Xeon E5-2430L vs A4-1250
Aggregate performance score
Xeon E5-2430L outperforms A4-1250 by a whopping 1163% based on our aggregate benchmark results.
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Primary details
Comparing processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.
| Place in the ranking | 3459 | 1864 |
| Place by popularity | not in top-100 | not in top-100 |
| Market segment | Laptop | Server |
| Series | AMD A-Series | no data |
| Power efficiency | 1.27 | 2.13 |
| Designer | AMD | Intel |
| Manufacturer | no data | Intel |
| Architecture codename | Temash (2013) | Sandy Bridge-EN (2012) |
| Release date | 23 May 2013 (12 years ago) | 14 May 2012 (13 years ago) |
Detailed specifications
A4-1250 and Xeon E5-2430L basic parameters such as number of cores, number of threads, base frequency and turbo boost clock, lithography, cache size and multiplier lock state. These parameters indirectly say of CPU speed, though for more precise assessment you have to consider their test results.
| Physical cores | 2 (Dual-core) | 6 (Hexa-Core) |
| Threads | 2 | 12 |
| Base clock speed | no data | 2 GHz |
| Boost clock speed | 1 GHz | 2.5 GHz |
| Bus rate | no data | 7.2 GT/s |
| L1 cache | 128K (per core) | 64 KB (per core) |
| L2 cache | 512K (per core) | 256 KB (per core) |
| L3 cache | 0 KB | 15360 KB (shared) |
| Chip lithography | 32 nm | 32 nm |
| Die size | 246 mm2 | 294 mm2 |
| Maximum case temperature (TCase) | 90 °C | no data |
| Number of transistors | 1,178 million | 1,270 million |
| 64 bit support | + | + |
| Windows 11 compatibility | - | - |
Compatibility
Information on A4-1250 and Xeon E5-2430L compatibility with other computer components: motherboard (look for socket type), power supply unit (look for power consumption) etc. Useful when planning a future computer configuration or upgrading an existing one. Note that power consumption of some processors can well exceed their nominal TDP, even without overclocking. Some can even double their declared thermals given that the motherboard allows to tune the CPU power parameters.
| Number of CPUs in a configuration | 1 | 2 |
| Socket | FT3 | FCLGA1356 |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 8 Watt | 60 Watt |
Technologies and extensions
Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by A4-1250 and Xeon E5-2430L. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.
| Instruction set extensions | 86x SSE (1, 2, 3, 3S, 4.1, 4.2, 4A),-64, AES, AVX | Intel® AVX |
| AES-NI | + | + |
| AVX | + | + |
| Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST) | no data | + |
| Turbo Boost Technology | no data | 2.0 |
| Hyper-Threading Technology | no data | + |
| Idle States | no data | + |
| Thermal Monitoring | - | + |
| Flex Memory Access | no data | - |
| Demand Based Switching | no data | + |
Security technologies
A4-1250 and Xeon E5-2430L technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.
| TXT | no data | + |
| EDB | no data | + |
Virtualization technologies
Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by A4-1250 and Xeon E5-2430L are enumerated here.
| AMD-V | + | - |
| VT-d | no data | + |
| VT-x | no data | + |
| EPT | no data | + |
Memory specs
Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by A4-1250 and Xeon E5-2430L. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.
| Supported memory types | DDR3 | DDR3 |
| Maximum memory size | no data | 384 GB |
| Max memory channels | no data | 3 |
| Maximum memory bandwidth | no data | 32 GB/s |
| ECC memory support | - | + |
Graphics specifications
General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.
| Integrated graphics card | AMD Radeon HD 8210 (300 MHz) | no data |
Peripherals
Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by A4-1250 and Xeon E5-2430L.
| PCIe version | no data | 3.0 |
| PCI Express lanes | no data | 24 |
Synthetic benchmarks
Various benchmark results of the processors in comparison. Overall score is measured in points in 0-100 range, higher is better.
Combined synthetic benchmark score
This is our combined benchmark performance rating.
Passmark
Passmark CPU Mark is a widespread benchmark, consisting of 8 different types of workload, including integer and floating point math, extended instructions, compression, encryption and physics calculation. There is also one separate single-threaded scenario measuring single-core performance. Other than that, Passmark measures multi-core performance.
Pros & cons summary
| Performance score | 0.24 | 3.03 |
| Recency | 23 May 2013 | 14 May 2012 |
| Physical cores | 2 | 6 |
| Threads | 2 | 12 |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 8 Watt | 60 Watt |
A4-1250 has an age advantage of 1 year, and 650% lower power consumption.
Xeon E5-2430L, on the other hand, has a 1162.5% higher aggregate performance score, and 200% more physical cores and 500% more threads.
The Intel Xeon E5-2430L is our recommended choice as it beats the AMD A4-1250 in performance tests.
Be aware that A4-1250 is a notebook processor while Xeon E5-2430L is a server/workstation one.
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