Xeon X5260 vs L5420

Primary details

Comparing Xeon L5420 and Xeon X5260 processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in performance ranking	2128	2503
Place by popularity	not in top-100	not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation	0.27	0.01
Market segment	Server	Server
Release date	1 January 2008 (16 years ago)	1 October 2007 (16 years ago)
Current price	$84	$1224

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance per price, higher is better.

Xeon L5420 has 2600% better value for money than Xeon X5260.

Detailed specifications

Xeon L5420 and Xeon X5260 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 speed	2.5 GHz	3.33 GHz
L3 cache	12 MB L2 Cache	6 MB L2 Cache
Chip lithography	45 nm	45 nm
Maximum core temperature	57 °C	66 °C
64 bit support	+	+
Windows 11 compatibility	-	-
Unlocked multiplier	No	No
VID voltage range	0.85V-1.35V	0.85V-1.35V

Compatibility

Information on Xeon L5420 and Xeon X5260 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.

Socket	LGA771	LGA771
Power consumption (TDP)	50 Watt	80 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Xeon L5420 and Xeon X5260. 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	+	-
Status	Discontinued	Discontinued

Security technologies

Xeon L5420 and Xeon X5260 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 X5260 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.

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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.

L5420 outperforms X5260 by 74% based on our aggregated benchmark results.

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Pros & cons summary

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Performance score	1.39	0.80
Recency	1 January 2008	1 October 2007
Power consumption (TDP)	50 Watt	80 Watt

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