Athlon 64 X2 5600+ vs Xeon E5420

Primary details

Comparing Xeon E5420 and Athlon 64 X2 5600+ processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in performance ranking	2178	2703
Place by popularity	not in top-100	not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation	0.24	3.73
Market segment	Server	Desktop processor
Architecture codename	no data	Windsor (2006−2009)
Release date	1 October 2007 (16 years ago)	December 2006 (17 years ago)
Current price	$62	$61

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance per price, higher is better.

Athlon 64 X2 5600+ has 1454% better value for money than Xeon E5420.

Detailed specifications

Xeon E5420 and Athlon 64 X2 5600+ 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 cores	no data	2 (Dual-core)
Threads	no data	2
Base clock speed	2.5 GHz	no data
Boost clock speed	no data	2.9 GHz
L1 cache	no data	256 KB
L2 cache	no data	512K
L3 cache	12 MB L2 Cache	0 KB
Chip lithography	45 nm	90 nm
Die size	no data	220 mm2
Maximum core temperature	67 °C	no data
Number of transistors	no data	227 million
64 bit support	+	+
Windows 11 compatibility	-	-
Unlocked multiplier	No	No
VID voltage range	0.85V-1.35V	no data

Compatibility

Information on Xeon E5420 and Athlon 64 X2 5600+ 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 configuration	no data	1
Socket	LGA771	AM2
Power consumption (TDP)	80 Watt	89 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Xeon E5420 and Athlon 64 X2 5600+. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)	+	no data
Turbo Boost Technology	-	no data
Hyper-Threading Technology	-	no data
Idle States	+	no data
Thermal Monitoring	+	no data
Demand Based Switching	+	no data
FSB parity	+	no data
Status	Discontinued	no data

Security technologies

Xeon E5420 and Athlon 64 X2 5600+ technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.

TXT	-	no data
EDB	+	no data

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Xeon E5420 and Athlon 64 X2 5600+ are enumerated here.

VT-x	+	no data
EPT	-	no 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.

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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 E5420 outperforms Athlon 64 X2 5600+ by 122% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

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Pros & cons summary

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Performance score	1.31	0.59
Chip lithography	45 nm	90 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	80 Watt	89 Watt

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