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Xeon L5520

Xeon L5520
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Effective Speed -79%Effective Speed -79%Average Score -206%Memory 0%, 1-Core -216%, 2-Core -221%, 4-Core -245%, 8-Core -348%Overclocked Score -157%1-Core -179%, 2-Core -163%, 4-Core -199%, 8-Core -246%, Memory 2%Value & Sentiment User Rating -93%, Market Share -∞%, Price 181%, Value -39%Nice To Haves -444%64-Core -428%, 64-Core -603%, Age -301%

Average Bench: 59.5% (590^th of 1442)

Based on 184 user benchmarks. Devices: BFEBFBFF000106A5, , 1FABFBFF000106A5, BFEBFBFF000106A4, 0FABFBFF000106A5, 1F8BFBFF000106A5, 0F8BFBFF000106A5 Model: Intel(R) Xeon(R) CPU L5520 @ 2.27GHz

Poor: 45%Average: 59.5% Great: 67%

Gaming 60%

Gunboat

Desktop 62%

Destroyer

Workstation 44%

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Average average bench

The Intel Xeon L5520 averaged 40.4% lower than the peak scores attained by the group leaders. This isn't a great result which indicates that there are much faster alternatives on the comparison list.

Strengths

Avg. Memory Latency 83.2Pts

Avg. Single Core Speed 58.5Pts

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Good consistency

The range of scores (95th - 5th percentile) for the Intel Xeon L5520 is 22.6%. This is a relatively narrow range which indicates that the Intel Xeon L5520 performs reasonably consistently under varying real world conditions.

Weaknesses

Avg. Multi Core Speed 269Pts

Avg. Octa Core Speed 263Pts

Average Bench

(Based on 184 samples)

Rank 59059.5%

Min	Avg	Max
62.8	Memory 83.2	93.8
39.5	1-Core 58.5	69.9
69.4	2-Core 113	147
53.8% 85 Pts

Min	Avg	Max
113	4-Core 201	252
119	8-Core 263	370
29.6% 232 Pts

Min	Avg	Max
117	64-Core 269	382
16.6% 269 Pts

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The fastest CPU (mainstream) averages a speed of 100%

PAK-User, 6 months ago.Xeon L5520,

CPU0 PROCESSOR, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 4 threads

Base clock 2.25 GHz, turbo 2.4 GHz (avg)

62.4% Good

Memory 87.9

1-Core 61.4

2-Core 119

57% 89.5 Pts

4-Core 219

8-Core 205

29% 212 Pts

64-Core 219

14% 219 Pts

USA-User, 18 months ago.Xeon L5520,

1366-pin LGA, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads

Base clock 2.25 GHz, turbo 2.25 GHz (avg)

62.2% Good

Memory 88.5

1-Core 54.4

2-Core 112

54% 85 Pts

4-Core 200

8-Core 266

30% 233 Pts

64-Core 269

17% 269 Pts

BGR-User, 5 months ago.Xeon L5520,

CPU, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads

Base clock 2.25 GHz, turbo 2.4 GHz (avg)

62.2% Good

Memory 89.9

1-Core 61.4

2-Core 119

57% 90.2 Pts

4-Core 188

8-Core 284

29% 236 Pts

64-Core 256

16% 256 Pts

COL-User, 18 months ago.Xeon L5520,

Socket 1366, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads

Base clock 2.25 GHz, turbo 2.4 GHz (avg)

61.3% Good

Memory 86.5

1-Core 53

2-Core 122

55% 87.1 Pts

4-Core 198

8-Core 282

30% 240 Pts

64-Core 287

18% 287 Pts

CHN-User, 4 months ago.Xeon L5520,

CPU0 PROCESSOR, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads

Base clock 2.25 GHz, turbo 2.4 GHz (avg)

53.7% Above average

Memory 79.7

1-Core 54

2-Core 94.4

50% 76 Pts

4-Core 153

8-Core 217

23% 185 Pts

64-Core 210

13% 210 Pts

USA-User, 18 months ago.Xeon L5520,

CPU, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 4 threads

Base clock 2.25 GHz, turbo 2.4 GHz (avg)

47.8% Average

Memory 62.7

1-Core 57.3

2-Core 111

46% 76.9 Pts

4-Core 196

8-Core 174

25% 185 Pts

64-Core 66.8

4% 66.8 Pts

DEU-User, 15 months ago.Xeon L5520,

Proc 1, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads

Base clock 2.25 GHz

17.1% Very poor

Memory 22.9

1-Core 15.8

2-Core 30.2

15% 23 Pts

4-Core 61.6

8-Core 99.2

10% 80.4 Pts

64-Core 99.6

6% 99.6 Pts

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Gaming 21%

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Desktop 67%

Battle cruiser

Workstation 17%

Surfboard

System: Dell Precision WorkStation T3500

CPU
Xeon L5520Intel $80Bench 60%, 184 samples	1x

GPU
GTX 1050-TiNvidia $59Bench 29%, 946,701 samples	172x
Quadro 2000NvidiaBench 6%, 15,855 samples	155x
GTX 750-TiNvidia $92Bench 17%, 309,423 samples	126x

SSD
A400 240GBKingston $28Bench 66%, 424,288 samples	145x
860 Evo 500GBSamsung $80Bench 105%, 762,998 samples	75x
850 Evo 250GBSamsung $100Bench 103%, 951,591 samples	54x

RAM
6x2GBUnknownBench 46%, 38,297 samples	648x
6x4GBUnknownBench 47%, 28,320 samples	576x
3x4GBUnknownBench 42%, 39,448 samples	324x

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Value: 85% - Excellent

Total price: $167

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Essentials

Description	Intel® Xeon® Processor L5520 (8M Cache, 2.26 GHz, 5.86 GT/s Intel® QPI)
Code Name	Nehalem EP
Launch Date	Q1'09
Processor Number	L5520
# of Cores	4
# of Threads	8
Cache	8 MB SmartCache
Instruction Set	64-bit
Embedded Options Available	No
Lithography	45 nm
VID Voltage Range	0.75V -1.35V
Recommended Price	N/A
Clock Speed	2.26 GHz
Max Turbo Frequency	2.48 GHz
Bus Speed	5.86 GT/s QPI
QPI Links	2
Max TDP	60 W

Memory

Max Memory Size	144 GB
Memory Types	DDR3 800/1066
Memory Channels	3
Memory Bandwidth	25.6 GB/s
Physical Address Extensions	40-bit
ECC Memory Supported	Yes

Advanced Technologies

Virtualization Tech (VT-x)	Yes
Intel 64	Yes
Idle States	Yes
Enhanced Intel SpeedStep® Tech	Yes
Turbo Boost Tech	1.0
Hyper-Threading Tech	Yes
Virtualization for Directed I/O (VT-d)	Yes
VT-x with Extended Page Tables (EPT)	Yes
Demand Based Switching	Yes

Package

Package Size	42.5mm x 45mm
Max CPU Configuration	2
Sockets Supported	FCLGA1366
Processing Die Size	263 mm2
# of Processing Die Transistors	731 million

Platform Protection

Execute Disable Bit	Yes
Trusted Execution Tech	No

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Average Bench: 59.5% (590th of 1442)

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