Intel Xeon L5420 vs E5462

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Combined performance score

Xeon E5462
1.40
+0.7%

E5462 outperforms L5420 by 1% in our combined benchmark results.

General info

Comparing Xeon E5462 and Xeon L5420 processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in performance ranking20872088
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Value for money0.270.26
Market segmentServerServer
Release date1 October 2007 (16 years old)1 January 2008 (16 years old)
Current price$125 $123
Value for money

Performance per price, higher is better.

Xeon E5462 has 4% better value for money than Xeon L5420.

Technical specs

Xeon E5462 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.

Base clock speed2.8 GHz2.5 GHz
L3 cache12 MB L2 Cache12 MB L2 Cache
Chip lithography45 nm45 nm
Maximum core temperature67 °C57 °C
64 bit support++
Windows 11 compatibility--
Unlocked multiplierNoNo
VID voltage range0.85V-1.35V0.85V-1.35V

Compatibility

Information on Xeon E5462 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.

SocketLGA771LGA771
Power consumption (TDP)80 Watt50 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Xeon E5462 and Xeon L5420. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)++
Turbo Boost Technology--
Hyper-Threading Technology--
Idle States++
Thermal Monitoring++
Demand Based Switching++
FSB parity++
StatusDiscontinuedDiscontinued

Security technologies

Xeon E5462 and Xeon L5420 technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.

TXT--
EDB++

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Xeon E5462 and Xeon L5420 are enumerated here.

VT-x++
EPT--

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 E5462 1.40
+0.7%
Xeon L5420 1.39

E5462 outperforms L5420 by 1% 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 E5462 2146
+0.3%
Xeon L5420 2140

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 E5462 396
+19.3%
Xeon L5420 332

E5462 outperforms L5420 by 19% 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 E5462 1239
+35.6%
Xeon L5420 914

E5462 outperforms L5420 by 36% in GeekBench 5 Multi-Core.

Gaming performance

Advantages and disadvantages


Performance score 1.40 1.39
Recency 1 October 2007 1 January 2008
Power consumption (TDP) 80 Watt 50 Watt

We couldn't decide between Xeon E5462 and Xeon L5420. The differences in performance seem too small.


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