GeekRadar / The comparison desk

COMPARE.

CPU

Intel

Intel Xeon E5-2420V2

Processor

CPU cores: 6^*
CPU threads: 12^*
Maximum boost clock: 2.7 GHz^*
Thermal design power: 80 W^*

No matched benchmark results are available for this entry yet.

Processing & platform

CPU cores: 6^*
CPU threads: 12^*
Base clock: 2.2 GHz^*
Maximum boost clock: 2.7 GHz^*
Architecture: Ivy Bridge^*
Process node: 22 nm^*

Memory & storage

Memory channels: 3^*

Power specifications

Thermal design power: 80 W^*

System configuration

Detailed specifications

Specifications 1 · 34 fields

Product Collection: Intel® Xeon® Processor E5 v2 Family^*
Processor Base Frequency: 2.2^* GHz
Max Turbo Frequency: 2.7^* GHz
Cache: 15 MB SmartCache^*
Bus Speed: 7.2 GT/s QPI^*
TDP: 80^* W
Embedded Options Available: No^*
Conflict Free: Yes^*
Max Memory Size: 384^* GB
Memory Types: DDR3 800/1066/1333/1600^*
Max nb of Memory Channels: 3^*
Vertical Segment: Server^*
Max Memory Bandwidth: 38.4^* GB/s
ECC Memory Supported: Yes^*
Processor Number: E5-2420V2^*
PCI Express Revision: 3^*
PCI Express Configurations: x4, x8, x16^*
Max nb of PCI Express Lanes: 24^*
T: 76°C^*
Intel Hyper Threading Technology: Yes^*
Intel Virtualization Technology VTx: Yes^*
Intel 64: Yes^*
Status: Launched^*
Instruction Set: 64-bit^*
Instruction Set Extensions: AVX^*
Idle States: Yes^*
Thermal Monitoring Technologies: Yes^*
Secure Key: Yes^*
Execute Disable Bit: Yes^*
Launch Date: Q1'14^*
Lithography: 22^* nm
Recommended Customer Price: $406.00^*
nb of Cores: 6^*
nb of Threads: 12^*

Specifications 2 · 6 fields

microarchitecture

Ivy Bridge^*

Scope and conditions

source_native_row_context

category: cpu^*
original_product_name: Intel Xeon E5-2420V2^*
catalogue_reference: Intel Xeon E5-2420V2^*
identity_scope: source-exact-processor-name^*
dataset_date: 2025-07-23^*

scope

Historical publisher declaration. Missing or conflicting observations remain unverified; no benchmark or tested performance inferred.^*

boost clock

2.7^* GHz

Scope and conditions

source_native_row_context

category: cpu^*
original_product_name: Intel Xeon E5-2420V2^*
catalogue_reference: Intel Xeon E5-2420V2^*
identity_scope: source-exact-processor-name^*
dataset_date: 2025-07-23^*

scope

Historical publisher declaration. Missing or conflicting observations remain unverified; no benchmark or tested performance inferred.^*

Reported core clock

2.2^* GHz

Scope and conditions

source_native_row_context

category: cpu^*
original_product_name: Intel Xeon E5-2420V2^*
catalogue_reference: Intel Xeon E5-2420V2^*
identity_scope: source-exact-processor-name^*
dataset_date: 2025-07-23^*

scope

Source calls this core clock; it is not relabelled as base, sustained or gaming clock.^*

core count

6^*

Scope and conditions

source_native_row_context

category: cpu^*
original_product_name: Intel Xeon E5-2420V2^*
catalogue_reference: Intel Xeon E5-2420V2^*
identity_scope: source-exact-processor-name^*
dataset_date: 2025-07-23^*

scope

Historical publisher declaration. Missing or conflicting observations remain unverified; no benchmark or tested performance inferred.^*

name

Intel Xeon E5-2420V2^*

Scope and conditions

source_native_row_context

category: cpu^*
original_product_name: Intel Xeon E5-2420V2^*
catalogue_reference: Intel Xeon E5-2420V2^*
identity_scope: source-exact-processor-name^*
dataset_date: 2025-07-23^*

scope

Historical publisher declaration. Missing or conflicting observations remain unverified; no benchmark or tested performance inferred.^*

tdp

80^* W

Scope and conditions

source_native_row_context

category: cpu^*
original_product_name: Intel Xeon E5-2420V2^*
catalogue_reference: Intel Xeon E5-2420V2^*
identity_scope: source-exact-processor-name^*
dataset_date: 2025-07-23^*

scope

Historical publisher declaration. Missing or conflicting observations remain unverified; no benchmark or tested performance inferred.^*

* Provisional data