Intel Xeon E5 2420 vs Intel Xeon E5 2648L

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Intel Xeon E5-2420

Intel Xeon E5-2648L

We compared two server CPUs: Intel Xeon E5 2420 with 6 cores 1.9GHz and Intel Xeon E5 2648L with 8 cores 1.8GHz . You will find out which processor performs better in benchmark tests, key specifications, power consumption and more.

Main Differences

Intel Xeon E5 2420 's Advantages

Higher base frequency (1.9GHz vs 1.8GHz)

Intel Xeon E5 2648L 's Advantages

Larger L3 cache size (20MB vs 15MB)

Lower TDP (70W vs 95W)

Score

Benchmark

Geekbench 6 Single Core

Intel Xeon E5 2420

371

Intel Xeon E5 2648L +29%

481

Geekbench 6 Multi Core

Intel Xeon E5 2420

1884

Intel Xeon E5 2648L +132%

4386

Intel Xeon E5 2420

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Intel Xeon E5 2648L

General Parameters

May 2012

Release Date

Mar 2012

Intel

Manufacturer

Intel

Server

Type

Server

Sandy Bridge-EN

Core Architecture

Sandy Bridge-EP

Intel Socket 1356

Socket

Intel Socket 2011

N/A

Integrated Graphics

N/A

Xeon E5 (Sandy Bridge-EN)

Generation

Xeon E5 (Sandy Bridge-EP)

Package

1.27 billions

Transistor Count

2.27 billions

32 nm

Manufacturing Process

32 nm

95 W

Power Consumption

70 W

Intel

Foundry

Intel

294 mm²

Die Size

435 mm²

CPU Performance

1.9 GHz

Performance Core Base Frequency

1.8 GHz

2.4 GHz

Performance Core Turbo Frequency

2.3 GHz

6

Total Core Count

8

12

Total Thread Count

16

100 MHz

Bus Frequency

100 MHz

19.0

Multiplier

18.0

64 K per core

L1 Cache

64 K per core

256 K per core

L2 Cache

256 K per core

15 MB shared

L3 Cache

20 MB shared

No

Unlocked Multiplier

No

2

SMP

2

Memory Parameters

DDR3

Memory Types

DDR3

Max Memory Channels

4

Yes

ECC Memory Support

Yes

Miscellaneous

-

PCIe Version

3

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