Xeon E5-2430L vs Solo T1200
Aggregate performance score
Xeon E5-2430L outperforms Core Solo T1200 by a whopping 2081% based on our aggregate benchmark results.
Primary details
Comparing Core Solo T1200 and Xeon E5-2430L processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.
| Place in the ranking | 3288 | 1531 |
| Place by popularity | not in top-100 | not in top-100 |
| Market segment | Laptop | Server |
| Series | Core Solo | no data |
| Power efficiency | 0.56 | 5.50 |
| Architecture codename | Yonah (2005−2006) | Sandy Bridge-EN (2012) |
| Release date | January 2006 (18 years ago) | 14 May 2012 (12 years ago) |
Detailed specifications
Core Solo T1200 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 | 1 (Single-Core) | 6 (Hexa-Core) |
| Threads | 1 | 12 |
| Base clock speed | no data | 2 GHz |
| Boost clock speed | 1.5 GHz | 2.5 GHz |
| Bus rate | 667 MHz | 7.2 GT/s |
| L1 cache | 64 KB | 64 KB (per core) |
| L2 cache | 2 MB | 256 KB (per core) |
| L3 cache | 0 KB | 15360 KB (shared) |
| Chip lithography | 65 nm | 32 nm |
| Die size | 90 mm2 | 294 mm2 |
| Number of transistors | 151 million | 1,270 million |
| 64 bit support | - | + |
| Windows 11 compatibility | - | - |
Compatibility
Information on Core Solo T1200 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 | 479 | FCLGA1356 |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 27 Watt | 60 Watt |
Technologies and extensions
Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Core Solo T1200 and Xeon E5-2430L. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.
| Instruction set extensions | no data | 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
Core Solo T1200 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 Core Solo T1200 and Xeon E5-2430L are enumerated here.
| VT-d | no data | + |
| VT-x | no data | + |
| EPT | no data | + |
Memory specs
Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Core Solo T1200 and Xeon E5-2430L. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.
| Supported memory types | DDR1 | 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 | - | + |
Peripherals
Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Core Solo T1200 and Xeon E5-2430L.
| PCIe version | no data | 3.0 |
| PCI Express lanes | no data | 24 |
Pros & cons summary
| Performance score | 0.16 | 3.49 |
| Physical cores | 1 | 6 |
| Threads | 1 | 12 |
| Chip lithography | 65 nm | 32 nm |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 27 Watt | 60 Watt |
Solo T1200 has 122.2% lower power consumption.
Xeon E5-2430L, on the other hand, has a 2081.3% higher aggregate performance score, 500% more physical cores and 1100% more threads, and a 103.1% more advanced lithography process.
The Xeon E5-2430L is our recommended choice as it beats the Core Solo T1200 in performance tests.
Be aware that Core Solo T1200 is a notebook processor while Xeon E5-2430L is a server/workstation one.
Should you still have questions on choice between Core Solo T1200 and Xeon E5-2430L, ask them in Comments section, and we shall answer.
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