Xeon E-2456 vs Opteron 4334

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Aggregate performance score

Opteron 4334
2012
6 cores / 6 threads, 95 Watt
2.58
Xeon E-2456
2023
6 cores / 12 threads, 80 Watt
15.53
+502%

Xeon E-2456 outperforms Opteron 4334 by a whopping 502% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

Comparing Opteron 4334 and Xeon E-2456 processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking1743469
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluationno data92.83
Market segmentServerServer
Power efficiency2.4817.70
Architecture codenameSeoul (2012)Raptor Lake-S (2023−2024)
Release date4 December 2012 (11 years ago)14 December 2023 (less than a year ago)
Launch price (MSRP)no data$375

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance per price, higher is better.

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Detailed specifications

Opteron 4334 and Xeon E-2456 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)6 (Hexa-Core)
Threads612
Base clock speed3.1 GHz3.3 GHz
Boost clock speed3.5 GHz5.1 GHz
Bus rateno data16 GT/s
L1 cache288 KB80 KB (per core)
L2 cache6144 KB1.25 MB (per core)
L3 cache8192 KB (shared)18 MB (shared)
Chip lithography32 nmIntel 7 nm
Die size315 mm2163 mm2
Maximum core temperatureno data100 °C
Number of transistors1,200 millionno data
64 bit support++
Windows 11 compatibility-no data

Compatibility

Information on Opteron 4334 and Xeon E-2456 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
SocketC32FCLGA1700
Power consumption (TDP)95 Watt80 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Opteron 4334 and Xeon E-2456. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensionsno dataIntel® SSE4.1, Intel® SSE4.2, Intel® AVX2
AES-NI++
FMA+-
AVX++
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)no data+
Turbo Boost Technologyno data2
Hyper-Threading Technologyno data+
Idle Statesno data+
Thermal Monitoring-+
Turbo Boost Max 3.0no data-

Security technologies

Opteron 4334 and Xeon E-2456 technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.

TXTno data+
EDBno data+
Secure Keyno data+
OS Guardno data+

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Opteron 4334 and Xeon E-2456 are enumerated here.

AMD-V+-
VT-dno data+
VT-xno data+
EPTno data+

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Opteron 4334 and Xeon E-2456. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory typesDDR3DDR5-4800
Maximum memory sizeno data128 GB
Max memory channelsno data2
ECC memory support-+

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics cardno dataN/A

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Opteron 4334 and Xeon E-2456.

PCIe versionno data5
PCI Express lanesno data16

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.

Opteron 4334 2.58
Xeon E-2456 15.53
+502%

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.

Opteron 4334 3949
Xeon E-2456 23770
+502%

Gaming performance

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 2.58 15.53
Recency 4 December 2012 14 December 2023
Threads 6 12
Power consumption (TDP) 95 Watt 80 Watt

Xeon E-2456 has a 501.9% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 11 years, 100% more threads, and 18.8% lower power consumption.

The Xeon E-2456 is our recommended choice as it beats the Opteron 4334 in performance tests.


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