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Intel Xeon E7420

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Front view of Intel Xeon E7420

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Supports more CPUs in SMP configuration 32 vs 2 30 supports more CPUs in SMP configuration
Newer Sep, 2008 vs Nov, 2007 Release date 10 months later
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Much more l2 cache 12 MB vs 8 MB 50% more l2 cache; more data can be stored in the l2 cache for quick access later
Much higher clock speed 2.5 GHz vs 2.13 GHz More than 15% higher clock speed
Much more l2 cache per core 3 MB/core vs 2 MB/core 50% more l2 cache per core
Much better overclocked clock speed (Air) 3.19 GHz vs 2.13 GHz Around 50% better overclocked clock speed (Air)
Much better overclocked clock speed (Water) 3.94 GHz vs 2.13 GHz Around 85% better overclocked clock speed (Water)
Lower typical power consumption 65W vs 73.13W More than 10% lower typical power consumption
Lower annual commercial energy cost 70.08 $/year vs 78.84 $/year More than 10% lower annual commercial energy cost
Lower annual home energy cost 19.27 $/year vs 21.68 $/year More than 10% lower annual home energy cost

Features Key features of the Xeon E7420  vs E5420 

clock speed

Xeon E7420
2.13 GHz
Xeon E5420
2.5 GHz

L2 cache

Xeon E7420
8 MB
Xeon E5420
12 MB

overclocked clock speed (air)

Xeon E7420
2.13 GHz
Xeon E5420
3.19 GHz

overclocked clock speed (water)

Xeon E7420
2.13 GHz
Xeon E5420
3.94 GHz

TDP

Xeon E7420
90W
Xeon E5420
80W

Specifications Full list of technical specs

summary

 Xeon E7420  vs
E5420 
Clock speed 2.13 GHz 2.5 GHz
Cores Quad core Quad core
Socket type
604
LGA 771

features
Has a NX bit Yes Yes
Supports trusted computing No No
Has virtualization support Yes Yes
Instruction set extensions
SSE2
MMX
SSE4
SSE3
SSE
SSE4.1
Supports dynamic frequency scaling Yes Yes

power consumption
TDP 90W 80W
Annual home energy cost 21.68 $/year 19.27 $/year
Annual commercial energy cost 78.84 $/year 70.08 $/year
Typical power consumption 73.13W 65W

bus
Architecture FSB FSB
Number of links 1 1
Clock speed 1,066 MHz 1,333 MHz

details

 Xeon E7420  vs
E5420 
Architecture x86-64 x86-64
Threads 4 4
L2 cache 8 MB 12 MB
L2 cache per core 2 MB/core 3 MB/core
Manufacture process 45 nm 45 nm
Transistor count 1,900,000,000 820,000,000
Max CPUs 32 2
Clock multiplier 8 7
Voltage range 0.9 - 1.45V 0.85 - 1.35V
Operating temperature Unknown - 68°C Unknown - 67°C

overclocking
Overclocked clock speed 2.13 GHz 3.19 GHz
Overclocked clock speed (Water) 2.13 GHz 3.94 GHz
Overclocked clock speed (Air) 2.13 GHz 3.19 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
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