Xeon E5420 vs X3330

General info

Comparing Xeon X3330 and Xeon E5420 processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in performance ranking	2105	2137
Place by popularity	not in top-100	not in top-100
Value for money	0.10	0.17
Market segment	Server	Server
Release date	1 July 2008 (15 years old)	1 October 2007 (16 years old)
Current price	$51	$166

Value for money

Performance per price, higher is better.

Xeon E5420 has 70% better value for money than Xeon X3330.

Technical specs

Xeon X3330 and Xeon E5420 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	2.66 GHz	2.5 GHz
L3 cache	6 MB L2 Cache	12 MB L2 Cache
Chip lithography	45 nm	45 nm
Maximum core temperature	71 °C	67 °C
64 bit support	+	+
Windows 11 compatibility	-	-
Unlocked multiplier	No	No
VID voltage range	0.85V-13625V	0.85V-1.35V

Compatibility

Information on Xeon X3330 and Xeon E5420 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	LGA775	LGA771
Power consumption (TDP)	95 Watt	80 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Xeon X3330 and Xeon E5420. 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 X3330 and Xeon E5420 technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.

TXT	-	-
EDB	+	+

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Xeon X3330 and Xeon E5420 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.

X3330 outperforms E5420 by 5% based on our aggregated benchmark results.

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Advantages and disadvantages

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Performance score	1.38	1.32
Recency	1 July 2008	1 October 2007
Power consumption (TDP)	95 Watt	80 Watt

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