A6-3500 vs Xeon L5420

Aggregate performance score

Xeon L5420
2008
50 Watt
1.35
+51.7%
A6-3500
2011
3 cores / 3 threads, 65 Watt
0.89

Xeon L5420 outperforms A6-3500 by an impressive 52% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

Comparing Xeon L5420 and A6-3500 processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking22552553
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Market segmentServerDesktop processor
Power efficiency2.561.30
Architecture codenameno dataLlano (2011−2012)
Release date1 January 2008 (16 years ago)17 August 2011 (13 years ago)

Detailed specifications

Xeon L5420 and A6-3500 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 coresno data3 (Tri-Core)
Threadsno data3
Base clock speed2.5 GHz2.1 GHz
Boost clock speedno data2.4 GHz
L1 cacheno data128 KB (per core)
L2 cacheno data1 MB (per core)
L3 cache12 MB L2 Cache0 KB
Chip lithography45 nm32 nm
Die sizeno data228 mm2
Maximum core temperature57 °Cno data
Number of transistorsno data1,178 million
64 bit support++
Windows 11 compatibility--
VID voltage range0.85V-1.35Vno data

Compatibility

Information on Xeon L5420 and A6-3500 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 configurationno data1
SocketLGA771FM1
Power consumption (TDP)50 Watt65 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Xeon L5420 and A6-3500. 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 L5420 and A6-3500 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 L5420 and A6-3500 are enumerated here.

AMD-V-+
VT-x+no data
EPT-no data

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Xeon L5420 and A6-3500. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory typesno dataDDR3

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics cardno dataRadeon HD 6530D

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 L5420 1.35
+51.7%
A6-3500 0.89

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 L5420 2143
+50.9%
A6-3500 1420

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 L5420 332
+26.7%
A6-3500 262

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 L5420 917
+46%
A6-3500 628

Gaming performance

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 1.35 0.89
Recency 1 January 2008 17 August 2011
Chip lithography 45 nm 32 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 50 Watt 65 Watt

Xeon L5420 has a 51.7% higher aggregate performance score, and 30% lower power consumption.

A6-3500, on the other hand, has an age advantage of 3 years, and a 40.6% more advanced lithography process.

The Xeon L5420 is our recommended choice as it beats the A6-3500 in performance tests.

Be aware that Xeon L5420 is a server/workstation processor while A6-3500 is a desktop one.


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