Intel Xeon E5-2420 vs E5-2407 |
Released May, 2012
Intel Xeon E5-2420
- 1.9 GHz
- Hexa core
- Unlocked
5.3 Out of 10
Reasons to buy the Intel Xeon E5-2420
 | Much more l2 cache 2 MB | | Much better performance per dollar 2.6 pt/$ |
| | Much more l2 cache per core 0.33 MB/core | | More threads 12 |
by Johan-De-Gelas (Sep, 2014)The second is that we still need to fine tune the configuration of our website to scale better with such high core counts.
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Released May, 2012
Intel Xeon E5-2407
- 2.2 GHz
- Quad core
5.2 Out of 10
Reasons to buy the E5-2407
| | Higher clock speed 2.2 GHz | | Significantly lower typical power consumption 65W |
| | Significantly better performance per watt 7.32 pt/W | | Significantly lower annual commercial energy cost 70.08 $/year |
by Johan-De-Gelas (Sep, 2014)Clock speed has clearly been traded in for more cores in most of server SKUs.
CPUBoss Review Our evaluation of E5-2420 vs E5-2407 among all CPUs
Performance | |
Benchmark performance using all cores | |
| PCMark 8 Home 3.0 Accelerated, PassMark and 1 more | |
Single-core Performance | |
Individual core benchmark performance | |
| PassMark (Single Core), Geekbench 3 Single Core and 1 more | |
Integrated Graphics | |
Integrated GPU performance for graphics | |
| Sky Diver and Cloud Gate | |
Integrated Graphics (OpenCL) | |
Integrated GPU performance for parallel computing | |
| CompuBench 1.5 Bitcoin mining and 4 more | |
Performance per Watt | |
How efficiently does the processor use electricity? | |
| Sky Diver, Cloud Gate, CompuBench 1.5 Bitcoin mining and 11 more | |
Value | |
Are you paying a premium for performance? | |
| Sky Diver, Cloud Gate, CompuBench 1.5 Bitcoin mining and 11 more | |
No winner declared
Too close to call
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Differences What are the advantages of each
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| Much more l2 cache | 2 MB | vs | 1 MB | 2x more l2 cache; more data can be stored in the l2 cache for quick access later | |||
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| Much better performance per dollar | 2.6 pt/$ | vs | 2.45 pt/$ | More than 5% better performance per dollar | |||
| Much more l2 cache per core | 0.33 MB/core | vs | 0.25 MB/core | Around 35% more l2 cache per core | |||
| More threads | 12 | vs | 4 | Three times as many threads | |||
| Significantly better PassMark score | 8,570 | vs | 3,795 | More than 2.2x better PassMark score | |||
| More cores | 6 | vs | 4 | 2 more cores; run more applications at once | |||
| Better PassMark (Single core) score | 1,355 | vs | 1,139 | Around 20% better PassMark (Single core) score | |||
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| Higher clock speed | 2.2 GHz | vs | 1.9 GHz | More than 15% higher clock speed | |||
| Significantly lower typical power consumption | 65W | vs | 77.19W | More than 15% lower typical power consumption | |||
| Significantly better performance per watt | 7.32 pt/W | vs | 5.48 pt/W | Around 35% better performance per watt | |||
| Significantly lower annual commercial energy cost | 70.08 $/year | vs | 83.22 $/year | More than 15% lower annual commercial energy cost | |||
| Significantly lower annual home energy cost | 19.27 $/year | vs | 22.89 $/year | More than 15% lower annual home energy cost | |||
| Better overclocked clock speed (Water) | 2.2 GHz | vs | 1.9 GHz | More than 15% better overclocked clock speed (Water) | |||
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Benchmarks Real world tests of Xeon E5-2420 vs E5-2407
GeekBench 3 (Multi-core) Data courtesy Primate Labs
GeekBench 3 (Single core) Data courtesy Primate Labs
GeekBench 3 (AES single core) Data courtesy Primate Labs
GeekBench (32-bit) Data courtesy Primate Labs
GeekBench
PassMark Data courtesy Passmark
PassMark (Single Core)
Specifications Full list of technical specs
summary | Xeon E5-2420 | vs | E5-2407 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Clock speed | 1.9 GHz | 2.2 GHz | |
| Cores | Hexa core | Quad core | |
features | |||
| Has a NX bit | Yes | Yes | |
| Supports trusted computing | Yes | Yes | |
| Has virtualization support | Yes | Yes | |
| Instruction set extensions | |||
| SSE2 | |||
| MMX | |||
| AVX | |||
| SSE3 | |||
| SSE | |||
| SSE4.1 | |||
| SSE4.2 | |||
| Supplemental SSE3 | |||
| AES | |||
| Supports dynamic frequency scaling | Yes | Yes | |
power consumption | |||
| TDP | 95W | 80W | |
| Annual home energy cost | 22.89 $/year | 19.27 $/year | |
| Annual commercial energy cost | 83.22 $/year | 70.08 $/year | |
| Performance per watt | 5.48 pt/W | 7.32 pt/W | |
| Typical power consumption | 77.19W | 65W | |
memory controller | |||
| Memory controller | Built-in | Built-in | |
| Memory type | |||
| DDR3-1333 | |||
| DDR3-1066 | |||
| DDR3-800 | |||
| DDR3 | |||
| Channels | Triple Channel | Triple Channel | |
| Supports ECC | Yes | Yes | |
| Maximum bandwidth | 31,999.98 MB/s | 25,599.99 MB/s | |
| Maximum memory size | 393,216 MB | 393,216 MB | |
details | Xeon E5-2420 | vs | E5-2407 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Architecture | x86-64 | x86-64 | |
| Threads | 12 | 4 | |
| L2 cache | 2 MB | 1 MB | |
| L2 cache per core | 0.33 MB/core | 0.25 MB/core | |
| L3 cache | 15 MB | 10 MB | |
| L3 cache per core | 2.5 MB/core | 2.5 MB/core | |
| Manufacture process | 32 nm | 32 nm | |
| Max CPUs | 2 | 2 | |
| Voltage range | 0.6 - 1.35V | 0.6 - 1.35V | |
overclocking | |||
| Overclock popularity | 0 | 0 | |
| Overclocked clock speed | 2.36 GHz | 2.35 GHz | |
| Overclocked clock speed (Water) | 1.9 GHz | 2.2 GHz | |
| Overclocked clock speed (Air) | 2.36 GHz | 2.35 GHz | |
integrated graphics | |||
| GPU | None | None | |
| Label | N/A | N/A | |
| Latest DirectX | N/A | N/A | |
| Number of displays supported | N/A | N/A | |
| GPU clock speed | N/A | N/A | |
| Turbo clock speed | N/A | N/A | |
| 3DMark06 | N/A | N/A | |
bus | |||
| Architecture | QPI | QPI | |
| Number of links | 1 | 1 | |
| Data rate | 28,800 MB/s | 25,600 MB/s | |
| Transfer rate | 7,200 MT/s | 6,400 MT/s | |
| Clock speed | 3,600 MHz | 3,200 MHz | |
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