[Dual CPU] Intel Xeon E5420 @ 2.50GHz

Benchmarks for the [Dual CPU] Intel Xeon E5420 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.

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[Dual CPU] Intel Xeon E5420 @ 2.50GHz

Description:

Class: Server

Socket: LGA771

Clockspeed: 2.5 GHz

Cores: 4^# Threads: 4^#

Typical TDP: 80 W^#

Cache per CPU Package:
L1 Instruction Cache: 4 x 32 KB
L1 Data Cache: 4 x 32 KB
L2 Cache: 2 x 6144 KB

Other names: Intel(R) Xeon(R) CPU E5420 @ 2.50GHz, Intel(R) Xeon(R) CPU E5420 @ 2.50GHz, Intel Xeon CPU E5420 @ 2.50GHz

CPU First Seen on Charts: Q1 2009

CPUmark/$Price: 8.14

Overall Rank:
663rd fastest in multithreading out of all multi-CPU CPUs

Last Price Change: $499.90 USD Total for 2 CPUs (2021-02-12)

Average CPU Mark rating

Multithread Rating

4067

Single Thread Rating

1082

Samples: 39*
*Margin for error: Low

PerformanceTest V9
CPU Mark: 3,284
Thread: 1,045

^#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 E5420 @ 2.50GHz

Integer Math	19,419 MOps/Sec
Floating Point Math	10,817 MOps/Sec
Find Prime Numbers	33 Million Primes/Sec
Random String Sorting	11,430 Thousand Strings/Sec
Data Encryption	1,058 MBytes/Sec
Data Compression	88,234 KBytes/Sec
Physics	340 Frames/Sec
Extended Instructions	1,527 Million Matrices/Sec
Single Thread	1,082 MOps/Sec

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

CPU Mark Distribution for [Dual CPU] Intel Xeon E5420 @ 2.50GHz

Submitted Baseline Distribution Graph as of 4th of February 2026

From submitted results since PerformanceTest V10 as of 4th of February 2026.
For distribution graph only: Results are trimmed to exclude outliers by disregarding the bottom 1% and top 1% of submissions.

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CPU Mark Relative to Top 10 Common Server CPUs
As of 10th 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		17,241
Intel Xeon E5-2697 v2 @ 2.70GHz		14,251
Hygon C86-3G (OPN:3350)		11,656
Intel Xeon E5-1650 v4 @ 3.60GHz		11,330
Intel Xeon E5-1650 v3 @ 3.50GHz		10,378
[Dual CPU] Intel Xeon E5420 @ 2.50GHz		4,067

CPU Value (CPU Mark / $Price )
As of 10th of February 2026 - Higher results represent better value
Processor	CPU Mark / $Price
Intel Xeon E5-2680 v4 @ 2.40GHz		81.35
Intel Xeon E5-2697 v2 @ 2.70GHz		73.67
AMD Ryzen 5 PRO 7645		61.71
AMD Ryzen 7 PRO 7745		57.60
AMD Ryzen Threadripper PRO 3955WX		39.93
Intel Xeon E5-1650 v4 @ 3.60GHz		26.35
[Dual CPU] Intel Xeon E5420 @ 2.50GHz		8.14
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 10th 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		2,370
Intel Xeon E5-1650 v3 @ 3.50GHz		2,121
Intel Xeon E5-2680 v4 @ 2.40GHz		1,932
Intel Xeon E5-2697 v2 @ 2.70GHz		1,779
Hygon C86-3G (OPN:3350)		1,715
ARM Neoverse-N1 128 Core 3000 MHz		1,329
ARM Neoverse-N1 80 Core 3000 MHz		1,328
[Dual CPU] Intel Xeon E5420 @ 2.50GHz		1,082

Last 5 Baselines for [Dual CPU] Intel Xeon E5420 @ 2.50GHz
Most recent listed first
Baseline	CPU Mark
BL3199319 - Jan 09 2026		4391
BL3152927 - Dec 21 2025		3084
BL2516504 - Mar 29 2025		3574
BL1993805 - Jan 11 2024		4213
BL1992352 - Jan 09 2024		4406

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

Popular comparisons for Intel Xeon E5420 @ 2.50GHz
As of 10th of February 2026 - Higher results represent better performance
Processor	Average CPU Mark
Intel Xeon E5420 @ 2.50GHz		4,067
Intel Xeon E3-1220 V2 @ 3.10GHz vs Intel Xeon E5420		4,678 (+15.0%)
Intel Xeon E3-1220 @ 3.10GHz vs Intel Xeon E5420		3,865 (-5.0%)
Intel Xeon W5580 @ 3.20GHz vs Intel Xeon E5420		3,459 (-14.9%)
Intel Xeon W3570 @ 3.20GHz vs Intel Xeon E5420		3,267 (-19.7%)
Intel Xeon X3380 @ 3.16GHz vs Intel Xeon E5420		2,568 (-36.9%)
AMD Opteron 4332 HE vs Intel Xeon E5420		3,911 (-3.8%)
AMD Opteron 6234 vs Intel Xeon E5420		4,072 (+0.1%)
AMD Opteron 6212 vs Intel Xeon E5420		3,973 (-2.3%)
AMD Opteron 4386 vs Intel Xeon E5420		3,273 (-19.5%)
Intel Xeon E5450 @ 3.00GHz vs Intel Xeon E5420		2,581 (-36.5%)
AMD Opteron 2218 vs Intel Xeon E5420		1,036 (-74.5%)
AMD Opteron 2214 vs Intel Xeon E5420		883 (-78.3%)

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