Xeon L5335 vs L5420

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Aggregate performance score

Xeon L5420
2008
50 Watt
1.37
+23.4%
Xeon L5335
2007
4 cores / 4 threads, 50 Watt
1.11

Xeon L5420 outperforms Xeon L5335 by a significant 23% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

Comparing Xeon L5420 and Xeon L5335 processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking22402400
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluationno data0.07
Market segmentServerServer
Power efficiency2.542.06
Architecture codenameno dataClovertown (2006−2007)
Release date1 January 2008 (16 years ago)13 August 2007 (17 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)no data$380

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance per price, higher is better.

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Detailed specifications

Xeon L5420 and Xeon L5335 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 data4 (Quad-Core)
Threadsno data4
Base clock speed2.5 GHz2 GHz
Boost clock speedno data2 GHz
L1 cacheno data64 KB (per core)
L2 cacheno data4 MB (per die)
L3 cache12 MB L2 Cache8 MB L2 Cache
Chip lithography45 nm65 nm
Die sizeno data2x 143 mm2
Maximum core temperature57 °Cno data
Maximum case temperature (TCase)no data60 °C
Number of transistorsno data582 million
64 bit support++
Windows 11 compatibility--
VID voltage range0.85V-1.35V1.1V-1.25V

Compatibility

Information on Xeon L5420 and Xeon L5335 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 data2
SocketLGA771PLGA771
Power consumption (TDP)50 Watt50 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Xeon L5420 and Xeon L5335. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)+-
Turbo Boost Technology--
Hyper-Threading Technology--
Idle States++
Thermal Monitoring++
Demand Based Switching+-
FSB parity+-

Security technologies

Xeon L5420 and Xeon L5335 technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.

TXT-+
EDB++

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Xeon L5420 and Xeon L5335 are enumerated here.

VT-x++
EPT--

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Xeon L5420 and Xeon L5335. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory typesno dataDDR2, DDR3 Depends on motherboard

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics cardno dataN/A

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 1.37
+23.4%
Xeon L5335 1.11

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
+23.4%
Xeon L5335 1737

Gaming performance

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 1.37 1.11
Recency 1 January 2008 13 August 2007
Chip lithography 45 nm 65 nm

Xeon L5420 has a 23.4% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 4 months, and a 44.4% more advanced lithography process.

The Xeon L5420 is our recommended choice as it beats the Xeon L5335 in performance tests.


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