Intel Xeon E5 2670 vs Xeon L5420
We compared two server CPUs: Intel Xeon E5 2670 with 8 cores 2.6GHz 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 2670 's Advantages
Released 4 years late
Newer PCIe version (3 vs 2)
Higher base frequency (2.6GHz vs 2.5GHz)
More modern manufacturing process (32nm vs 45nm)
Xeon L5420 's Advantages
Higher specification of memory (3 vs 3)
Lower TDP (50W vs 115W)
Score
Benchmark
Geekbench 6 Single Core
Intel Xeon E5 2670
+128%
847
Xeon L5420
371
Geekbench 6 Multi Core
Intel Xeon E5 2670
+424%
5826
Xeon L5420
1110
General Parameters
Mar 2012
Release Date
Mar 2008
Intel
Manufacturer
Intel
Server
Type
Server
Sandy Bridge-EP
Core Architecture
Harpertown
Intel Socket 2011
Socket
Intel Socket 771
N/A
Integrated Graphics
N/A
Xeon E5 (Sandy Bridge-EP)
Generation
Xeon (Harpertown)
Package
2.27 billions
Transistor Count
0.82 billions
32 nm
Manufacturing Process
45 nm
115 W
Power Consumption
50 W
Intel
Foundry
Intel
435 mm²
Die Size
2x107 mm²
CPU Performance
2.6 GHz
Performance Core Base Frequency
2.5 GHz
3.3 GHz
Performance Core Turbo Frequency
0
8
Total Core Count
4
16
Total Thread Count
4
100 MHz
Bus Frequency
333 MHz
26.0
Multiplier
7.5
64 K per core
L1 Cache
64 KB per core
256 K per core
L2 Cache
6 MB per die
20 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
