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[Dual CPU] Intel Xeon L5420 @ 2.50GHz

Benchmarks for the [Dual CPU] Intel Xeon L5420 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 L5420 @ 2.50GHz

Description:

Class: Server

Socket: LGA771

Clockspeed: 2.5 GHz

Cores: 4# Threads: 4#

Typical TDP: 50 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 L5420 @ 2.50GHz, Intel Xeon CPU L5420 @ 2.50GHz

CPU First Seen on Charts: Q1 2009

CPUmark/$Price: 74.81

Overall Rank:
697th fastest in multithreading out of all multi-CPU CPUs

Last Price Change: $55.00 USD Total for 2 CPUs (2018-10-14)

Average CPU Mark rating
Multithread Rating
4115
Single Thread Rating
1082

Samples: 7*
*Margin for error: Medium



PerformanceTest V9
CPU Mark: 3,363
Thread: 1,046
#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 L5420 @ 2.50GHz

Integer Math19,919 MOps/Sec
Floating Point Math10,793 MOps/Sec
Find Prime Numbers30 Million Primes/Sec
Random String Sorting11,170 Thousand Strings/Sec
Data Encryption1,096 MBytes/Sec
Data Compression89,025 KBytes/Sec
Physics297 Frames/Sec
Extended Instructions1,627 Million Matrices/Sec
Single Thread1,082 MOps/Sec
From submitted results to PerformanceTest V10 as of 10th of October 2026.

CPU Mark Distribution for [Dual CPU] Intel Xeon L5420 @ 2.50GHz

Submitted Baseline Distribution Graph as of 6th of October 2026


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

From submitted results since PerformanceTest V10 as of 6th of October 2026.

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CPU Mark Relative to Top 10 Common Server CPUs
As of 10th 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
 19,165
Intel Xeon E5-2680 v4 @ 2.40GHz
 17,100
Intel Xeon E5-2697 v2 @ 2.70GHz
 14,247
Hygon C86-3G (OPN:3350)
 11,739
Intel Xeon E5-1650 v4 @ 3.60GHz
 11,275
[Dual CPU] Intel Xeon L5420 @ 2.50GHz
 4,115
CPU Value (CPU Mark / $Price )
As of 10th of October 2026 - Higher results represent better value
Processor CPU Mark / $Price
Intel Xeon E5-2680 v4 @ 2.40GHz
 80.68
[Dual CPU] Intel Xeon L5420 @ 2.50GHz
 74.81
Intel Xeon E5-2697 v2 @ 2.70GHz
 73.65
AMD Ryzen 5 PRO 7645
 61.71
AMD Ryzen 7 PRO 7745
 57.59
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 10th 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
ARM Neoverse-N1 128 Core 3000 MHz
 1,329
ARM Neoverse-N1 80 Core 3000 MHz
 1,326
[Dual CPU] Intel Xeon L5420 @ 2.50GHz
 1,082
Last 5 Baselines for [Dual CPU] Intel Xeon L5420 @ 2.50GHz
Most recent listed first
Baseline CPU Mark
BL3353132 - Mar 16 2026
3299
BL2368694 - Jan 26 2025
4400
BL5030116 - Jan 16 2023
4602
BL1590389 - Jul 04 2022
4325
BL1511914 - Feb 08 2022
4312
Additional baselines can be obtained using Windows version of PerformanceTest's Manage Baselines feature.
Popular comparisons for Intel Xeon L5420 @ 2.50GHz
As of 10th of October 2026 - Higher results represent better performance
Processor Average CPU Mark
Intel Xeon L5420 @ 2.50GHz
 4,115
Intel Xeon X5450 @ 3.00GHz vs Intel Xeon L5420
 2,426 (-41.0%)
Intel Xeon X3350 @ 2.66GHz vs Intel Xeon L5420
 2,305 (-44.0%)
Intel Xeon W3565 @ 3.20GHz vs Intel Xeon L5420
 3,402 (-17.3%)
Intel Xeon W3550 @ 3.07GHz vs Intel Xeon L5420
 3,272 (-20.5%)
Intel Xeon E5450 @ 3.00GHz vs Intel Xeon L5420
 2,584 (-37.2%)
Intel Xeon X3220 @ 2.40GHz vs Intel Xeon L5420
 1,973 (-52.0%)
AMD Opteron 8354 vs Intel Xeon L5420
 1,664 (-59.6%)
Intel Xeon E5620 @ 2.40GHz vs Intel Xeon L5420
 3,517 (-14.5%)
AMD Opteron 4284 vs Intel Xeon L5420
 4,665 (+13.4%)
Intel Xeon E5-1603 @ 2.80GHz vs Intel Xeon L5420
 3,472 (-15.6%)
Intel Xeon X3360 @ 2.83GHz vs Intel Xeon L5420
 2,460 (-40.2%)
Intel Xeon E5440 @ 2.83GHz vs Intel Xeon L5420
 2,359 (-42.7%)