Xeon X3430 vs E-2124

Primary details

Comparing Xeon E-2124 and Xeon X3430 processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in performance ranking	1263	2074
Place by popularity	not in top-100	not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation	19.71	0.36
Market segment	Server	Server
Series	Intel Xeon E	no data
Architecture codename	Coffee Lake-S (2017−2018)	no data
Release date	31 May 2018 (6 years ago)	1 July 2009 (14 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)	$193	no data
Current price	$125 (0.6x MSRP)	$49

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance per price, higher is better.

Xeon E-2124 has 5375% better value for money than Xeon X3430.

Detailed specifications

Xeon E-2124 and Xeon X3430 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	4 (Quad-Core)	4 (Quad-Core)
Threads	4	4
Base clock speed	3.3 GHz	2.4 GHz
Boost clock speed	4.3 GHz	2.8 GHz
Bus support	4 × 8 GT/s	no data
L1 cache	64K (per core)	no data
L2 cache	256K (per core)	no data
L3 cache	8 MB (shared)	8 MB Intel® Smart Cache
Chip lithography	14 nm	45 nm
Die size	126 mm2	no data
Maximum core temperature	100 °C	73 °C
Number of transistors	1,400 million	no data
64 bit support	+	+
Windows 11 compatibility	+	-
Unlocked multiplier	No	No

Compatibility

Information on Xeon E-2124 and Xeon X3430 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	1
Socket	FCLGA1151	FCLGA1156,LGA1156
Power consumption (TDP)	71 Watt	95 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Xeon E-2124 and Xeon X3430. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensions	Intel® SSE4.1, Intel® SSE4.2, Intel® AVX2	Intel® SSE4.2
AES-NI	+	-
AVX	+	no data
vPro	+	no data
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)	+	+
Turbo Boost Technology	2.0	1.0
Hyper-Threading Technology	-	-
TSX	+	no data
Idle States	+	+
Thermal Monitoring	+	-
Demand Based Switching	no data	+
PAE	no data	36 Bit
Status	Discontinued	Discontinued

Security technologies

Xeon E-2124 and Xeon X3430 technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.

TXT	+	+
EDB	+	+
Secure Key	+	no data
MPX	+	no data
SGX	Yes with Intel® ME	no data
OS Guard	+	no data

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Xeon E-2124 and Xeon X3430 are enumerated here.

VT-d	+	+
VT-x	+	+
EPT	+	+

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Xeon E-2124 and Xeon X3430. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory types	DDR4-2666	DDR3-800, DDR3-1066, DDR3-1333
Maximum memory size	128 GB	32 GB
Max memory channels	2	2
Maximum memory bandwidth	41.6 GB/s	21 GB/s
ECC memory support	+	+

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Xeon E-2124 and Xeon X3430.

PCIe version	3.0	2.0
PCI Express lanes	16	16

Synthetic benchmark performance

Various benchmark results of the processors in comparison. Overall score is measured in points in 0-100 range, higher is better.

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Combined synthetic benchmark score

This is our combined benchmark performance rating. We are regularly improving our combining algorithms, but if you find some perceived inconsistencies, feel free to speak up in comments section, we usually fix problems quickly.

E-2124 outperforms X3430 by 203% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

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Pros & cons summary

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Performance score	4.49	1.48
Recency	31 May 2018	1 July 2009
Chip lithography	14 nm	45 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	71 Watt	95 Watt

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