[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.

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The 2nd graph shows the value for money, in terms of the CPUMark per dollar.
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[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: 77.29

Overall Rank:
663rd 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

4251

Single Thread Rating

1099

Samples: 6*
*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 Math	20,329 MOps/Sec
Floating Point Math	11,130 MOps/Sec
Find Prime Numbers	33 Million Primes/Sec
Random String Sorting	11,620 Thousand Strings/Sec
Data Encryption	1,119 MBytes/Sec
Data Compression	91,139 KBytes/Sec
Physics	321 Frames/Sec
Extended Instructions	1,667 Million Matrices/Sec
Single Thread	1,099 MOps/Sec

From submitted results to PerformanceTest V10 as of 17th of February 2026.

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

Submitted Baseline Distribution Graph as of 11th of February 2026

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From submitted results since PerformanceTest V10 as of 11th of February 2026.

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CPU Mark Relative to Top 10 Common Server CPUs
As of 18th 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		34,826
ARM Neoverse-N1 80 Core 3000 MHz		34,788
AMD Ryzen 5 PRO 7645		27,565
Intel Xeon E5-2680 v4 @ 2.40GHz		17,233
Intel Xeon E5-2697 v2 @ 2.70GHz		14,252
Hygon C86-3G (OPN:3350)		11,656
Intel Xeon E5-1650 v4 @ 3.60GHz		11,328
Intel Xeon E5-1650 v3 @ 3.50GHz		10,378
[Dual CPU] Intel Xeon L5420 @ 2.50GHz		4,251

CPU Value (CPU Mark / $Price )
As of 18th of February 2026 - Higher results represent better value
Processor	CPU Mark / $Price
Intel Xeon E5-2680 v4 @ 2.40GHz		81.31
[Dual CPU] Intel Xeon L5420 @ 2.50GHz		77.29
Intel Xeon E5-2697 v2 @ 2.70GHz		73.68
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
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 18th 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		1,780
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 L5420 @ 2.50GHz		1,099

Last 5 Baselines for [Dual CPU] Intel Xeon L5420 @ 2.50GHz
Most recent listed first
Baseline	CPU Mark
BL2368694 - Jan 26 2025		4400
BL5030116 - Jan 16 2023		4602
BL1590389 - Jul 04 2022		4325
BL1511914 - Feb 08 2022		4312
BL1401801 - May 04 2021		3787

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

Popular comparisons for Intel Xeon L5420 @ 2.50GHz
As of 18th of February 2026 - Higher results represent better performance
Processor	Average CPU Mark
Intel Xeon L5420 @ 2.50GHz		4,251
Intel Xeon X5450 @ 3.00GHz vs Intel Xeon L5420		2,426 (-42.9%)
Intel Xeon X3350 @ 2.66GHz vs Intel Xeon L5420		2,291 (-46.1%)
Intel Xeon W3565 @ 3.20GHz vs Intel Xeon L5420		3,394 (-20.2%)
Intel Xeon W3550 @ 3.07GHz vs Intel Xeon L5420		3,256 (-23.4%)
Intel Xeon E5450 @ 3.00GHz vs Intel Xeon L5420		2,582 (-39.3%)
Intel Xeon X3220 @ 2.40GHz vs Intel Xeon L5420		1,973 (-53.6%)
AMD Opteron 8354 vs Intel Xeon L5420		1,664 (-60.8%)
Intel Xeon E5-2603 v3 @ 1.60GHz vs Intel Xeon L5420		3,825 (-10.0%)
Intel Xeon E5620 @ 2.40GHz vs Intel Xeon L5420		3,621 (-14.8%)
Intel Xeon E3-1225 v3 @ 3.20GHz vs Intel Xeon L5420		5,309 (+24.9%)
AMD Opteron 4284 vs Intel Xeon L5420		4,665 (+9.7%)
Intel Xeon E5-1603 @ 2.80GHz vs Intel Xeon L5420		3,477 (-18.2%)

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