Ryzen 3 3250U vs Xeon E5-2430

Aggregate performance score

Xeon E5-2430
2012
6 cores / 12 threads, 95 Watt
3.46
+44.2%
Ryzen 3 3250U
2020
2 cores / 4 threads, 15 Watt
2.40

Xeon E5-2430 outperforms Ryzen 3 3250U by a considerable 44% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

Comparing Xeon E5-2430 and Ryzen 3 3250U processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking15421770
Place by popularitynot in top-10096
Cost-effectiveness evaluation3.73no data
Market segmentServerLaptop
Seriesno dataAMD Ryzen 3
Power efficiency3.4515.14
Architecture codenameSandy Bridge-EN (2012)Picasso (2019−2022)
Release date14 May 2012 (12 years ago)6 January 2020 (4 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 Ryzen 3 3250U 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)
Threads124
Base clock speed2.2 GHz2.6 GHz
Boost clock speed2.7 GHz3.5 GHz
Bus rate7.2 GT/sno data
Multiplierno data26
L1 cache64 KB (per core)128K (per core)
L2 cache256 KB (per core)512K (per core)
L3 cache15360 KB (shared)4 MB (shared)
Chip lithography32 nm12 nm
Die size294 mm2246 mm2
Maximum core temperatureno data95 °C
Number of transistors1,270 million4500 Million
64 bit support++
Windows 11 compatibility-+

Compatibility

Information on Xeon E5-2430 and Ryzen 3 3250U 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 configuration21
SocketFCLGA1356FP5
Power consumption (TDP)95 Watt15 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Xeon E5-2430 and Ryzen 3 3250U. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensionsIntel® AVXMMX, SSE, SSE2, SSE3, SSSE3, SSE4A, SSE4.1, SSE4.2, AVX, AVX2, BMI2, ABM, FMA, ADX, SMEP, SMAP, SMT, CPB, AES-NI, RDRAND, RDSEED, SHA, SME
AES-NI++
FMA-+
AVX++
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
Precision Boost 2no data+

Security technologies

Xeon E5-2430 and Ryzen 3 3250U 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 Ryzen 3 3250U 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 Xeon E5-2430 and Ryzen 3 3250U. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory typesDDR3DDR4
Maximum memory size384 GB32 GB
Max memory channels32
Maximum memory bandwidth32 GB/s38.397 GB/s
ECC memory support+-

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics cardno dataAMD Radeon RX Vega 3

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Xeon E5-2430 and Ryzen 3 3250U.

PCIe version3.03.0
PCI Express lanes2412

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 3.46
+44.2%
Ryzen 3 3250U 2.40

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 5492
+44.3%
Ryzen 3 3250U 3805

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
Ryzen 3 3250U 749
+92.1%

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
+21.3%
Ryzen 3 3250U 1456

Gaming performance

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 3.46 2.40
Recency 14 May 2012 6 January 2020
Physical cores 6 2
Threads 12 4
Chip lithography 32 nm 12 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 95 Watt 15 Watt

Xeon E5-2430 has a 44.2% higher aggregate performance score, and 200% more physical cores and 200% more threads.

Ryzen 3 3250U, on the other hand, has an age advantage of 7 years, a 166.7% more advanced lithography process, and 533.3% lower power consumption.

The Xeon E5-2430 is our recommended choice as it beats the Ryzen 3 3250U in performance tests.

Be aware that Xeon E5-2430 is a server/workstation processor while Ryzen 3 3250U is a notebook one.


Should you still have questions on choice between Xeon E5-2430 and Ryzen 3 3250U, ask them in Comments section, and we shall answer.

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