Intel Xeon E5 2420 vs Intel Xeon W3670

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We compared two server CPUs: Intel Xeon E5 2420 with 6 cores 1.9GHz and Intel Xeon W3670 with 6 cores 3.2GHz . 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

Released 1 years and 9 months late

Larger L3 cache size (15MB vs 12MB)

Lower TDP (95W vs 130W)

Intel Xeon W3670 's Advantages

Higher base frequency (3.2GHz vs 1.9GHz)

Score

Benchmark

Geekbench 6 Single Core

Intel Xeon E5 2420

371

Intel Xeon W3670 +40%

521

Geekbench 6 Multi Core

Intel Xeon E5 2420

1884

Intel Xeon W3670 +31%

2473

Intel Xeon E5 2420

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Intel Xeon W3670

General Parameters

May 2012

Release Date

Aug 2010

Intel

Manufacturer

Intel

Server

Type

Server

Sandy Bridge-EN

Core Architecture

Gulftown

Intel Socket 1356

Socket

Intel Socket 1366

N/A

Integrated Graphics

N/A

Xeon E5 (Sandy Bridge-EN)

Generation

Xeon (Gulftown)

Package

1.27 billions

Transistor Count

1.17 billions

32 nm

Manufacturing Process

32 nm

Intel Socket 1356

Socket

Intel Socket 1366

95 W

Power Consumption

130 W

Intel

Foundry

Intel

294 mm²

Die Size

239 mm²

-

Package

FC-LGA10

CPU Performance

1.9 GHz

Performance Core Base Frequency

3.2 GHz

2.4 GHz

Performance Core Turbo Frequency

3.466 GHz

6

Total Core Count

6

12

Total Thread Count

12

100 MHz

Bus Frequency

133 MHz

19.0

Multiplier

24.0

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

12 MB shared

No

Unlocked Multiplier

No

2

SMP

1

Memory Parameters

DDR3

Memory Types

DDR3

Max Memory Channels

3

Yes

ECC Memory Support

Yes

Miscellaneous

-

PCIe Version

2

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