Core 2 Duo E8600 vs Xeon L5420

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Aggregate performance score

Xeon L5420
2008
50 Watt
1.35
+55.2%
Core 2 Duo E8600
2008
2 cores / 2 threads, 65 Watt
0.87

Xeon L5420 outperforms Core 2 Duo E8600 by an impressive 55% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

Comparing Xeon L5420 and Core 2 Duo E8600 processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking22552569
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Market segmentServerDesktop processor
Power efficiency2.561.27
Architecture codenameno dataWolfdale (2008−2010)
Release date1 January 2008 (16 years ago)August 2008 (16 years ago)

Detailed specifications

Xeon L5420 and Core 2 Duo E8600 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 data2 (Dual-core)
Threadsno data2
Base clock speed2.5 GHz3.33 GHz
Boost clock speedno data3.33 GHz
Bus rateno data1333 MHz
L1 cacheno data64 KB
L2 cacheno data6 MB (shared)
L3 cache12 MB L2 Cache0 KB
Chip lithography45 nm45 nm
Die sizeno data107 mm2
Maximum core temperature57 °Cno data
Maximum case temperature (TCase)no data72 °C
Number of transistorsno data410 million
64 bit support++
Windows 11 compatibility--
VID voltage range0.85V-1.35V0.85V-1.3625V

Compatibility

Information on Xeon L5420 and Core 2 Duo E8600 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
SocketLGA771LGA775
Power consumption (TDP)50 Watt65 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Xeon L5420 and Core 2 Duo E8600. 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+-

Security technologies

Xeon L5420 and Core 2 Duo E8600 technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.

TXT-+
EDB++

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Xeon L5420 and Core 2 Duo E8600 are enumerated here.

VT-dno data+
VT-x++
EPT-no data

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Xeon L5420 and Core 2 Duo E8600. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory typesno dataDDR1, DDR2, DDR3

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 1.35
+55.2%
Core 2 Duo E8600 0.87

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.

Xeon L5420 2143
+55.5%
Core 2 Duo E8600 1378

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.

Xeon L5420 332
Core 2 Duo E8600 404
+21.7%

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.

Xeon L5420 917
+38.3%
Core 2 Duo E8600 663

Gaming performance

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 1.35 0.87
Power consumption (TDP) 50 Watt 65 Watt

Xeon L5420 has a 55.2% higher aggregate performance score, and 30% lower power consumption.

The Xeon L5420 is our recommended choice as it beats the Core 2 Duo E8600 in performance tests.

Be aware that Xeon L5420 is a server/workstation processor while Core 2 Duo E8600 is a desktop one.


Should you still have questions on choice between Xeon L5420 and Core 2 Duo E8600, ask them in Comments section, and we shall answer.

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