Athlon 64 3000+ vs Xeon E5420
Primary details
Comparing Xeon E5420 and Athlon 64 3000+ processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.
| Place in the ranking | 2283 | not rated |
| Place by popularity | not in top-100 | not in top-100 |
| Market segment | Server | Desktop processor |
| Power efficiency | 1.50 | no data |
| Architecture codename | no data | Clawhammer (2001−2005) |
| Release date | 1 October 2007 (17 years ago) | January 2001 (23 years ago) |
| Launch price (MSRP) | no data | $65 |
Detailed specifications
Xeon E5420 and Athlon 64 3000+ 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 | no data | 1 (Single-Core) |
| Threads | no data | 1 |
| Base clock speed | 2.5 GHz | no data |
| Boost clock speed | no data | 2 GHz |
| L1 cache | no data | 128 KB |
| L2 cache | no data | 512K |
| L3 cache | 12 MB L2 Cache | 0 KB |
| Chip lithography | 45 nm | 130 nm |
| Die size | no data | 193 mm2 |
| Maximum core temperature | 67 °C | no data |
| Number of transistors | no data | 154 million |
| 64 bit support | + | + |
| Windows 11 compatibility | - | - |
| VID voltage range | 0.85V-1.35V | no data |
Compatibility
Information on Xeon E5420 and Athlon 64 3000+ 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 | no data | 1 |
| Socket | LGA771 | 754 |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 80 Watt | 89 Watt |
Technologies and extensions
Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Xeon E5420 and Athlon 64 3000+. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.
| Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST) | + | no data |
| Turbo Boost Technology | - | no data |
| Hyper-Threading Technology | - | no data |
| Idle States | + | no data |
| Thermal Monitoring | + | - |
| Demand Based Switching | + | no data |
| FSB parity | + | no data |
Security technologies
Xeon E5420 and Athlon 64 3000+ technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.
| TXT | - | no data |
| EDB | + | no data |
Virtualization technologies
Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Xeon E5420 and Athlon 64 3000+ are enumerated here.
| VT-x | + | no data |
| EPT | - | 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.
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.
Pros & cons summary
| Chip lithography | 45 nm | 130 nm |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 80 Watt | 89 Watt |
Xeon E5420 has a 188.9% more advanced lithography process, and 11.3% lower power consumption.
We couldn't decide between Xeon E5420 and Athlon 64 3000+. We've got no test results to judge.
Be aware that Xeon E5420 is a server/workstation processor while Athlon 64 3000+ is a desktop one.
Should you still have questions on choice between Xeon E5420 and Athlon 64 3000+, ask them in Comments section, and we shall answer.
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