Xeon E5502 vs E5620

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Aggregate performance score

Xeon E5620
2010
4 cores / 8 threads, 80 Watt
2.26
+326%
Xeon E5502
2009
2 cores / 2 threads, 80 Watt
0.53

Xeon E5620 outperforms Xeon E5502 by a whopping 326% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

Comparing Xeon E5620 and Xeon E5502 processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking18272872
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation0.08no data
Market segmentServerServer
Power efficiency2.670.63
Architecture codenameWestmere-EP (2010−2011)Gainestown (2009−2010)
Release date16 March 2010 (14 years ago)30 March 2009 (15 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)$35$95

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance per price, higher is better.

Xeon E5620 and Xeon E5502 have a nearly equal value for money.

Detailed specifications

Xeon E5620 and Xeon E5502 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)2 (Dual-core)
Threads82
Base clock speed2.4 GHz1.86 GHz
Boost clock speed2.66 GHz1.87 GHz
L1 cache64 KB (per core)64 KB (per core)
L2 cache256 KB (per core)256 KB (per core)
L3 cache12 MB (shared)4 MB (shared)
Chip lithography32 nm45 nm
Die size239 mm2263 mm2
Maximum core temperature78 °C76 °C
Number of transistors1,170 million731 million
64 bit support++
Windows 11 compatibility--

Compatibility

Information on Xeon E5620 and Xeon E5502 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 configuration22
SocketFCLGA1366,LGA1366FCLGA1366,PLGA1366
Power consumption (TDP)80 Watt80 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Xeon E5620 and Xeon E5502. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensionsIntel® SSE4.2no data
AES-NI+-
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)++
Turbo Boost Technology1.0-
Hyper-Threading Technology+-
Idle States++
Demand Based Switching++
PAE40 Bit40 Bit

Security technologies

Xeon E5620 and Xeon E5502 technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.

TXT++
EDB++

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Xeon E5620 and Xeon E5502 are enumerated here.

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

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Xeon E5620 and Xeon E5502. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory typesDDR3DDR3
Maximum memory size288 GB144 GB
Max memory channels33
Maximum memory bandwidth25.6 GB/s19.2 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 E5620 and Xeon E5502.

PCIe version2.02.0

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 E5620 2.26
+326%
Xeon E5502 0.53

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 E5620 3592
+329%
Xeon E5502 837

Gaming performance

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 2.26 0.53
Recency 16 March 2010 30 March 2009
Physical cores 4 2
Threads 8 2
Chip lithography 32 nm 45 nm

Xeon E5620 has a 326.4% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 11 months, 100% more physical cores and 300% more threads, and a 40.6% more advanced lithography process.

The Xeon E5620 is our recommended choice as it beats the Xeon E5502 in performance tests.


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