A12-9720P vs Xeon L5520

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Aggregate performance score

Xeon L5520
2009
4 cores / 8 threads, 60 Watt
1.43
A12-9720P
2016
4 cores / 4 threads, 15 Watt
1.67
+16.8%

A12-9720P outperforms Xeon L5520 by a moderate 17% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

Comparing Xeon L5520 and A12-9720P processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking21852057
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation0.58no data
Market segmentServerLaptop
Seriesno dataAMD Bristol Ridge
Power efficiency2.2610.54
Architecture codenameGainestown (2009−2010)Bristol Ridge (2016−2019)
Release date30 March 2009 (15 years ago)1 June 2016 (8 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)$100no data

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance per price, higher is better.

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Detailed specifications

Xeon L5520 and A12-9720P 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)4 (Quad-Core)
Threads84
Base clock speed2.26 GHz2.7 GHz
Boost clock speed2.48 GHz3.6 GHz
L1 cache64 KB (per core)no data
L2 cache256 KB (per core)2 MB
L3 cache8 MB (shared)no data
Chip lithography45 nm28 nm
Die size263 mm2250 mm2
Maximum core temperature70 °C90 °C
Number of transistors731 million3100 Million
64 bit support++
Windows 11 compatibility--

Compatibility

Information on Xeon L5520 and A12-9720P 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
SocketFCLGA1366FP4
Power consumption (TDP)60 Watt15 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Xeon L5520 and A12-9720P. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensionsno dataMMX, SSE, SSE2, SSE3, SSSE3, SSE4A, SSE4.1, SSE4.2, AVX, AVX2, BMI2, ABM, TBM, FMA4, XOP, SMEP, CPB, AES-NI, RDRAND
AES-NI-+
FMA-+
AVX-+
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)+no data
Turbo Boost Technology1.0no data
Hyper-Threading Technology+no data
Idle States+no data
Demand Based Switching+no data
PAE40 Bitno data

Security technologies

Xeon L5520 and A12-9720P 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 L5520 and A12-9720P are enumerated here.

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

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Xeon L5520 and A12-9720P. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory typesDDR3DDR4
Maximum memory size144 GBno data
Max memory channels3no data
Maximum memory bandwidth25.6 GB/sno data
ECC memory support+-

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics cardN/AAMD Radeon R7 (Bristol Ridge)

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Xeon L5520 and A12-9720P.

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 L5520 1.43
A12-9720P 1.67
+16.8%

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 L5520 2274
A12-9720P 2656
+16.8%

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 L5520 424
A12-9720P 533
+25.7%

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 L5520 1882
+56.7%
A12-9720P 1201

Gaming performance

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 1.43 1.67
Recency 30 March 2009 1 June 2016
Threads 8 4
Chip lithography 45 nm 28 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 60 Watt 15 Watt

Xeon L5520 has 100% more threads.

A12-9720P, on the other hand, has a 16.8% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 7 years, a 60.7% more advanced lithography process, and 300% lower power consumption.

The A12-9720P is our recommended choice as it beats the Xeon L5520 in performance tests.

Be aware that Xeon L5520 is a server/workstation processor while A12-9720P is a notebook one.


Should you still have questions on choice between Xeon L5520 and A12-9720P, ask them in Comments section, and we shall answer.

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