[Dual CPU] Intel Xeon E5-2420 v2 @ 2.20GHz

Benchmarks for the [Dual CPU] Intel Xeon E5-2420 v2 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.

Compare List
Add other CPU:

[Dual CPU] Intel Xeon E5-2420 v2 @ 2.20GHz

Description:

Class: Server

Socket: FCLGA1356

Clockspeed: 2.2 GHz

Turbo Speed: 2.7 GHz

Cores: 6^# Threads: 12^#

Typical TDP: 80 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 800/1066/1333/1600, ECC Supported)

Other names: Intel(R) Xeon(R) CPU E5-2420 v2 @ 2.20GHz, Intel Xeon CPU E5-2420 v2 @ 2.20GHz

CPU First Seen on Charts: Q2 2014

CPUmark/$Price: 51.58

Overall Rank:
528th fastest in multithreading out of all multi-CPU CPUs

Last Price Change: $223.98 USD Total for 2 CPUs (2025-02-26)

Average CPU Mark rating

Multithread Rating

11554

Single Thread Rating

1370

Samples: 5*
*Margin for error: High

PerformanceTest V9
CPU Mark: 8,879
Thread: 1,388

^#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 [Dual CPU] Intel Xeon E5-2420 v2 @ 2.20GHz

Integer Math	47,559 MOps/Sec
Floating Point Math	24,077 MOps/Sec
Find Prime Numbers	47 Million Primes/Sec
Random String Sorting	28,480 Thousand Strings/Sec
Data Encryption	3,732 MBytes/Sec
Data Compression	215,304 KBytes/Sec
Physics	601 Frames/Sec
Extended Instructions	9,334 Million Matrices/Sec
Single Thread	1,370 MOps/Sec

From submitted results to PerformanceTest V10 as of 13th of February 2026.

CPU Mark Distribution for [Dual CPU] Intel Xeon E5-2420 v2 @ 2.20GHz

Submitted Baseline Distribution Graph as of 10th of February 2026

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

From submitted results since PerformanceTest V10 as of 10th of February 2026.

Search for Intel Xeon E5-2420 v2 @ 2.20GHz
from the Featured Merchants below:

Note: PassMark Software may earn compensation for sales from links on this site through affiliate programs.

Pricing History

CPU Mark Relative to Top 10 Common Server CPUs
As of 13th of February 2026 - Higher results represent better performance
Processor	Average CPU Mark
AMD Ryzen Threadripper PRO 3955WX		39,928
ARM Neoverse-N1 128 Core 3000 MHz		39,780
AMD Ryzen 7 PRO 7745		34,827
ARM Neoverse-N1 80 Core 3000 MHz		34,788
AMD Ryzen 5 PRO 7645		27,565
Intel Xeon E5-2680 v4 @ 2.40GHz		17,238
Intel Xeon E5-2697 v2 @ 2.70GHz		14,249
Hygon C86-3G (OPN:3350)		11,656
[Dual CPU] Intel Xeon E5-2420 v2 @ 2.20GHz		11,554
Intel Xeon E5-1650 v4 @ 3.60GHz		11,328
Intel Xeon E5-1650 v3 @ 3.50GHz		10,378

CPU Value (CPU Mark / $Price )
As of 13th of February 2026 - Higher results represent better value
Processor	CPU Mark / $Price
Intel Xeon E5-2680 v4 @ 2.40GHz		81.33
Intel Xeon E5-2697 v2 @ 2.70GHz		73.66
AMD Ryzen 5 PRO 7645		61.71
AMD Ryzen 7 PRO 7745		57.60
[Dual CPU] Intel Xeon E5-2420 v2 @ 2.20GHz		51.58
AMD Ryzen Threadripper PRO 3955WX		39.93
Intel Xeon E5-1650 v4 @ 3.60GHz		26.35
Intel Xeon E5-1650 v3 @ 3.50GHz		7.28
ARM Neoverse-N1 80 Core 3000 MHz		NA
ARM Neoverse-N1 128 Core 3000 MHz		NA
Hygon C86-3G (OPN:3350)		NA

Single Thread Rating
As of 13th of February 2026 - 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		2,680
Intel Xeon E5-1650 v4 @ 3.60GHz		2,369
Intel Xeon E5-1650 v3 @ 3.50GHz		2,122
Intel Xeon E5-2680 v4 @ 2.40GHz		1,931
Intel Xeon E5-2697 v2 @ 2.70GHz		1,779
Hygon C86-3G (OPN:3350)		1,715
[Dual CPU] Intel Xeon E5-2420 v2 @ 2.20GHz		1,370
ARM Neoverse-N1 128 Core 3000 MHz		1,329
ARM Neoverse-N1 80 Core 3000 MHz		1,328

Last 5 Baselines for [Dual CPU] Intel Xeon E5-2420 v2 @ 2.20GHz
Most recent listed first
Baseline	CPU Mark
BL2878936 - Sep 02 2025		10788
BL2292151 - Dec 21 2024		11594
BL2178215 - Aug 25 2024		12379
BL1843987 - Jun 21 2023 [Excluded]		1659
BL1409436 - May 27 2021		11512

Additional baselines can be obtained using Windows version of PerformanceTest's Manage Baselines feature.

Popular comparisons for Intel Xeon E5-2420 v2 @ 2.20GHz
As of 13th of February 2026 - Higher results represent better performance
Processor	Average CPU Mark
Intel Xeon E5-2420 v2 @ 2.20GHz		11,554
Intel Xeon E5-1650 v2 @ 3.50GHz vs Intel Xeon E5-2420 v2		9,306 (-19.5%)
Intel Xeon E5-2667 v2 @ 3.30GHz vs Intel Xeon E5-2420 v2		12,163 (+5.3%)
Intel Xeon E5-2640 v3 @ 2.60GHz vs Intel Xeon E5-2420 v2		11,010 (-4.7%)
Intel Xeon E5-2643 v3 @ 3.40GHz vs Intel Xeon E5-2420 v2		10,221 (-11.5%)
Intel Xeon E5-2643 v2 @ 3.50GHz vs Intel Xeon E5-2420 v2		9,186 (-20.5%)
Intel Xeon E5-1660 v3 @ 3.00GHz vs Intel Xeon E5-2420 v2		12,559 (+8.7%)
Intel Xeon E5-2670 v2 @ 2.50GHz vs Intel Xeon E5-2420 v2		11,277 (-2.4%)
Intel Xeon E5-1650 v3 @ 3.50GHz vs Intel Xeon E5-2420 v2		10,378 (-10.2%)
Intel Xeon E5-1620 v3 @ 3.50GHz vs Intel Xeon E5-2420 v2		6,957 (-39.8%)
Intel Xeon Gold 6128 @ 3.40GHz vs Intel Xeon E5-2420 v2		12,887 (+11.5%)
Intel Xeon E5-1660 v2 @ 3.70GHz vs Intel Xeon E5-2420 v2		10,297 (-10.9%)
Intel Xeon E5-2689 @ 2.60GHz vs Intel Xeon E5-2420 v2		9,471 (-18.0%)

CPU Benchmarks

CPU Benchmarks

[Dual CPU] Intel Xeon E5-2420 v2 @ 2.20GHz

Add CPUs to start comparisons

CPU Test Suite Average Results for [Dual CPU] Intel Xeon E5-2420 v2 @ 2.20GHz

CPU Mark Distribution for [Dual CPU] Intel Xeon E5-2420 v2 @ 2.20GHz

Pricing History