Xeon L3360 vs E5472
Aggregate performance score
Xeon L3360 outperforms Xeon E5472 by a small 5% based on our aggregate benchmark results.
Primary details
Comparing Xeon E5472 and Xeon L3360 processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.
| Place in the ranking | 2175 | 2130 |
| Place by popularity | not in top-100 | not in top-100 |
| Market segment | Server | Server |
| Power efficiency | 1.71 | 2.21 |
| Release date | 1 October 2007 (17 years ago) | 1 January 2009 (15 years ago) |
Detailed specifications
Xeon E5472 and Xeon L3360 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.
| Base clock speed | 3 GHz | 2.83 GHz |
| L3 cache | 12 MB L2 Cache | 12 MB L2 Cache |
| Chip lithography | 45 nm | 45 nm |
| Maximum core temperature | 67 °C | 76 °C |
| 64 bit support | + | + |
| Windows 11 compatibility | - | - |
| VID voltage range | 0.85V-1.35V | 0.85V-1.3625V |
Compatibility
Information on Xeon E5472 and Xeon L3360 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.
| Socket | LGA771 | LGA775 |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 80 Watt | 65 Watt |
Technologies and extensions
Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Xeon E5472 and Xeon L3360. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.
| Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST) | + | + |
| Turbo Boost Technology | - | - |
| Hyper-Threading Technology | - | - |
| Idle States | + | no data |
| Thermal Monitoring | + | - |
| Demand Based Switching | + | no data |
| FSB parity | + | no data |
Security technologies
Xeon E5472 and Xeon L3360 technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.
| TXT | - | no data |
| EDB | + | + |
Virtualization technologies
Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Xeon E5472 and Xeon L3360 are enumerated here.
| VT-x | + | + |
| 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.
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.
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
| Performance score | 1.47 | 1.55 |
| Recency | 1 October 2007 | 1 January 2009 |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 80 Watt | 65 Watt |
Xeon L3360 has a 5.4% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 1 year, and 23.1% lower power consumption.
Given the minimal performance differences, no clear winner can be declared between Xeon E5472 and Xeon L3360.
Should you still have questions on choice between Xeon E5472 and Xeon L3360, ask them in Comments section, and we shall answer.
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