Xeon L5530 vs E3-1220L v2

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Aggregate performance score

Xeon E3-1220L v2
2012
2 cores / 4 threads, 17 Watt
1.47

Xeon L5530 outperforms Xeon E3-1220L v2 by a moderate 12% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

Comparing Xeon E3-1220L v2 and Xeon L5530 processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking21882090
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Market segmentServerServer
Power efficiency7.882.51
Architecture codenameIvy Bridge (2012−2013)Gainestown (2009−2010)
Release date14 May 2012 (12 years ago)9 August 2009 (15 years ago)

Detailed specifications

Xeon E3-1220L v2 and Xeon L5530 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)4 (Quad-Core)
Threads48
Base clock speed2.3 GHz2.4 GHz
Boost clock speed3.5 GHz2.66 GHz
Bus rate5 GT/sno data
L1 cache64 KB (per core)64 KB (per core)
L2 cache256 KB (per core)256 KB (per core)
L3 cache8 MB (shared)8 MB (shared)
Chip lithography22 nm45 nm
Die sizeno data263 mm2
Maximum core temperatureno data70 °C
Number of transistorsno data731 million
64 bit support++
Windows 11 compatibility--

Compatibility

Information on Xeon E3-1220L v2 and Xeon L5530 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 configuration12
SocketFCLGA1155FCLGA1366
Power consumption (TDP)17 Watt60 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Xeon E3-1220L v2 and Xeon L5530. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensionsIntel® SSE4.1, Intel® SSE4.2, Intel® AVXno data
AES-NI+-
AVX+-
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)++
Turbo Boost Technology2.01.0
Hyper-Threading Technology++
Idle Statesno data+
Thermal Monitoring+-
Flex Memory Access+no data
Demand Based Switching++
PAEno data40 Bit
Fast Memory Access+no data

Security technologies

Xeon E3-1220L v2 and Xeon L5530 technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.

TXT++
EDB++
Identity Protection+-

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Xeon E3-1220L v2 and Xeon L5530 are enumerated here.

VT-d++
VT-x++
EPT++

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Xeon E3-1220L v2 and Xeon L5530. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory typesDDR3DDR3
Maximum memory size32.23 GB144 GB
Max memory channels23
Maximum memory bandwidth25.6 GB/s25.6 GB/s
ECC memory support++

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics cardno dataN/A

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Xeon E3-1220L v2 and Xeon L5530.

PCIe version3.02.0

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.

Xeon E3-1220L v2 1.47
Xeon L5530 1.65
+12.2%

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.

Xeon E3-1220L v2 2248
Xeon L5530 2522
+12.2%

Gaming performance

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 1.47 1.65
Recency 14 May 2012 9 August 2009
Physical cores 2 4
Threads 4 8
Chip lithography 22 nm 45 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 17 Watt 60 Watt

Xeon E3-1220L v2 has an age advantage of 2 years, a 104.5% more advanced lithography process, and 252.9% lower power consumption.

Xeon L5530, on the other hand, has a 12.2% higher aggregate performance score, and 100% more physical cores and 100% more threads.

The Xeon L5530 is our recommended choice as it beats the Xeon E3-1220L v2 in performance tests.


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