Xeon 5150 vs. E5320

Author:  Jason Jacobs Date:  2007.03.29 Topic:  Processors Provider:  Intel Manufacturer:  Intel

Test Setup:

Motherboard: Tyan S2926
Ram: Kingston KVR533D2D4F4K2/4G (4GB PC2-4200 FB-DIMM)
Hard Drive: Western Digital Raptor 74GB
Operating System: Windows XP Pro SP2
Video Card: 7900 GS

A simple swap of CPU's was performed with all other parameters remaining the same. TechwareLabs ran the following benchmarks:

• Sisoft Sandra 2007
• Cinebench 9.5
• Crystalmark 2004R2 0.9
• PCMark05
• 3DMark06
• Super Pi Mod 1.4

Each test was run three times and the best of the three was used.