i5-3339Y vs Xeon L5420

#ad 
Buy on Amazon
VS

Aggregate performance score

Xeon L5420
2008
50 Watt
1.35
+35%
Core i5-3339Y
2013
2 cores / 4 threads, 13 Watt
1.00

Xeon L5420 outperforms Core i5-3339Y by a substantial 35% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

Comparing Xeon L5420 and Core i5-3339Y processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking22422458
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Market segmentServerLaptop
Seriesno dataIntel Core i5
Power efficiency2.567.28
Architecture codenameno dataIvy Bridge (2012−2013)
Release date1 January 2008 (16 years ago)8 January 2013 (11 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)no data$250

Detailed specifications

Xeon L5420 and Core i5-3339Y 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 data4
Base clock speed2.5 GHz1.5 GHz
Boost clock speedno data2 GHz
Bus rateno data5 GT/s
L1 cacheno data64K (per core)
L2 cacheno data256K (per core)
L3 cache12 MB L2 Cache3 MB (shared)
Chip lithography45 nm22 nm
Die sizeno data160 mm2
Maximum core temperature57 °C105 °C
Maximum case temperature (TCase)no data67 °C
Number of transistorsno data1,400 million
64 bit support++
Windows 11 compatibility--
VID voltage range0.85V-1.35Vno data

Compatibility

Information on Xeon L5420 and Core i5-3339Y 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
SocketLGA771FCBGA1023
Power consumption (TDP)50 Watt13 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Xeon L5420 and Core i5-3339Y. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensionsno dataIntel® AVX
AES-NI-+
AVX-+
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)++
My WiFino data+
Turbo Boost Technology-+
Hyper-Threading Technology-+
Idle States++
Thermal Monitoring++
Flex Memory Accessno data+
Demand Based Switching++
FDIno data+
Fast Memory Accessno data+
FSB parity+no data

Security technologies

Xeon L5420 and Core i5-3339Y technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.

TXT--
EDB++
Secure Keyno data+
Identity Protection-+
Anti-Theftno data+

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Xeon L5420 and Core i5-3339Y are enumerated here.

VT-dno data+
VT-x++
EPT-+

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Xeon L5420 and Core i5-3339Y. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory typesno dataDDR3
Maximum memory sizeno data32 GB
Max memory channelsno data2
Maximum memory bandwidthno data25.6 GB/s

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics cardno dataIntel HD Graphics 4000
Quick Sync Video-+
Clear Video HDno data+
Graphics max frequencyno data850 MHz
InTru 3Dno data+

Graphics interfaces

Available interfaces and connections of Xeon L5420 and Core i5-3339Y integrated GPUs.

Number of displays supportedno data3
eDPno data+
DisplayPort-+
HDMI-+
SDVOno data+
CRTno 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 L5420 1.35
+35%
i5-3339Y 1.00

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
+34.9%
i5-3339Y 1589

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
i5-3339Y 349
+5.1%

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
+18.2%
i5-3339Y 776

Gaming performance

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 1.35 1.00
Recency 1 January 2008 8 January 2013
Chip lithography 45 nm 22 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 50 Watt 13 Watt

Xeon L5420 has a 35% higher aggregate performance score.

i5-3339Y, on the other hand, has an age advantage of 5 years, a 104.5% more advanced lithography process, and 284.6% lower power consumption.

The Xeon L5420 is our recommended choice as it beats the Core i5-3339Y in performance tests.

Be aware that Xeon L5420 is a server/workstation processor while Core i5-3339Y is a notebook one.


Should you still have questions on choice between Xeon L5420 and Core i5-3339Y, 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
Intel Core i5-3339Y
Core i5-3339Y

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.


4.2 149 votes

Rate Xeon L5420 on a scale of 1 to 5:

  • 1
  • 2
  • 3
  • 4
  • 5
5 1 vote

Rate Core i5-3339Y on a scale of 1 to 5:

  • 1
  • 2
  • 3
  • 4
  • 5

Questions & comments

Here you can ask a question about Xeon L5420 or Core i5-3339Y, agree or disagree with our judgements, or report an error or mismatch.