Sempron 2650 vs Xeon E5-2430L v2
Primary details
Comparing Xeon E5-2430L v2 and Sempron 2650 processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.
| Place in performance ranking | 1415 | not rated |
| Place by popularity | not in top-100 | not in top-100 |
| Market segment | Server | Desktop processor |
| Architecture codename | no data | Kabini (2013−2014) |
| Release date | 1 January 2014 (10 years ago) | 9 April 2014 (10 years ago) |
Detailed specifications
Xeon E5-2430L v2 and Sempron 2650 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) | 2 (Dual-core) |
| Threads | 12 | 2 |
| Base clock speed | 2.4 GHz | no data |
| Boost clock speed | 2.8 GHz | 1.45 GHz |
| Bus rate | 7.2 GT/s | no data |
| L1 cache | no data | 128 KB |
| L2 cache | no data | 1024 KB |
| L3 cache | 15 MB Intel® Smart Cache | no data |
| Chip lithography | 22 nm | 28 nm |
| Die size | no data | 107 mm2 |
| Maximum core temperature | 69 °C | 90 °C |
| Maximum case temperature (TCase) | no data | 90 °C |
| 64 bit support | + | + |
| Windows 11 compatibility | - | no data |
Compatibility
Information on Xeon E5-2430L v2 and Sempron 2650 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 | 2 | 1 |
| Socket | FCLGA1356 | AM1 |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 60 Watt | 25 Watt |
Technologies and extensions
Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Xeon E5-2430L v2 and Sempron 2650. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.
| Instruction set extensions | Intel® AVX | no data |
| AES-NI | + | + |
| FMA | - | FMA4 |
| AVX | - | + |
| PowerNow | - | + |
| PowerGating | - | + |
| VirusProtect | - | + |
| Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST) | + | no data |
| Turbo Boost Technology | 2.0 | no data |
| Hyper-Threading Technology | + | no data |
| Idle States | + | no data |
| Thermal Monitoring | + | - |
| Flex Memory Access | - | no data |
| Demand Based Switching | + | no data |
| PAE | 46 Bit | no data |
| Status | Discontinued | no data |
Security technologies
Xeon E5-2430L v2 and Sempron 2650 technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.
| TXT | + | no data |
| EDB | + | no data |
| Secure Key | + | no data |
| OS Guard | + | no data |
Virtualization technologies
Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Xeon E5-2430L v2 and Sempron 2650 are enumerated here.
| AMD-V | - | + |
| VT-d | + | no data |
| VT-x | + | no data |
| EPT | + | no data |
| IOMMU 2.0 | - | + |
Memory specs
Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Xeon E5-2430L v2 and Sempron 2650. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.
| Supported memory types | DDR3-800, DDR3-1066, DDR3-1333, DDR3-1600 | DDR3-1333 |
| Maximum memory size | 384 GB | no data |
| Max memory channels | 3 | 1 |
| Maximum memory bandwidth | 38.4 GB/s | no data |
| ECC memory support | + | - |
Graphics specifications
General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.
| Integrated graphics card | no data | AMD Radeon R3 Graphics |
| Number of pipelines | no data | 128 |
| Enduro | - | + |
| Switchable graphics | - | + |
| UVD | - | + |
| VCE | - | + |
Graphics interfaces
Available interfaces and connections of Xeon E5-2430L v2 and Sempron 2650 integrated GPUs.
| DisplayPort | - | + |
| HDMI | - | + |
Graphics API support
APIs supported by Xeon E5-2430L v2 and Sempron 2650 integrated GPUs, sometimes API versions are included.
| DirectX | no data | DirectX® 12 |
| Vulkan | - | + |
Peripherals
Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Xeon E5-2430L v2 and Sempron 2650.
| PCIe version | 3.0 | 2.0 |
| PCI Express lanes | 24 | 4 |
Synthetic benchmark performance
Various benchmark results of the processors in comparison. Overall score is measured in points in 0-100 range, higher is better.
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.
Pros & cons summary
| Recency | 1 January 2014 | 9 April 2014 |
| Physical cores | 6 | 2 |
| Threads | 12 | 2 |
| Chip lithography | 22 nm | 28 nm |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 60 Watt | 25 Watt |
Xeon E5-2430L v2 has 200% more physical cores and 500% more threads, and a 27.3% more advanced lithography process.
Sempron 2650, on the other hand, has an age advantage of 3 months, and 140% lower power consumption.
We couldn't decide between Xeon E5-2430L v2 and Sempron 2650. We've got no test results to judge.
Be aware that Xeon E5-2430L v2 is a server/workstation processor while Sempron 2650 is a desktop one.
Should you still have questions on choice between Xeon E5-2430L v2 and Sempron 2650, ask them in Comments section, and we shall answer.
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