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Intel Xeon L5420
CPUBoss recommends the Intel Xeon L5420 based on its cost to run.
See full details Intel Xeon L5420 vs AMD Opteron 2423 HE |
Released March, 2008
Intel Xeon L5420
- 2.5 GHz
- Quad core
5.1 Out of 10
Reasons to buy the Intel Xeon L5420
 | Much more l2 cache 12 MB | | Much higher clock speed 2.5 GHz |
| | Much more l2 cache per core 3 MB/core | | Much better overclocked clock speed (Air) 3.67 GHz |
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Released July, 2009
AMD Opteron 2423 HE
- 2 GHz
- Hexa core
4.5 Out of 10
Reasons to buy the AMD Opteron 2423 HE
| | More cores 6 | | More threads 6 |
| | Newer Jul, 2009 |
CPUBoss Review Our evaluation of L5420 vs 2423 HE 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 | |
| 5.1 | CPUBoss Score |
Combination of all six facets | |
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Differences What are the advantages of each
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| Much more l2 cache | 12 MB | vs | 3 MB | 4x more l2 cache; more data can be stored in the l2 cache for quick access later | |||
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| Much higher clock speed | 2.5 GHz | vs | 2 GHz | 25% higher clock speed | |||
| Much more l2 cache per core | 3 MB/core | vs | 0.5 MB/core | 6x more l2 cache per core | |||
| Much better overclocked clock speed (Air) | 3.67 GHz | vs | 2 GHz | Around 85% better overclocked clock speed (Air) | |||
| Much better overclocked clock speed (Water) | 3.85 GHz | vs | 2 GHz | Around 95% better overclocked clock speed (Water) | |||
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| More cores | 6 | vs | 4 | 2 more cores; run more applications at once | |||
| More threads | 6 | vs | 4 | 2 more threads | |||
| Newer | Jul, 2009 | vs | Mar, 2008 | Release date over 1 years later | |||
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Benchmarks Real world tests of Xeon L5420 vs Opteron 2423 HE
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
Specifications Full list of technical specs
summary | Xeon L5420 | vs | Opteron 2423 HE |
|---|---|---|---|
| Clock speed | 2.5 GHz | 2 GHz | |
| Cores | Quad core | Hexa 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 | 55W | |
| Annual home energy cost | 12.04 $/year | 13.25 $/year | |
| Annual commercial energy cost | 43.8 $/year | 48.18 $/year | |
| Performance per watt | 2.75 pt/W | 2.28 pt/W | |
| Typical power consumption | 40.63W | 44.69W | |
details | Xeon L5420 | vs | Opteron 2423 HE |
|---|---|---|---|
| Threads | 4 | 6 | |
| L2 cache | 12 MB | 3 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 | 10 | |
| Voltage range | 0.85 - 1.35V | 1 - UnknownV | |
| Operating temperature | Unknown - 57°C | 0 - 55°C | |
overclocking | |||
| Overclocked clock speed | 3.67 GHz | 2 GHz | |
| Overclocked clock speed (Water) | 3.85 GHz | 2 GHz | |
| Overclocked clock speed (Air) | 3.67 GHz | 2 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 | FSB | HyperTransport 3.0 | |
| Clock speed | 1,333 MHz | 2,200 MHz | |
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