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| Intel Xeon E5-2420 vs E5-2407 |
Released May, 2012
Intel Xeon E5-2420
- 1.9 GHz
- Hexa core
- Unlocked
Reasons to buy the Intel Xeon E5-2420
![]() | Much more l3 cache 15 MB | ![]() | Much more l2 cache 2 MB |
![]() | Much better PassMark score 8,570 | ![]() | More cores 6 |
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Released May, 2012
Intel Xeon E5-2407
- 2.2 GHz
- Quad core
Reasons to buy the E5-2407
![]() | Much higher clock speed 2.2 GHz | ![]() | Lower typical power consumption 65W |
![]() | Significantly better overclocked clock speed (Water) 2.2 GHz | ![]() | Lower annual commercial energy cost 70.08 $/year |
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Differences What are the advantages of each
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Much more l3 cache | 15 MB | vs | 10 MB | 50% more l3 cache; more data can be stored in the l3 cache for quick access later | |||
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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 | |||
Much 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 | |||
More threads | 12 | vs | 4 | Three times as many threads | |||
More l2 cache per core | 0.33 MB/core | vs | 0.25 MB/core | Around 35% more l2 cache per core | |||
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Much higher clock speed | 2.2 GHz | vs | 1.9 GHz | More than 15% higher clock speed | |||
Lower typical power consumption | 65W | vs | 77.19W | More than 15% lower typical power consumption | |||
Significantly better overclocked clock speed (Water) | 2.2 GHz | vs | 1.9 GHz | More than 15% better overclocked clock speed (Water) | |||
Lower annual commercial energy cost | 70.08 $/year | vs | 83.22 $/year | More than 15% lower annual commercial energy cost | |||
Lower annual home energy cost | 19.27 $/year | vs | 22.89 $/year | More than 15% lower annual home energy cost |
Benchmarks Real world tests of Xeon E5-2420 vs E5-2407
GeekBench 3 (Multi-core) Data courtesy Primate Labs
Xeon E5-2420
10,344
Xeon E5-2407
6,112
GeekBench 3 (Single core) Data courtesy Primate Labs
Xeon E5-2420
1,754
Xeon E5-2407
1,652
GeekBench 3 (AES single core) Data courtesy Primate Labs
Xeon E5-2420
985,150 MB/s
Xeon E5-2407
1,385,000 MB/s
GeekBench (32-bit) Data courtesy Primate Labs
Xeon E5-2420
9,662
Xeon E5-2407
5,868
GeekBench
Xeon E5-2420
9,662
Xeon E5-2407
5,868
PassMark Data courtesy Passmark
Xeon E5-2420
8,570
Xeon E5-2407
3,795
PassMark (Single Core)
Xeon E5-2420
1,355
Xeon E5-2407
1,139
Specifications Full list of technical specs
summary | Xeon E5-2420 | vs | E5-2407 |
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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 | 5.47 pt/W | 7.31 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 |
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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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