Xeon E5420 vs L5430

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Aggregate performance score

Xeon L5430
2008
50 Watt
1.42
+11.8%

Xeon L5430 outperforms Xeon E5420 by a moderate 12% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

Comparing Xeon L5430 and Xeon E5420 processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking22042296
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Market segmentServerServer
Power efficiency2.691.50
Release date1 July 2008 (16 years ago)1 October 2007 (17 years ago)

Detailed specifications

Xeon L5430 and Xeon E5420 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 speed2.66 GHz2.5 GHz
L3 cache12 MB L2 Cache12 MB L2 Cache
Chip lithography45 nm45 nm
Maximum core temperature57 °C67 °C
64 bit support++
Windows 11 compatibility--
VID voltage range0.85V-1.35V0.85V-1.35V

Compatibility

Information on Xeon L5430 and Xeon E5420 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.

SocketLGA771LGA771
Power consumption (TDP)50 Watt80 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Xeon L5430 and Xeon E5420. 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 L5430 and Xeon E5420 technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.

TXT--
EDB++

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Xeon L5430 and Xeon E5420 are enumerated here.

VT-x++
EPT--

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 L5430 1.42
+11.8%
Xeon E5420 1.27

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 L5430 2260
+11.8%
Xeon E5420 2022

Gaming performance

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 1.42 1.27
Recency 1 July 2008 1 October 2007
Power consumption (TDP) 50 Watt 80 Watt

Xeon L5430 has a 11.8% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 9 months, and 60% lower power consumption.

The Xeon L5430 is our recommended choice as it beats the Xeon E5420 in performance tests.


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