Intel Xeon X3330 vs L5420

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Combined performance score

Xeon L5420
1.39
+1.5%

L5420 outperforms X3330 by 1% in our combined benchmark results.

General info

Comparing Xeon L5420 and Xeon X3330 processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in performance ranking20882094
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Value for money0.260.10
Market segmentServerServer
Release date1 January 2008 (16 years old)1 July 2008 (15 years old)
Current price$123 $51
Value for money

Performance per price, higher is better.

Xeon L5420 has 160% better value for money than Xeon X3330.

Technical specs

Xeon L5420 and Xeon X3330 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 speed2.5 GHz2.66 GHz
L3 cache12 MB L2 Cache6 MB L2 Cache
Chip lithography45 nm45 nm
Maximum core temperature57 °C71 °C
64 bit support++
Windows 11 compatibility--
Unlocked multiplierNoNo
VID voltage range0.85V-1.35V0.85V-13625V

Compatibility

Information on Xeon L5420 and Xeon X3330 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.

SocketLGA771LGA775
Power consumption (TDP)50 Watt95 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Xeon L5420 and Xeon X3330. 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 L5420 and Xeon X3330 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 Xeon X3330 are enumerated here.

VT-x++
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.


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
+1.5%
Xeon X3330 1.37

L5420 outperforms X3330 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 L5420 2140
+1.4%
Xeon X3330 2111

L5420 outperforms X3330 by 1% in Passmark.

Gaming performance

Advantages and disadvantages


Performance score 1.39 1.37
Recency 1 January 2008 1 July 2008
Power consumption (TDP) 50 Watt 95 Watt

We couldn't decide between Xeon L5420 and Xeon X3330. The differences in performance seem too small.


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