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[Quad CPU] Intel Xeon E5-2420 @ 1.90GHz

Benchmarks for the [Quad CPU] Intel Xeon E5-2420 can be found below. Release dates, price and performance comparisons are also listed when available. This is made using thousands of PerformanceTest benchmark results and is updated daily.

  • The first graph shows the relative performance of the CPU compared to the 10 other common (single) CPUs in terms of PassMark CPU Mark.
  • The 2nd graph shows the value for money, in terms of the CPUMark per dollar.
  • The pricing history data shows the price for a single Processor. For multiple Processors, multiply the price shown by the number of CPUs.

[Quad CPU] Intel Xeon E5-2420 @ 1.90GHz

Description:

Class: Server

Socket: LGA1356

Clockspeed: 1.9 GHz

Turbo Speed: 2.4 GHz

Cores: 6# Threads: 12#

Typical TDP: 95 W#

Cache per CPU Package:
L1 Instruction Cache: 6 x 32 KB
L1 Data Cache: 6 x 32 KB
L2 Cache: 6 x 256 KB
L3 Cache: 15 MB

Memory Support: Max. Memory Size: 384 GB (DDR3 800/1066/1333, ECC Supported)

Other names: Intel(R) Xeon(R) CPU E5-2420 0 @ 1.90GHz, Intel Xeon CPU E5-2420 0 @ 1.90GHz

CPU First Seen on Charts: Q2 2012

CPUmark/$Price: 2.15

Overall Rank:
665th fastest in multithreading out of all multi-CPU CPUs

Last Price Change: $1,422.20 USD Total for 4 CPUs (2023-05-24)

Average CPU Mark rating
Multithread Rating
3065
Single Thread Rating
1108

Samples: 1*
*Margin for error: High



PerformanceTest V9
CPU Mark: 6,966
Thread: 1,123
#The number of cores/threads and TDP is per CPU. To determine the total, multiply by the total CPU count.

CPU Test Suite Average Results for [Quad CPU] Intel Xeon E5-2420 @ 1.90GHz

Integer Math10,140 MOps/Sec
Floating Point Math5,290 MOps/Sec
Find Prime Numbers17 Million Primes/Sec
Random String Sorting6,581 Thousand Strings/Sec
Data Encryption790.2 MBytes/Sec
Data Compression46,190 KBytes/Sec
Physics396 Frames/Sec
Extended Instructions2,594 Million Matrices/Sec
Single Thread1,108 MOps/Sec
From submitted results to PerformanceTest V10 as of 9th of November 2025.

CPU Mark Distribution for [Quad CPU] Intel Xeon E5-2420 @ 1.90GHz

Submitted Baseline Distribution Graph as of 4th of November 2025


Not Enough Data from Current Version of PerformanceTest to Create Distribution Graph.

From submitted results since PerformanceTest V10 as of 4th of November 2025.

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Pricing History


CPU Mark Relative to Top 10 Common Server CPUs
As of 10th of November 2025 - Higher results represent better performance
Processor Average CPU Mark
AMD Ryzen Threadripper PRO 3955WX
 40,024
ARM Neoverse-N1 128 Core 3000 MHz
 39,780
ARM Neoverse-N1 80 Core 3000 MHz
 35,253
AMD Ryzen 7 PRO 7745
 34,827
ARM Neoverse-N1 64 Core 0 MHz
 28,040
AMD Ryzen 5 PRO 7645
 27,565
Intel Xeon E5-2680 v4 @ 2.40GHz
 17,312
Intel Xeon E5-2697 v2 @ 2.70GHz
 14,277
Intel Xeon E5-1650 v3 @ 3.50GHz
 10,387
Intel Xeon E5-1650 v2 @ 3.50GHz
 9,292
[Quad CPU] Intel Xeon E5-2420 @ 1.90GHz
 3,065
CPU Value (CPU Mark / $Price )
As of 10th of November 2025 - Higher results represent better value
Processor CPU Mark / $Price
Intel Xeon E5-2680 v4 @ 2.40GHz
 81.68
Intel Xeon E5-2697 v2 @ 2.70GHz
 73.81
AMD Ryzen 5 PRO 7645
 61.71
AMD Ryzen 7 PRO 7745
 57.60
Intel Xeon E5-1650 v2 @ 3.50GHz
 40.41
AMD Ryzen Threadripper PRO 3955WX
 36.39
Intel Xeon E5-1650 v3 @ 3.50GHz
 7.29
[Quad CPU] Intel Xeon E5-2420 @ 1.90GHz
 2.15
ARM Neoverse-N1 80 Core 3000 MHz
 NA
ARM Neoverse-N1 128 Core 3000 MHz
 NA
ARM Neoverse-N1 64 Core 0 MHz
 NA
Single Thread Rating
As of 10th of November 2025 - Higher results represent better performance
Processor Average Thread Rating
AMD Ryzen 7 PRO 7745
 4,117
AMD Ryzen 5 PRO 7645
 3,954
AMD Ryzen Threadripper PRO 3955WX
 2,681
Intel Xeon E5-1650 v3 @ 3.50GHz
 2,125
Intel Xeon E5-1650 v2 @ 3.50GHz
 2,039
Intel Xeon E5-2680 v4 @ 2.40GHz
 1,934
Intel Xeon E5-2697 v2 @ 2.70GHz
 1,786
ARM Neoverse-N1 128 Core 3000 MHz
 1,329
ARM Neoverse-N1 80 Core 3000 MHz
 1,328
[Quad CPU] Intel Xeon E5-2420 @ 1.90GHz
 1,108
ARM Neoverse-N1 64 Core 0 MHz
 1,093
Last 4 Baselines for [Quad CPU] Intel Xeon E5-2420 @ 1.90GHz
Most recent listed first
Baseline CPU Mark
BL5029854 - Jan 12 2023
3065
BL5029852 - Jan 12 2023 [Excluded]
3100
BL1597065 - Jul 17 2022 [Excluded]
2922
BL1357051 - Jan 18 2021 [Excluded]
4869
Additional baselines can be obtained using Windows version of PerformanceTest's Manage Baselines feature.
Popular comparisons for Intel Xeon E5-2420 @ 1.90GHz
As of 10th of November 2025 - Higher results represent better performance
Processor Average CPU Mark
Intel Xeon E5-2420 @ 1.90GHz
 3,065
Intel Xeon E5-2630 @ 2.30GHz vs Intel Xeon E5-2420
 6,082 (+98.5%)
AMD Opteron 3280 vs Intel Xeon E5-2420
 3,783 (+23.4%)
Intel Xeon W5590 @ 3.33GHz vs Intel Xeon E5-2420
 3,342 (+9.0%)
Intel Xeon E5-1650 v3 @ 3.50GHz vs Intel Xeon E5-2420
 10,387 (+238.9%)
AMD Opteron 6348 vs Intel Xeon E5-2420
 7,850 (+156.2%)
AMD Opteron 6174 vs Intel Xeon E5-2420
 3,697 (+20.6%)
AMD Opteron 6164 HE vs Intel Xeon E5-2420
 3,478 (+13.5%)
AMD Opteron 6176 SE vs Intel Xeon E5-2420
 3,564 (+16.3%)
Intel Xeon X3480 @ 3.07GHz vs Intel Xeon E5-2420
 3,327 (+8.6%)
Intel Xeon X5492 @ 3.40GHz vs Intel Xeon E5-2420
 2,912 (-5.0%)
AMD Opteron 6172 vs Intel Xeon E5-2420
 2,615 (-14.7%)
Intel Xeon E5-1650 @ 3.20GHz vs Intel Xeon E5-2420
 8,075 (+163.5%)