Xeon X5482 vs E5620

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Aggregate performance score

Xeon E5620
2010
4 cores / 8 threads, 80 Watt
2.30
+29.9%

Xeon E5620 outperforms Xeon X5482 by a substantial 30% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

Comparing Xeon E5620 and Xeon X5482 processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking18132027
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation0.08no data
Market segmentServerServer
Power efficiency2.671.10
Architecture codenameWestmere-EP (2010−2011)no data
Release date16 March 2010 (14 years ago)1 October 2007 (17 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)$35no data

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance per price, higher is better.

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Detailed specifications

Xeon E5620 and Xeon X5482 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)no data
Threads8no data
Base clock speed2.4 GHz3.2 GHz
Boost clock speed2.66 GHzno data
L1 cache64 KB (per core)no data
L2 cache256 KB (per core)no data
L3 cache12 MB (shared)12 MB L2 Cache
Chip lithography32 nm45 nm
Die size239 mm2no data
Maximum core temperature78 °C63 °C
Number of transistors1,170 millionno data
64 bit support++
Windows 11 compatibility--
VID voltage rangeno data0.85V-1.35V

Compatibility

Information on Xeon E5620 and Xeon X5482 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 configuration2no data
SocketFCLGA1366,LGA1366LGA771
Power consumption (TDP)80 Watt150 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Xeon E5620 and Xeon X5482. 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++
Thermal Monitoring-+
Demand Based Switching++
PAE40 Bitno data
FSB parityno data+

Security technologies

Xeon E5620 and Xeon X5482 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 X5482 are enumerated here.

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

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Xeon E5620 and Xeon X5482. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory typesDDR3no data
Maximum memory size288 GBno data
Max memory channels3no data
Maximum memory bandwidth25.6 GB/sno data
ECC memory support+-

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Xeon E5620 and Xeon X5482.

PCIe version2.0no 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.

Xeon E5620 2.30
+29.9%
Xeon X5482 1.77

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
+30.4%
Xeon X5482 2755

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 E5620 367
Xeon X5482 433
+18%

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 E5620 1468
+9.6%
Xeon X5482 1339

Gaming performance

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 2.30 1.77
Recency 16 March 2010 1 October 2007
Chip lithography 32 nm 45 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 80 Watt 150 Watt

Xeon E5620 has a 29.9% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 2 years, a 40.6% more advanced lithography process, and 87.5% lower power consumption.

The Xeon E5620 is our recommended choice as it beats the Xeon X5482 in performance tests.


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