Xeon E5-2420 vs E5-1410 v2

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Aggregate performance score

Xeon E5-1410 v2
2014
4 cores / 8 threads, 80 Watt
3.60
+13.6%
Xeon E5-2420
2012
6 cores / 12 threads, 95 Watt
3.17

Xeon E5-1410 v2 outperforms Xeon E5-2420 by a moderate 14% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

Comparing Xeon E5-1410 v2 and Xeon E5-2420 processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking15141621
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluationno data1.03
Market segmentServerServer
Power efficiency4.263.16
Architecture codenameIvy Bridge-EN (2013−2014)Sandy Bridge-EN (2012)
Release date9 January 2014 (10 years ago)14 May 2012 (12 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)no data$390

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance per price, higher is better.

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Detailed specifications

Xeon E5-1410 v2 and Xeon E5-2420 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 cores4 (Quad-Core)6 (Hexa-Core)
Threads812
Base clock speed2.8 GHz1.9 GHz
Boost clock speed3.2 GHz2.4 GHz
Bus rate0 GT/s7.2 GT/s
L1 cache64K (per core)64 KB (per core)
L2 cache256K (per core)256 KB (per core)
L3 cache10 MB (shared)15360 KB (shared)
Chip lithography22 nm32 nm
Die size257 mm2294 mm2
Maximum case temperature (TCase)80 °Cno data
Number of transistors1,860 million1,270 million
64 bit support++
Windows 11 compatibility--
VID voltage range0.65-1.3Vno data

Compatibility

Information on Xeon E5-1410 v2 and Xeon E5-2420 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
Socket1356FCLGA1356
Power consumption (TDP)80 Watt95 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Xeon E5-1410 v2 and Xeon E5-2420. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensionsIntel® AVXIntel® AVX
AES-NI++
AVX++
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)++
Turbo Boost Technology+1.0
Hyper-Threading Technology++
Idle States++
Thermal Monitoring++
Flex Memory Access--
Demand Based Switchingno data+
PAE46 Bitno data

Security technologies

Xeon E5-1410 v2 and Xeon E5-2420 technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.

TXT++
EDB++
Secure Key+no data
OS Guard+no data

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Xeon E5-1410 v2 and Xeon E5-2420 are enumerated here.

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

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Xeon E5-1410 v2 and Xeon E5-2420. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory typesDDR3-800, DDR3-1066, DDR3-1333DDR3
Maximum memory size384 GB384 GB
Max memory channels33
Maximum memory bandwidth38.4 GB/s32 GB/s
ECC memory support++

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Xeon E5-1410 v2 and Xeon E5-2420.

PCIe version3.03.0
PCI Express lanes2424

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 E5-1410 v2 3.60
+13.6%
Xeon E5-2420 3.17

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 E5-1410 v2 5715
+13.6%
Xeon E5-2420 5031

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.

Xeon E5-1410 v2 659
+75.7%
Xeon E5-2420 375

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.

Xeon E5-1410 v2 2486
+36.5%
Xeon E5-2420 1821

Gaming performance

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 3.60 3.17
Recency 9 January 2014 14 May 2012
Physical cores 4 6
Threads 8 12
Chip lithography 22 nm 32 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 80 Watt 95 Watt

Xeon E5-1410 v2 has a 13.6% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 1 year, a 45.5% more advanced lithography process, and 18.8% lower power consumption.

Xeon E5-2420, on the other hand, has 50% more physical cores and 50% more threads.

The Xeon E5-1410 v2 is our recommended choice as it beats the Xeon E5-2420 in performance tests.


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