Xeon E5-2430L vs FX-6350
Aggregate performance score
Xeon E5-2430L outperforms FX-6350 by a moderate 14% 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 | 1920 | 1836 |
| Place by popularity | not in top-100 | not in top-100 |
| Market segment | Desktop processor | Server |
| Power efficiency | 2.26 | 5.38 |
| Designer | AMD | Intel |
| Manufacturer | GlobalFoundries | Intel |
| Architecture codename | Vishera (2012−2015) | Sandy Bridge-EN (2012) |
| Release date | 29 April 2013 (12 years ago) | 14 May 2012 (13 years ago) |
Detailed specifications
FX-6350 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 | 6 (Hexa-Core) | 6 (Hexa-Core) |
| Threads | 6 | 12 |
| Base clock speed | 3.9 GHz | 2 GHz |
| Boost clock speed | 4.2 GHz | 2.5 GHz |
| Bus rate | no data | 7.2 GT/s |
| L1 cache | no data | 64 KB (per core) |
| L2 cache | 6144 KB | 256 KB (per core) |
| L3 cache | no data | 15360 KB (shared) |
| Chip lithography | 32 nm | 32 nm |
| Die size | 315 mm2 | 294 mm2 |
| Maximum core temperature | 61 °C | no data |
| Number of transistors | 1,200 million | 1,270 million |
| 64 bit support | + | + |
| Windows 11 compatibility | - | - |
| Unlocked multiplier | + | - |
| P0 Vcore voltage | Min: 1.25 V - Max: 1.4125 V | no data |
Compatibility
Information on FX-6350 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 | AM3+ | FCLGA1356 |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 125 Watt | 60 Watt |
Technologies and extensions
Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by FX-6350 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 | + | + |
| FMA | + | - |
| 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
FX-6350 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 FX-6350 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 FX-6350 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 | On certain motherboards (Chipset feature) | no data |
Peripherals
Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by FX-6350 and Xeon E5-2430L.
| PCIe version | n/a | 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 | 2.63 | 3.01 |
| Recency | 29 April 2013 | 14 May 2012 |
| Threads | 6 | 12 |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 125 Watt | 60 Watt |
FX-6350 has an age advantage of 11 months.
Xeon E5-2430L, on the other hand, has a 14.4% higher aggregate performance score, 100% more threads, and 108.3% lower power consumption.
The Intel Xeon E5-2430L is our recommended choice as it beats the AMD FX-6350 in performance tests.
Note that FX-6350 is a desktop processor while Xeon E5-2430L is a server/workstation one.
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