Intel Xeon E3-1220L vs L5506

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Combined performance score

Xeon L5506
2.41
+62.8%

L5506 outperforms E3-1220L by 63% in our combined benchmark results.

General info

Comparing Xeon L5506 and Xeon E3-1220L processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in performance ranking16472032
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Value for money24.960.33
Market segmentServerServer
Architecture codenameGainestown (2009−2010)Sandy Bridge (2011−2013)
Release dateMarch 2009 (15 years old)3 April 2011 (12 years old)
Launch price (MSRP)$125no data
Current price$253 (2x MSRP)$63
Value for money

Performance per price, higher is better.

Xeon L5506 has 7464% better value for money than Xeon E3-1220L.

Technical specs

Xeon L5506 and Xeon E3-1220L 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 cores4 (Quad-Core)2 (Dual-core)
Threads44
Base clock speed2.13 GHz2.2 GHz
Boost clock speed2.13 GHz3.4 GHz
L1 cache64 KB (per core)64 KB (per core)
L2 cache256 KB (per core)256 KB (per core)
L3 cache4 MB (shared)3 MB (shared)
Chip lithography45 nm32 nm
Die size263 mm2131 mm2
Maximum core temperature70 °C78 °C
Number of transistors731 million504 million
64 bit support++
Windows 11 compatibility--
Unlocked multiplierNoNo

Compatibility

Information on Xeon L5506 and Xeon E3-1220L 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 configuration21
SocketFCLGA1366FCLGA1155
Power consumption (TDP)60 Watt20 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Xeon L5506 and Xeon E3-1220L. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensionsno dataIntel® SSE4.1, Intel® SSE4.2, Intel® AVX
AES-NIno data+
AVXno data+
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)++
Turbo Boost Technology-2.0
Hyper-Threading Technology-+
Idle States++
Thermal Monitoringno data+
Flex Memory Accessno data+
Demand Based Switching++
PAE40 Bitno data
FDIno data-
Fast Memory Accessno data+
StatusDiscontinuedDiscontinued

Security technologies

Xeon L5506 and Xeon E3-1220L technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.

TXT++
EDB++
Identity Protectionno data+

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Xeon L5506 and Xeon E3-1220L are enumerated here.

VT-d++
VT-x++
EPT++

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Xeon L5506 and Xeon E3-1220L. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory typesDDR3DDR3
Maximum memory size144 GB32 GB
Max memory channels32
Maximum memory bandwidth19.2 GB/s21 GB/s
ECC memory support++

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Xeon L5506 and Xeon E3-1220L.

PCIe versionno data2.0
PCI Express lanesno data20

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 L5506 2.41
+62.8%
Xeon E3-1220L 1.48

L5506 outperforms E3-1220L by 63% 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 L5506 3706
+63%
Xeon E3-1220L 2274

L5506 outperforms E3-1220L by 63% in Passmark.

Gaming performance

Advantages and disadvantages


Performance score 2.41 1.48
Physical cores 4 2
Chip lithography 45 nm 32 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 60 Watt 20 Watt

The Xeon L5506 is our recommended choice as it beats the Xeon E3-1220L in performance tests.


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