C-30 vs Xeon E5-2670 v2
Primary details
Comparing Xeon E5-2670 v2 and C-30 processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.
| Place in performance ranking | 965 | not rated |
| Place by popularity | not in top-100 | not in top-100 |
| Cost-effectiveness evaluation | 3.26 | no data |
| Market segment | Server | Laptop |
| Series | no data | AMD C-Series |
| Architecture codename | Ivy Bridge-EP (2013) | Ontario (2010−2012) |
| Release date | 1 September 2013 (11 years ago) | 9 November 2010 (13 years ago) |
| Launch price (MSRP) | $927 | no data |
Cost-effectiveness evaluation
Performance per price, higher is better.
Detailed specifications
Xeon E5-2670 v2 and C-30 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 | 10 (Deca-Core) | 1 (Single-Core) |
| Threads | 20 | 1 |
| Base clock speed | 2.5 GHz | no data |
| Boost clock speed | 3.3 GHz | 1.2 GHz |
| Bus rate | 8 GT/s | no data |
| L1 cache | 64 KB (per core) | 64 KB |
| L2 cache | 256 KB (per core) | 512 KB |
| L3 cache | 25 MB (shared) | 0 KB |
| Chip lithography | 22 nm | 40 nm |
| Die size | 160 mm2 | 75 mm2 |
| Maximum core temperature | 82 °C | no data |
| Number of transistors | 1,400 million | no data |
| 64 bit support | + | + |
| Windows 11 compatibility | - | - |
Compatibility
Information on Xeon E5-2670 v2 and C-30 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 | FCLGA2011 | FT1 BGA 413-Ball |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 115 Watt | 9 Watt |
Technologies and extensions
Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Xeon E5-2670 v2 and C-30. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.
| Instruction set extensions | Intel® AVX | 40 nm, 1.24-1.35V |
| AES-NI | + | - |
| AVX | + | - |
| 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 E5-2670 v2 and C-30 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 E5-2670 v2 and C-30 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 E5-2670 v2 and C-30. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.
| Supported memory types | DDR3 | DDR3 Single-channel |
| Maximum memory size | 768 GB | no data |
| Max memory channels | 4 | no data |
| Maximum memory bandwidth | 59.7 GB/s | no data |
| ECC memory support | + | - |
Graphics specifications
General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.
| Integrated graphics card | no data | AMD Radeon HD 6250 |
Peripherals
Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Xeon E5-2670 v2 and C-30.
| PCIe version | 3.0 | no data |
| PCI Express lanes | 40 | no 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.
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 September 2013 | 9 November 2010 |
| Physical cores | 10 | 1 |
| Threads | 20 | 1 |
| Chip lithography | 22 nm | 40 nm |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 115 Watt | 9 Watt |
Xeon E5-2670 v2 has an age advantage of 2 years, 900% more physical cores and 1900% more threads, and a 81.8% more advanced lithography process.
C-30, on the other hand, has 1177.8% lower power consumption.
We couldn't decide between Xeon E5-2670 v2 and C-30. We've got no test results to judge.
Be aware that Xeon E5-2670 v2 is a server/workstation processor while C-30 is a notebook one.
Should you still have questions on choice between Xeon E5-2670 v2 and C-30, ask them in Comments section, and we shall answer.
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