170 million
64 bit support++
Windows 11 compatibility--
Unlocked multiplierNoNo

Compatibility

Information on Xeon E5-2620 and Xeon X5672 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 configuration22
SocketFCLGA2011FCLGA1366,LGA1366
Power consumption (TDP)95 Watt95 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Xeon E5-2620 and Xeon X5672. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensionsIntel® AVXIntel® SSE4.2
AES-NI++
AVX+no data
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)++
Turbo Boost Technology1.01.0
Hyper-Threading Technology++
Idle States++
Thermal Monitoring+-
Flex Memory Access-no data
Demand Based Switching++
PAEno data40 Bit
StatusDiscontinuedDiscontinued

Security technologies

Xeon E5-2620 and Xeon X5672 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 E5-2620 and Xeon X5672 are enumerated here.

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

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Xeon E5-2620 and Xeon X5672. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory typesDDR3DDR3
Maximum memory size384 GB288 GB
Max memory channels43
Maximum memory bandwidth42.6 GB/s32 GB/s
ECC memory support++

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Xeon E5-2620 and Xeon X5672.

PCIe version3.02.0
PCI Express lanes40no 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 E5-2620 3.44
+5.8%
Xeon X5672 3.25

E5-2620 outperforms X5672 by 6% 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 E5-2620 5290
+5.9%
Xeon X5672 4994

E5-2620 outperforms X5672 by 6% in Passmark.

Gaming performance

Advantages and disadvantages


Performance score 3.44 3.25
Recency 6 March 2012 14 February 2011
Physical cores 6 4
Threads 12 8
Cost $36 $115

We couldn't decide between Xeon E5-2620 and Xeon X5672. The differences in performance seem too small.


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