Xeon E5-2689A v4 vs E5-2420

Primary details

Comparing Xeon E5-2420 and Xeon E5-2689A v4 processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking	1605	not rated
Place by popularity	not in top-100	not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation	0.95	no data
Market segment	Server	Server
Series	no data	Intel Xeon E5
Power efficiency	3.16	no data
Architecture codename	Sandy Bridge-EN (2012)	Broadwell (2015−2019)
Release date	14 May 2012 (12 years ago)	20 June 2016 (8 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)	$390	no data

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance per price, higher is better.

Detailed specifications

Xeon E5-2420 and Xeon E5-2689A v4 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 cores	6 (Hexa-Core)	8 (Octa-Core)
Threads	12	16
Base clock speed	1.9 GHz	no data
Boost clock speed	2.4 GHz	3.4 GHz
Bus type	no data	QPI
Bus rate	7.2 GT/s	2 × 9.6 GT/s
Multiplier	no data	34
L1 cache	64 KB (per core)	no data
L2 cache	256 KB (per core)	2 MB
L3 cache	15360 KB (shared)	20 MB
Chip lithography	32 nm	14 nm
Die size	294 mm2	246.24 mm2
Number of transistors	1,270 million	3200 Million
64 bit support	+	+
Windows 11 compatibility	-	-

Compatibility

Information on Xeon E5-2420 and Xeon E5-2689A v4 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 configuration	2	2 (Multiprocessor)
Socket	FCLGA1356	no data
Power consumption (TDP)	95 Watt	145 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Xeon E5-2420 and Xeon E5-2689A v4. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensions	Intel® AVX	no data
AES-NI	+	+
AVX	+	+
vPro	no data	+
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)	+	+
Turbo Boost Technology	1.0	no data
Hyper-Threading Technology	+	no data
TSX	-	+
Idle States	+	no data
Thermal Monitoring	+	-
Flex Memory Access	-	no data
Demand Based Switching	+	no data

Security technologies

Xeon E5-2420 and Xeon E5-2689A v4 technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.

TXT	+	+
EDB	+	no data

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Xeon E5-2420 and Xeon E5-2689A v4 are enumerated here.

VT-d	+	no data
VT-x	+	no data
EPT	+	no data

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Xeon E5-2420 and Xeon E5-2689A v4. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory types	DDR3	no data
Maximum memory size	384 GB	1,536 GB
Max memory channels	3	no data
Maximum memory bandwidth	32 GB/s	no data
ECC memory support	+	-

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Xeon E5-2420 and Xeon E5-2689A v4.

PCIe version	3.0	3.0
PCI Express lanes	24	40

Pros & cons summary

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Recency	14 May 2012	20 June 2016
Physical cores	6	8
Threads	12	16
Chip lithography	32 nm	14 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	95 Watt	145 Watt

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