Xeon L5420 vs A4-5300

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Aggregate performance score

A4-5300
2012
2 cores / 2 threads, 65 Watt
0.86

Xeon L5420 outperforms A4-5300 by an impressive 57% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

Comparing A4-5300 and Xeon L5420 processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking25722255
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Market segmentDesktop processorServer
SeriesAMD A-Series (Desktop)no data
Power efficiency1.252.56
Architecture codenameTrinity (2012−2013)no data
Release date2 October 2012 (12 years ago)1 January 2008 (16 years ago)

Detailed specifications

A4-5300 and Xeon L5420 basic parameters such as number of cores, number of threads, base frequency and turbo boost clock, lithography, cache size and multiplier lock state. These parameters indirectly say of CPU speed, though for more precise assessment you have to consider their test results.

Physical cores2 (Dual-core)no data
Threads2no data
Base clock speed3.4 GHz2.5 GHz
Boost clock speed3.6 GHzno data
L1 cache128K (per core)no data
L2 cache1 MB (per core)no data
L3 cache0 KB12 MB L2 Cache
Chip lithography32 nm45 nm
Die size246 mm2no data
Maximum core temperatureno data57 °C
Maximum case temperature (TCase)70 °Cno data
Number of transistors1,178 millionno data
64 bit support++
Windows 11 compatibility--
VID voltage rangeno data0.85V-1.35V

Compatibility

Information on A4-5300 and Xeon L5420 compatibility with other computer components: motherboard (look for socket type), power supply unit (look for power consumption) etc. Useful when planning a future computer configuration or upgrading an existing one. Note that power consumption of some processors can well exceed their nominal TDP, even without overclocking. Some can even double their declared thermals given that the motherboard allows to tune the CPU power parameters.

Number of CPUs in a configuration1no data
SocketFM2LGA771
Power consumption (TDP)65 Watt50 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by A4-5300 and Xeon L5420. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensionsMMX (+), SSE, SSE2, SSE3, SSSE3, SSE4.1, SSE4.2, SSE4A, AES, AVX, XOP, FMA3, FMA4no data
AES-NI+-
FMA+-
AVX+-
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)no data+
Turbo Boost Technologyno data-
Hyper-Threading Technologyno data-
Idle Statesno data+
Thermal Monitoring-+
Demand Based Switchingno data+
FSB parityno data+

Security technologies

A4-5300 and Xeon L5420 technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.

TXTno data-
EDBno data+

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by A4-5300 and Xeon L5420 are enumerated here.

AMD-V+-
VT-xno data+
EPTno data-

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by A4-5300 and Xeon L5420. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory typesDDR3no data

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics cardAMD Radeon HD 7480D (724 MHz)no data

Synthetic benchmark performance

Various benchmark results of the processors in comparison. Overall score is measured in points in 0-100 range, higher is better.


Combined synthetic benchmark score

This is our combined benchmark performance rating. We are regularly improving our combining algorithms, but if you find some perceived inconsistencies, feel free to speak up in comments section, we usually fix problems quickly.

A4-5300 0.86
Xeon L5420 1.35
+57%

Passmark

Passmark CPU Mark is a widespread benchmark, consisting of 8 different types of workload, including integer and floating point math, extended instructions, compression, encryption and physics calculation. There is also one separate single-threaded scenario measuring single-core performance.

A4-5300 1363
Xeon L5420 2143
+57.2%

GeekBench 5 Single-Core

GeekBench 5 Single-Core is a cross-platform application developed in the form of CPU tests that independently recreate certain real-world tasks with which to accurately measure performance. This version uses only a single CPU core.

A4-5300 371
+11.7%
Xeon L5420 332

GeekBench 5 Multi-Core

GeekBench 5 Multi-Core is a cross-platform application developed in the form of CPU tests that independently recreate certain real-world tasks with which to accurately measure performance. This version uses all available CPU cores.

A4-5300 507
Xeon L5420 917
+80.9%

Gaming performance

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 0.86 1.35
Recency 2 October 2012 1 January 2008
Chip lithography 32 nm 45 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 65 Watt 50 Watt

A4-5300 has an age advantage of 4 years, and a 40.6% more advanced lithography process.

Xeon L5420, on the other hand, has a 57% higher aggregate performance score, and 30% lower power consumption.

The Xeon L5420 is our recommended choice as it beats the A4-5300 in performance tests.

Note that A4-5300 is a desktop processor while Xeon L5420 is a server/workstation one.


Should you still have questions on choice between A4-5300 and Xeon L5420, ask them in Comments section, and we shall answer.

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