Athlon II M320 vs Xeon E5-2430

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Aggregate performance score

Xeon E5-2430
2012
6 cores / 12 threads, 95 Watt
3.60
+666%
Athlon II M320
2009
2 cores / 2 threads, 35 Watt
0.47

Xeon E5-2430 outperforms Athlon II M320 by a whopping 666% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

Comparing Xeon E5-2430 and Athlon II M320 processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking15122925
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation4.41no data
Market segmentServerLaptop
Seriesno dataAMD Athlon II
Power efficiency3.591.27
Architecture codenameSandy Bridge-EN (2012)Caspian (2009)
Release date14 May 2012 (12 years ago)10 September 2009 (15 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)$119no data

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance per price, higher is better.

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Detailed specifications

Xeon E5-2430 and Athlon II M320 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 cores6 (Hexa-Core)2 (Dual-core)
Threads122
Base clock speed2.2 GHzno data
Boost clock speed2.7 GHz2.1 GHz
Bus rate7.2 GT/s3200 MHz
L1 cache64 KB (per core)128 KB
L2 cache256 KB (per core)1 MB
L3 cache15360 KB (shared)no data
Chip lithography32 nm45 nm
Die size294 mm2no data
Number of transistors1,270 millionno data
64 bit support++
Windows 11 compatibility--

Compatibility

Information on Xeon E5-2430 and Athlon II M320 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 configuration2no data
SocketFCLGA1356Socket S1 (S1g3)
Power consumption (TDP)95 Watt35 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Xeon E5-2430 and Athlon II M320. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensionsIntel® AVXMMX, SSE, SSE2, SSE3, Enhanced 3DNow!, NX bit, AMD64, PowerNow!, AMD Virtualization
AES-NI+-
AVX+-
PowerNow-+
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)+no data
Turbo Boost Technology1.0no data
Hyper-Threading Technology+no data
Idle States+no data
Thermal Monitoring+-
Flex Memory Access-no data
Demand Based Switching+no data

Security technologies

Xeon E5-2430 and Athlon II M320 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 Xeon E5-2430 and Athlon II M320 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 Xeon E5-2430 and Athlon II M320. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory typesDDR3DDR2
Maximum memory size384 GBno data
Max memory channels3no data
Maximum memory bandwidth32 GB/sno data
ECC memory support+-

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Xeon E5-2430 and Athlon II M320.

PCIe version3.0no data
PCI Express lanes24no data

Synthetic benchmark performance

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. 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.

Xeon E5-2430 3.60
+666%
Athlon II M320 0.47

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.

Xeon E5-2430 5719
+664%
Athlon II M320 749

GeekBench 5 Single-Core

GeekBench 5 Single-Core is a cross-platform application developed in the form of CPU tests that independently recreate certain real-world tasks with which to accurately measure performance. This version uses only a single CPU core.

Xeon E5-2430 390
+114%
Athlon II M320 182

GeekBench 5 Multi-Core

GeekBench 5 Multi-Core is a cross-platform application developed in the form of CPU tests that independently recreate certain real-world tasks with which to accurately measure performance. This version uses all available CPU cores.

Xeon E5-2430 1766
+443%
Athlon II M320 325

Gaming performance

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 3.60 0.47
Recency 14 May 2012 10 September 2009
Physical cores 6 2
Threads 12 2
Chip lithography 32 nm 45 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 95 Watt 35 Watt

Xeon E5-2430 has a 666% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 2 years, 200% more physical cores and 500% more threads, and a 40.6% more advanced lithography process.

Athlon II M320, on the other hand, has 171.4% lower power consumption.

The Xeon E5-2430 is our recommended choice as it beats the Athlon II M320 in performance tests.

Be aware that Xeon E5-2430 is a server/workstation processor while Athlon II M320 is a notebook one.


Should you still have questions on choice between Xeon E5-2430 and Athlon II M320, ask them in Comments section, and we shall answer.

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