IntelOutdated for demanding workloadsServer

Intel Xeon L5240 @ 3.00GHz

Technical specifications and documented benchmark results for this processor.

Last updated: 2026-10-20
2.9/ 10
Technical rating

Outdated for demanding workloads

Intel Xeon L5240 @ 3.00GHz is a Server processor with 2 cores and 2 threads. Its base clock is 3 GHz. It records a PassMark CPU Mark of 1337 and a single-thread rating of 1299. Its stated TDP is 40 W.

CPU Mark1,337
5 samples
Single Thread1,299
Overall rank#4,355
of 6,054
Reference price$31.40

Technical assessment

A summary based on specifications and results.

Outdated for demanding workloads
2.9Outdated for demanding workloads

Intel Xeon L5240 @ 3.00GHz is a Server processor with 2 cores and 2 threads. Its base clock is 3 GHz. It records a PassMark CPU Mark of 1337 and a single-thread rating of 1299. Its stated TDP is 40 W.

Multi-axis comparison

How does this processor compare?

A direct comparison with nearby processors from the same brand and a similar core count.

5 CPU

Overall and multi-core performance

A higher CPU Mark indicates stronger overall performance.

01Intel 300Intel7,231 points
02Intel 300TIntel5,627 points
03Intel Xeon L5240 @ 3.00GHzThis CPU1,337 points
04Intel Atom 330 @ 1.60GHzIntel381 points
05Intel Atom 230 @ 1.60GHzIntel169 points

Single-thread performance

Measures speed in tasks that depend on one CPU thread.

01Intel 300Intel3,201 points
02Intel 300TIntel2,702 points
03Intel Xeon L5240 @ 3.00GHzThis CPU1,299 points
04Intel Atom 330 @ 1.60GHzIntel265 points
05Intel Atom 230 @ 1.60GHzIntel185 points

Performance per watt

Estimated as CPU Mark divided by TDP.

01Intel 300TIntel160.8 Mark/W
02Intel 300Intel157.2 Mark/W
03Intel Atom 330 @ 1.60GHzIntel47.6 Mark/W
04Intel Atom 230 @ 1.60GHzIntel42.3 Mark/W
05Intel Xeon L5240 @ 3.00GHzThis CPU33.4 Mark/W

Bars are relative to the processors shown here, not a global ranking of every CPU.

Detailed benchmark results

Snapshot from 2026-10-20

Single ThreadMOps/Sec
1,299.00

Core specifications

BrandIntel
CategoryServer
Release year2009
SocketLGA771
Cores / threads2 / 2
Base clock3.00 GHz
Max turbo—
TDP40 W
Integrated graphics—

Memory support

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Memory type—
Official speed—
Maximum capacity—

Cache hierarchy

L1I2 x 32 KB
L1D2 x 32 KB
L21 x 6144 KB