Xeon E-2456 vs Sempron 2650
Primary details
Comparing Sempron 2650 and Xeon E-2456 processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.
| Place in performance ranking | not rated | 455 |
| Place by popularity | not in top-100 | not in top-100 |
| Market segment | Desktop processor | Server |
| Architecture codename | Kabini (2013−2014) | Raptor Lake-S (2023−2024) |
| Release date | 9 April 2014 (10 years ago) | 14 December 2023 (less than a year ago) |
Detailed specifications
Sempron 2650 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 cores | 2 (Dual-core) | 6 (Hexa-Core) |
| Threads | 2 | 12 |
| Base clock speed | no data | 3.3 GHz |
| Boost clock speed | 1.45 GHz | 5.1 GHz |
| Bus rate | no data | 16 GT/s |
| L1 cache | 128 KB | 80 KB (per core) |
| L2 cache | 1024 KB | 1.25 MB (per core) |
| L3 cache | no data | 18 MB (shared) |
| Chip lithography | 28 nm | Intel 7 nm |
| Die size | 107 mm2 | 163 mm2 |
| Maximum core temperature | 90 °C | 100 °C |
| Maximum case temperature (TCase) | 90 °C | no data |
| 64 bit support | + | + |
Compatibility
Information on Sempron 2650 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 configuration | 1 | 1 |
| Socket | AM1 | FCLGA1700 |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 25 Watt | 80 Watt |
Technologies and extensions
Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Sempron 2650 and Xeon E-2456. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.
| Instruction set extensions | no data | Intel® SSE4.1, Intel® SSE4.2, Intel® AVX2 |
| AES-NI | + | + |
| FMA | FMA4 | - |
| AVX | + | + |
| PowerNow | + | - |
| PowerGating | + | - |
| VirusProtect | + | - |
| Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST) | no data | + |
| Turbo Boost Technology | no data | 2 |
| Hyper-Threading Technology | no data | + |
| Idle States | no data | + |
| Thermal Monitoring | - | + |
| Turbo Boost Max 3.0 | no data | - |
| Status | no data | Launched |
Security technologies
Sempron 2650 and Xeon E-2456 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 Sempron 2650 and Xeon E-2456 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 Sempron 2650 and Xeon E-2456. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.
| Supported memory types | DDR3-1333 | DDR5-4800 |
| Maximum memory size | no data | 128 GB |
| Max memory channels | 1 | 2 |
| ECC memory support | - | + |
Graphics specifications
General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.
| Integrated graphics card | AMD Radeon R3 Graphics | N/A |
| Number of pipelines | 128 | no data |
| Enduro | + | - |
| Switchable graphics | + | - |
| UVD | + | - |
| VCE | + | - |
Graphics interfaces
Available interfaces and connections of Sempron 2650 and Xeon E-2456 integrated GPUs.
| DisplayPort | + | - |
| HDMI | + | - |
Graphics API support
APIs supported by Sempron 2650 and Xeon E-2456 integrated GPUs, sometimes API versions are included.
| DirectX | DirectX® 12 | no data |
| Vulkan | + | - |
Peripherals
Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Sempron 2650 and Xeon E-2456.
| PCIe version | 2.0 | 5 |
| PCI Express lanes | 4 | 16 |
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 | 9 April 2014 | 14 December 2023 |
| Physical cores | 2 | 6 |
| Threads | 2 | 12 |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 25 Watt | 80 Watt |
Sempron 2650 has 220% lower power consumption.
Xeon E-2456, on the other hand, has an age advantage of 9 years, and 200% more physical cores and 500% more threads.
We couldn't decide between Sempron 2650 and Xeon E-2456. We've got no test results to judge.
Note that Sempron 2650 is a desktop processor while Xeon E-2456 is a server/workstation one.
Should you still have questions on choice between Sempron 2650 and Xeon E-2456, ask them in Comments section, and we shall answer.
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