Intel Xeon E5 2620 v2 vs Xeon L5420
We compared two server CPUs: Intel Xeon E5 2620 v2 with 6 cores 2.1GHz and Xeon L5420 with 4 cores 2.5GHz . You will find out which processor performs better in benchmark tests, key specifications, power consumption and more.
Main Differences
Intel Xeon E5 2620 v2 's Advantages
Released 5 years and 6 months late
Newer PCIe version (3 vs 2)
More modern manufacturing process (22nm vs 45nm)
Xeon L5420 's Advantages
Higher specification of memory (3 vs 3)
Higher base frequency (2.5GHz vs 2.1GHz)
Lower TDP (50W vs 80W)
Score
Benchmark
Geekbench 6 Single Core
Intel Xeon E5 2620 v2
+13%
422
Xeon L5420
371
Geekbench 6 Multi Core
Intel Xeon E5 2620 v2
+207%
3412
Xeon L5420
1110
General Parameters
Sep 2013
Release Date
Mar 2008
Intel
Manufacturer
Intel
Server
Type
Server
Ivy Bridge-EP
Core Architecture
Harpertown
Intel Socket 2011
Socket
Intel Socket 771
N/A
Integrated Graphics
N/A
Xeon E5 (Ivy Bridge-EP)
Generation
Xeon (Harpertown)
Package
1.4 billions
Transistor Count
0.82 billions
22 nm
Manufacturing Process
45 nm
80 W
Power Consumption
50 W
Intel
Foundry
Intel
160 mm²
Die Size
2x107 mm²
CPU Performance
2.1 GHz
Performance Core Base Frequency
2.5 GHz
0
Performance Core Turbo Frequency
0
6
Total Core Count
4
12
Total Thread Count
4
100 MHz
Bus Frequency
333 MHz
21.0
Multiplier
7.5
64 K per core
L1 Cache
64 KB per core
256 K per core
L2 Cache
6 MB per die
15 MB shared
L3 Cache
-
No
Unlocked Multiplier
No
2
SMP
2
Memory Parameters
DDR3
Memory Types
DDR2, DDR3
Depends on motherboard
4
Max Memory Channels
2
Yes
ECC Memory Support
Yes
Miscellaneous
3
PCIe Version
2
