[Dual CPU] Intel Xeon E5-2420 @ 1.90GHz

Benchmarks for the [Dual CPU] Intel Xeon E5-2420 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 E5-2420 @ 1.90GHz

Description:

Class: Server

Socket: LGA1356

Clockspeed: 1.9 GHz

Turbo Speed: 2.4 GHz

Cores: 6^# Threads: 12^#

Typical TDP: 95 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, ECC Supported)

Other names: Intel(R) Xeon(R) CPU E5-2420 0 @ 1.90GHz, Intel Xeon CPU E5-2420 0 @ 1.90GHz

CPU First Seen on Charts: Q2 2012

CPUmark/$Price: 12.96

Overall Rank:
548th fastest in multithreading out of all multi-CPU CPUs

Last Price Change: $711.10 USD Total for 2 CPUs (2023-05-24)

Average CPU Mark rating

Multithread Rating

9215

Single Thread Rating

1024

Samples: 19*
*Margin for error: Medium

PerformanceTest V9
CPU Mark: 6,966
Thread: 1,123

^#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 @ 1.90GHz

Integer Math	39,565 MOps/Sec
Floating Point Math	14,778 MOps/Sec
Find Prime Numbers	50 Million Primes/Sec
Random String Sorting	24,510 Thousand Strings/Sec
Data Encryption	2,999 MBytes/Sec
Data Compression	172,611 KBytes/Sec
Physics	678 Frames/Sec
Extended Instructions	7,794 Million Matrices/Sec
Single Thread	1,024 MOps/Sec

From submitted results to PerformanceTest V10 as of 8th of November 2025.

CPU Mark Distribution for [Dual CPU] Intel Xeon E5-2420 @ 1.90GHz

Submitted Baseline Distribution Graph as of 1st of November 2025

From submitted results since PerformanceTest V10 as of 1st of November 2025.
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 8th of November 2025 - Higher results represent better performance
Processor	Average CPU Mark
AMD Ryzen Threadripper PRO 3955WX		40,024
ARM Neoverse-N1 128 Core 3000 MHz		39,780
ARM Neoverse-N1 80 Core 3000 MHz		35,253
AMD Ryzen 7 PRO 7745		34,827
ARM Neoverse-N1 64 Core 0 MHz		28,040
AMD Ryzen 5 PRO 7645		27,565
Intel Xeon E5-2680 v4 @ 2.40GHz		17,310
Intel Xeon E5-2697 v2 @ 2.70GHz		14,278
Intel Xeon E5-1650 v3 @ 3.50GHz		10,387
Intel Xeon E5-1650 v2 @ 3.50GHz		9,292
[Dual CPU] Intel Xeon E5-2420 @ 1.90GHz		9,215

CPU Value (CPU Mark / $Price )
As of 8th of November 2025 - Higher results represent better value
Processor	CPU Mark / $Price
Intel Xeon E5-2680 v4 @ 2.40GHz		81.67
Intel Xeon E5-2697 v2 @ 2.70GHz		73.81
AMD Ryzen 5 PRO 7645		61.71
AMD Ryzen 7 PRO 7745		57.60
Intel Xeon E5-1650 v2 @ 3.50GHz		40.41
AMD Ryzen Threadripper PRO 3955WX		36.39
[Dual CPU] Intel Xeon E5-2420 @ 1.90GHz		12.96
Intel Xeon E5-1650 v3 @ 3.50GHz		7.29
ARM Neoverse-N1 80 Core 3000 MHz		NA
ARM Neoverse-N1 128 Core 3000 MHz		NA
ARM Neoverse-N1 64 Core 0 MHz		NA

Single Thread Rating
As of 8th of November 2025 - 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		2,681
Intel Xeon E5-1650 v3 @ 3.50GHz		2,125
Intel Xeon E5-1650 v2 @ 3.50GHz		2,040
Intel Xeon E5-2680 v4 @ 2.40GHz		1,934
Intel Xeon E5-2697 v2 @ 2.70GHz		1,787
ARM Neoverse-N1 128 Core 3000 MHz		1,329
ARM Neoverse-N1 80 Core 3000 MHz		1,328
ARM Neoverse-N1 64 Core 0 MHz		1,093
[Dual CPU] Intel Xeon E5-2420 @ 1.90GHz		1,024

Last 5 Baselines for [Dual CPU] Intel Xeon E5-2420 @ 1.90GHz
Most recent listed first
Baseline	CPU Mark
BL2794190 - Jul 27 2025		9543
BL2690239 - Jun 12 2025		9442
BL2659921 - May 29 2025		8952
BL2349677 - Jan 17 2025		9305
BL2310057 - Dec 30 2024		9675

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

Popular comparisons for Intel Xeon E5-2420 @ 1.90GHz
As of 8th of November 2025 - Higher results represent better performance
Processor	Average CPU Mark
Intel Xeon E5-2420 @ 1.90GHz		9,215
Intel Xeon E5-2667 @ 2.90GHz vs Intel Xeon E5-2420		7,442 (-19.2%)
Intel Xeon E5-1650 @ 3.20GHz vs Intel Xeon E5-2420		8,075 (-12.4%)
Intel Xeon E5-1650 v2 @ 3.50GHz vs Intel Xeon E5-2420		9,292 (+0.8%)
Intel Xeon E3-1270 v6 @ 3.80GHz vs Intel Xeon E5-2420		8,932 (-3.1%)
Intel Xeon E5-1660 @ 3.30GHz vs Intel Xeon E5-2420		8,324 (-9.7%)
Intel Xeon E5-2665 @ 2.40GHz vs Intel Xeon E5-2420		8,293 (-10.0%)
AMD Opteron 6386 SE vs Intel Xeon E5-2420		8,291 (-10.0%)
Intel Xeon E3-1240 v5 @ 3.50GHz vs Intel Xeon E5-2420		8,259 (-10.4%)
Intel Xeon E3-1535M v6 @ 3.10GHz vs Intel Xeon E5-2420		8,074 (-12.4%)
Intel Xeon E3-1535M v5 @ 2.90GHz vs Intel Xeon E5-2420		7,471 (-18.9%)
Intel Xeon E3-1246 v3 @ 3.50GHz vs Intel Xeon E5-2420		7,231 (-21.5%)
AMD Opteron 6272 vs Intel Xeon E5-2420		5,240 (-43.1%)

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