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CPU: Intel Xeon L5420

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Release date ≈ Q2 2014.

Average Bench: 44.9% (935th of 1442)

Based on 90 user benchmarks.  Device: BFEBFBFF00010676 Model: 1st CPU: Intel(R) Xeon(R) CPU L5420 @ 2.50GHz
Poor: 41%Average: 44.9% Great: 48%
Gaming
Gaming 45%
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Desktop
Desktop 45%
Yacht
Workstation
Workstation 36%
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Below average average bench

The 1st CPU: Intel Xeon L5420 averaged 55.0% 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 63.7Pts
Avg. Quad Core Speed 143Pts

Excellent consistency

The range of scores (95th - 5th percentile) for the 1st CPU: Intel Xeon L5420 is just 7.43%. This is an extremely narrow range which indicates that the 1st CPU: Intel Xeon L5420 performs superbly consistently under varying real world conditions.

Weaknesses

Avg. Multi Core Speed 276Pts
Avg. Octa Core Speed 271Pts
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Average Bench

(Based on 90 samples)
Rank 93544.9%
Min Avg Max
56.2 Memory 63.7 69.6
32.5 1-Core 35.8 40.2
66.1 2-Core 71.5 80.3
37.5% 57 Pts
Min Avg Max
131 4-Core 143 161
217 8-Core 271 319
24.6% 207 Pts
Min Avg Max
228 64-Core 276 320
17.1% 276 Pts
User Benchmarks BenchNormalHeavyServer
The fastest CPU (mainstream) averages a speed of 100%
LGA771, 2 CPU, 8 cores, 8 threads
Base clock 2.5 GHz, turbo 2.5 GHz (avg)
49.1% Average
Memory 68.8
1-Core 40.2
2-Core 79.9
41% 63 Pts
4-Core 160
8-Core 319
28% 239 Pts
64-Core 312
19% 312 Pts
CPU, 2 CPU, 8 cores, 8 threads
Base clock 2.5 GHz, turbo 2.5 GHz (avg)
47.1% Average
Memory 64.5
1-Core 40.3
2-Core 80.2
40% 61.7 Pts
4-Core 161
8-Core 318
28% 240 Pts
64-Core 319
20% 319 Pts
CPU1, 2 CPU, 8 cores, 8 threads
Base clock 2.5 GHz, turbo 2.5 GHz (avg)
46.9% Average
Memory 64.2
1-Core 40.2
2-Core 77.9
39% 60.8 Pts
4-Core 160
8-Core 316
28% 238 Pts
64-Core 298
18% 298 Pts
CPU0, 2 CPU, 8 cores, 8 threads
Base clock 2.5 GHz, turbo 2.45 GHz (avg)
46.4% Average
Memory 63.7
1-Core 40.4
2-Core 78
39% 60.7 Pts
4-Core 158
8-Core 312
28% 235 Pts
64-Core 319
20% 319 Pts
CPU, 2 CPU, 8 cores, 8 threads
Base clock 2.5 GHz, turbo 2.5 GHz (avg)
44% Average
Memory 59.7
1-Core 39.5
2-Core 79.2
38% 59.5 Pts
4-Core 154
8-Core 264
25% 209 Pts
64-Core 264
16% 264 Pts
CPU 0, 2 CPU, 8 cores, 8 threads
Base clock 2.5 GHz, turbo 2.5 GHz (avg)
28.2% Poor
Memory 32.5
1-Core 31.6
2-Core 60.8
25% 41.6 Pts
4-Core 129
8-Core 224
21% 177 Pts
64-Core 304
19% 304 Pts
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Gaming
Gaming 14%
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Desktop
Desktop 51%
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Workstation
Workstation 12%
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System: Fujitsu CELSIUS R650

CPU
CPU: Intel Xeon L54201stBench 45%, 90 samples2x
GPU
HD 5850AMDBench 15%, 15,020 samples1x
HD 6870AMDBench 15%, 25,443 samples1x
Quadro FX 3700NvidiaBench 5%, 1,068 samples1x
SSD
128GB 128GBSSDBench 65%, 7,332 samples1x
MX500 500GBCrucial  $49Bench 106%, 237,241 samples1x
RAM
4x8GBUnknownBench 70%, 41,916 samples1x
4x2GBUnknownBench 25%, 183,252 samples1x
8x2GBUnknownBench 114%, 8,850 samples1x
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