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[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.

[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:
556th 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 Math47,559 MOps/Sec
Floating Point Math24,077 MOps/Sec
Find Prime Numbers47 Million Primes/Sec
Random String Sorting28,480 Thousand Strings/Sec
Data Encryption3,732 MBytes/Sec
Data Compression215,304 KBytes/Sec
Physics601 Frames/Sec
Extended Instructions9,334 Million Matrices/Sec
Single Thread1,370 MOps/Sec
From submitted results to PerformanceTest V10 as of 9th of October 2026.

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

Submitted Baseline Distribution Graph as of 5th of October 2026


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

From submitted results since PerformanceTest V10 as of 5th of October 2026.

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CPU Mark Relative to Top 10 Common Server CPUs
As of 9th of October 2026 - Higher results represent better performance
Processor Average CPU Mark
ARM Neoverse-N1 128 Core 3000 MHz
 39,780
AMD Ryzen 7 PRO 7745
 34,818
ARM Neoverse-N1 80 Core 3000 MHz
 34,745
AMD Ryzen 7 PRO 8845HS
 28,602
AMD Ryzen 5 PRO 7645
 27,564
Intel Xeon E5-2690 v4 @ 2.60GHz
 19,166
Intel Xeon E5-2680 v4 @ 2.40GHz
 17,102
Intel Xeon E5-2697 v2 @ 2.70GHz
 14,247
Hygon C86-3G (OPN:3350)
 11,739
[Dual CPU] Intel Xeon E5-2420 v2 @ 2.20GHz
 11,554
Intel Xeon E5-1650 v4 @ 3.60GHz
 11,274
CPU Value (CPU Mark / $Price )
As of 9th of October 2026 - Higher results represent better value
Processor CPU Mark / $Price
Intel Xeon E5-2680 v4 @ 2.40GHz
 80.69
Intel Xeon E5-2697 v2 @ 2.70GHz
 73.65
AMD Ryzen 5 PRO 7645
 61.71
AMD Ryzen 7 PRO 7745
 57.59
[Dual CPU] Intel Xeon E5-2420 v2 @ 2.20GHz
 51.58
Intel Xeon E5-1650 v4 @ 3.60GHz
 26.22
ARM Neoverse-N1 80 Core 3000 MHz
 NA
Hygon C86-3G (OPN:3350)
 NA
ARM Neoverse-N1 128 Core 3000 MHz
 NA
AMD Ryzen 7 PRO 8845HS
 NA
Intel Xeon E5-2690 v4 @ 2.60GHz
 NA
Single Thread Rating
As of 9th of October 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 7 PRO 8845HS
 3,764
Intel Xeon E5-1650 v4 @ 3.60GHz
 2,358
Intel Xeon E5-2690 v4 @ 2.60GHz
 2,067
Intel Xeon E5-2680 v4 @ 2.40GHz
 1,929
Intel Xeon E5-2697 v2 @ 2.70GHz
 1,782
Hygon C86-3G (OPN:3350)
 1,720
[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
 1,326
Last 5 Baselines for [Dual CPU] Intel Xeon E5-2420 v2 @ 2.20GHz
Most recent listed first
Baseline CPU Mark
BL3368711 - Mar 23 2026 [Excluded]
3388
BL3368499 - Mar 23 2026 [Excluded]
3351
BL2878936 - Sep 02 2025
10788
BL2292151 - Dec 21 2024
11594
BL2178215 - Aug 25 2024
12379
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 9th of October 2026 - Higher results represent better performance
Processor Average CPU Mark
Intel Xeon E5-2420 v2 @ 2.20GHz
 11,554
Intel Xeon E5-1650 v3 @ 3.50GHz vs Intel Xeon E5-2420 v2
 10,352 (-10.4%)
Intel Xeon E5-1650 v2 @ 3.50GHz vs Intel Xeon E5-2420 v2
 9,298 (-19.5%)
Intel Xeon E5-2667 v2 @ 3.30GHz vs Intel Xeon E5-2420 v2
 12,150 (+5.2%)
Intel Xeon E5-2640 v3 @ 2.60GHz vs Intel Xeon E5-2420 v2
 10,988 (-4.9%)
Intel Xeon E5-2643 v3 @ 3.40GHz vs Intel Xeon E5-2420 v2
 10,226 (-11.5%)
Intel Xeon E5-2643 v2 @ 3.50GHz vs Intel Xeon E5-2420 v2
 9,247 (-20.0%)
Intel Xeon W-2235 @ 3.80GHz vs Intel Xeon E5-2420 v2
 14,178 (+22.7%)
Intel Xeon E5-1660 v3 @ 3.00GHz vs Intel Xeon E5-2420 v2
 12,581 (+8.9%)
Intel Xeon E5-2670 v2 @ 2.50GHz vs Intel Xeon E5-2420 v2
 11,213 (-2.9%)
Intel Xeon E5-1620 v3 @ 3.50GHz vs Intel Xeon E5-2420 v2
 6,953 (-39.8%)
Intel Xeon Gold 6128 @ 3.40GHz vs Intel Xeon E5-2420 v2
 12,848 (+11.2%)
Intel Xeon E5-1660 v2 @ 3.70GHz vs Intel Xeon E5-2420 v2
 10,315 (-10.7%)