Intel Xeon L5420 vs AMD Opteron 2376 |
Released March, 2008
Intel Xeon L5420
- 2.5 GHz
- Quad core
Reasons to buy the Intel Xeon L5420
 | Much more l2 cache 12 MB | | Much more l2 cache per core 3 MB/core |
| | Significantly higher clock speed 2.5 GHz | | Much better overclocked clock speed (Air) 3.67 GHz |
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Released November, 2008
AMD Opteron 2376
- 2.3 GHz
- Quad core
Reasons to buy the AMD Opteron 2376
| | Newer Nov, 2008 |
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Differences What are the advantages of each
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| Much more l2 cache | 12 MB | vs | 2 MB | 6x more l2 cache; more data can be stored in the l2 cache for quick access later | |||
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| Much more l2 cache per core | 3 MB/core | vs | 0.5 MB/core | 6x more l2 cache per core | |||
| Significantly higher clock speed | 2.5 GHz | vs | 2.3 GHz | Around 10% higher clock speed | |||
| Much better overclocked clock speed (Air) | 3.67 GHz | vs | 2.3 GHz | Around 60% better overclocked clock speed (Air) | |||
| Lower typical power consumption | 40.63W | vs | 60.94W | Around 35% lower typical power consumption | |||
| Much better overclocked clock speed (Water) | 3.85 GHz | vs | 2.3 GHz | Around 70% better overclocked clock speed (Water) | |||
| Lower annual commercial energy cost | 43.8 $/year | vs | 65.7 $/year | Around 35% lower annual commercial energy cost | |||
| Lower annual home energy cost | 12.04 $/year | vs | 18.07 $/year | Around 35% lower annual home energy cost | |||
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| Newer | Nov, 2008 | vs | Mar, 2008 | Release date 7 months later | |||
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Benchmarks Real world tests of Xeon L5420 vs Opteron 2376
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Specifications Full list of technical specs
summary | Xeon L5420 | vs | Opteron 2376 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Clock speed | 2.5 GHz | 2.3 GHz | |
| Cores | Quad core | Quad core | |
| Socket type | |||
| LGA 771 | |||
| F | |||
features | |||
| Has a NX bit | Yes | Yes | |
| Has virtualization support | Yes | Yes | |
| Instruction set extensions | |||
| SSE4a | |||
| SSE2 | |||
| MMX | |||
| SSE3 | |||
| SSE | |||
| SSE4.1 | |||
| 3DNow! | |||
| Supports dynamic frequency scaling | Yes | Yes | |
power consumption | |||
| TDP | 50W | 75W | |
| Annual home energy cost | 12.04 $/year | 18.07 $/year | |
| Annual commercial energy cost | 43.8 $/year | 65.7 $/year | |
| Performance per watt | 2.75 pt/W | 1.24 pt/W | |
| Typical power consumption | 40.63W | 60.94W | |
details | Xeon L5420 | vs | Opteron 2376 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Threads | 4 | 4 | |
| L2 cache | 12 MB | 2 MB | |
| L2 cache per core | 3 MB/core | 0.5 MB/core | |
| Manufacture process | 45 nm | 45 nm | |
| Max CPUs | 2 | 2 | |
| Clock multiplier | 7 | 11 | |
| Voltage range | 0.85 - 1.35V | 1.3 - UnknownV | |
| Operating temperature | Unknown - 57°C | 0 - 55°C | |
overclocking | |||
| Overclocked clock speed | 3.67 GHz | 2.3 GHz | |
| Overclocked clock speed (Water) | 3.85 GHz | 2.3 GHz | |
| Overclocked clock speed (Air) | 3.67 GHz | 2.3 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 | |||
| Clock speed | 1,333 MHz | 2,000 MHz | |
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