A8-6500 vs Xeon L5420

#ad 
Buy on Amazon
VS

Aggregate performance score

Xeon L5420
2008
50 Watt
1.39

A8-6500 outperforms Xeon L5420 by a substantial 31% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

Comparing Xeon L5420 and A8-6500 processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in performance ranking21361915
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation0.270.34
Market segmentServerDesktop processor
Architecture codenameno dataRichland (2013−2014)
Release date1 January 2008 (16 years ago)1 June 2013 (11 years ago)
Current price$84 $58

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance per price, higher is better.

A8-6500 has 26% better value for money than Xeon L5420.

Detailed specifications

Xeon L5420 and A8-6500 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 coresno data4 (Quad-Core)
Threadsno data4
Base clock speed2.5 GHz3.5 GHz
Boost clock speedno data4.1 GHz
L1 cacheno data192 KB
L2 cacheno data4096 KB
L3 cache12 MB L2 Cache0 KB
Chip lithography45 nm32 nm
Die sizeno data246 mm2
Maximum core temperature57 °C71 °C
Maximum case temperature (TCase)no data71 °C
Number of transistorsno data1,178 million
64 bit support++
Windows 11 compatibility--
Unlocked multiplierNoNo
VID voltage range0.85V-1.35Vno data

Compatibility

Information on Xeon L5420 and A8-6500 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 configurationno data1
SocketLGA771FM2
Power consumption (TDP)50 Watt65 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Xeon L5420 and A8-6500. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

AES-NIno data1
FMAno dataFMA4
AVXno dataAVX
PowerTuneno data-
TrueAudiono data-
PowerNowno data+
PowerGatingno data+
Out-of-band client managementno data-
VirusProtectno data+
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
StatusDiscontinuedno data

Security technologies

Xeon L5420 and A8-6500 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 L5420 and A8-6500 are enumerated here.

AMD-Vno data+
VT-x+no data
EPT-no data
IOMMU 2.0no data+

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Xeon L5420 and A8-6500. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory typesno dataDDR3-1866
Max memory channelsno data2

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics cardno dataAMD Radeon HD 8570D
Number of pipelinesno data256
Endurono data+
Switchable graphicsno data1
UVDno data+
VCEno data+

Graphics interfaces

Available interfaces and connections of Xeon L5420 and A8-6500 integrated GPUs.

DisplayPortno data+
HDMIno data+

Graphics API support

APIs supported by Xeon L5420 and A8-6500 integrated GPUs, sometimes API versions are included.

DirectXno dataDirectX® 11

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Xeon L5420 and A8-6500.

PCIe versionno data2.0

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 L5420 1.39
A8-6500 1.82
+30.9%

A8-6500 outperforms Xeon L5420 by 31% based on our aggregate 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 L5420 2143
A8-6500 2817
+31.5%

A8-6500 outperforms Xeon L5420 by 31% 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 L5420 332
A8-6500 438
+31.9%

A8-6500 outperforms Xeon L5420 by 32% 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 L5420 914
A8-6500 1041
+13.9%

A8-6500 outperforms Xeon L5420 by 14% in GeekBench 5 Multi-Core.

Gaming performance

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 1.39 1.82
Recency 1 January 2008 1 June 2013
Chip lithography 45 nm 32 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 50 Watt 65 Watt

The A8-6500 is our recommended choice as it beats the Xeon L5420 in performance tests.

Be aware that Xeon L5420 is a server/workstation processor while A8-6500 is a desktop one.


Should you still have questions on choice between Xeon L5420 and A8-6500, ask them in Comments section, and we shall answer.

Vote for your favorite

Do you think we are right or mistaken in our choice? Vote by clicking "Like" button near your favorite CPU.


Intel Xeon L5420
Xeon L5420
AMD A8-6500
A8-6500

Similar processor comparisons

We picked several similar comparisons of processors in the same market segment and performance relatively close to those reviewed on this page.

Community ratings

Here you can see how users rate the processors, as well as rate them yourself.


4.2 143 votes

Rate Xeon L5420 on a scale of 1 to 5:

  • 1
  • 2
  • 3
  • 4
  • 5
3.9 95 votes

Rate A8-6500 on a scale of 1 to 5:

  • 1
  • 2
  • 3
  • 4
  • 5

Questions & comments

Here you can ask a question about Xeon L5420 or A8-6500, agree or disagree with our judgements, or report an error or mismatch.