Intel Xeon E5520: CPU Specs and Performance, Benchmarks

The Intel Xeon E5520 is a 4-core and 8-thread processor configuration with a base clock speed of 2270 MHz. The CPU specifications and performance tests (benchmarks) are listed below.

Performance (Benchmarks)

Geekbench 5 Single-Core Score
376
Geekbench 5 Multi-Core Score
1644
PassMark CPU Mark Rating
2514
PassMark Single Thread Rating
1036

Processor Specs

Processor
Intel Xeon E5520
Frequency
2270 MHz
Maximum Frequency
2530 MHz
Cores
4
Threads
8
TDP
80 W
Codename
Gainestown
Package
Socket 1366 LGA
Intel Xeon E5520
Intel Xeon E5520: CPU Specs and Performance, Benchmarks

Geekbench 5 Benchmark

Single-Core Score
371
Multi-Core Score
2617
Benchmark
Geekbench 5.4.1 Tryout for macOS x86 (64-bit)

System Information

Operating System
macOS 10.14.6 (Build 18G9323)
Model
MacPro5,1
Model ID
MacPro5,1
Motherboard
Apple Inc. Mac-F221BEC8

CPU Specifications

Name
Intel Xeon E5520
Topology
2 Processors, 8 Cores, 16 Threads
Identifier
GenuineIntel Family 6 Model 26 Stepping 5
Base Frequency
2.26 GHz
L1 Instruction Cache
32.0 KB x 4
L1 Data Cache
32.0 KB x 4
L2 Cache
256 KB x 4
L3 Cache
8.00 MB x 1

Memory Information

Size
16.00 GB
Transfer Rate
1066 MT/s
Type
DDR3

Geekbench 5 result (single)

Single-Core Score371
Crypto Score41
Integer Score379
Floating Point Score 409
AES-XTS41
71.6 MB/sec
Text Compression (LZMA)434
2.19 MB/sec
Image Compression421
19.9 Mpixels/sec
Navigation (using Dijkstra's algorithm)434
1.22 MTE/sec
HTML5318
373.2 KElements/sec
SQLite383
120.1 Krows/sec
PDF Rendering305
16.5 Mpixels/sec
Text Rendering361
114.9 KB/sec
Clang387
3.01 Klines/sec
Camera393
4.55 images/sec
N-Body Physics301
376.7 Kpairs/sec
Rigid Body Physics560
3471.5 FPS
Gaussian Blur310
17.0 Mpixels/sec
Face Detection444
3.42 images/sec
Horizon Detection420
10.3 Mpixels/sec
Image Inpainting541
26.6 Mpixels/sec
HDR745
10.2 Mpixels/sec
Ray Tracing468
375.6 Kpixels/sec
Structure from Motion317
2.84 Kpixels/sec
Speech Recognition428
13.7 Words/sec
Machine Learning214
8.25 images/sec

Geekbench 5 result (multi)

Multi-Core Score2617
Crypto Score334
Integer Score2685
Floating Point Score 2849
AES-XTS334
582.8 MB/sec
Text Compression (LZMA)4031
20.4 MB/sec
Image Compression3611
170.8 Mpixels/sec
Navigation (using Dijkstra's algorithm)2394
6.75 MTE/sec
HTML52476
2.91 MElements/sec
SQLite3061
958.9 Krows/sec
PDF Rendering2294
124.5 Mpixels/sec
Text Rendering2108
671.7 KB/sec
Clang3106
24.2 Klines/sec
Camera1828
21.2 images/sec
N-Body Physics2092
2.62 Mpairs/sec
Rigid Body Physics4290
26580.5 FPS
Gaussian Blur2838
156.0 Mpixels/sec
Face Detection3728
28.7 images/sec
Horizon Detection2850
70.2 Mpixels/sec
Image Inpainting4557
223.6 Mpixels/sec
HDR5190
70.7 Mpixels/sec
Ray Tracing2928
2.35 Mpixels/sec
Structure from Motion2184
19.6 Kpixels/sec
Speech Recognition2371
75.8 Words/sec
Machine Learning1034
40.0 images/sec