C-30 vs Xeon E5-2418L
Primary details
Comparing Xeon E5-2418L and C-30 processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.
| Place in the ranking | 1829 | not rated |
| Place by popularity | not in top-100 | not in top-100 |
| Market segment | Server | Laptop |
| Series | no data | AMD C-Series |
| Power efficiency | 4.20 | no data |
| Architecture codename | Sandy Bridge-EN (2012) | Ontario (2011−2012) |
| Release date | 14 May 2012 (12 years ago) | 4 January 2011 (13 years ago) |
Detailed specifications
Xeon E5-2418L 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 | 4 (Quad-Core) | 1 (Single-Core) |
| Threads | 8 | 1 |
| Base clock speed | 2 GHz | no data |
| Boost clock speed | 2.1 GHz | 1.2 GHz |
| L1 cache | 64 KB (per core) | 64 KB |
| L2 cache | 256 KB (per core) | 512 KB |
| L3 cache | 10240 KB (shared) | 0 KB |
| Chip lithography | 32 nm | 40 nm |
| Die size | 294 mm2 | 75 mm2 |
| Number of transistors | 1,270 million | no data |
| 64 bit support | + | + |
| Windows 11 compatibility | - | - |
Compatibility
Information on Xeon E5-2418L 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 | 1356 | FT1 BGA 413-Ball |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 50 Watt | 9 Watt |
Technologies and extensions
Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Xeon E5-2418L and C-30. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.
| Instruction set extensions | no data | 40 nm, 1.24-1.35V |
| AES-NI | + | - |
| AVX | + | - |
| Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST) | + | no data |
| Hyper-Threading Technology | + | no data |
Security technologies
Xeon E5-2418L and C-30 technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.
| TXT | + | no data |
Virtualization technologies
Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Xeon E5-2418L and C-30 are enumerated here.
| AMD-V | - | + |
Memory specs
Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Xeon E5-2418L and C-30. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.
| Supported memory types | DDR3 | DDR3 Single-channel |
Graphics specifications
General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.
| Integrated graphics card | no data | AMD Radeon HD 6250 |
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 | 14 May 2012 | 4 January 2011 |
| Physical cores | 4 | 1 |
| Threads | 8 | 1 |
| Chip lithography | 32 nm | 40 nm |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 50 Watt | 9 Watt |
Xeon E5-2418L has an age advantage of 1 year, 300% more physical cores and 700% more threads, and a 25% more advanced lithography process.
C-30, on the other hand, has 455.6% lower power consumption.
We couldn't decide between Xeon E5-2418L and C-30. We've got no test results to judge.
Be aware that Xeon E5-2418L is a server/workstation processor while C-30 is a notebook one.
Should you still have questions on choice between Xeon E5-2418L and C-30, ask them in Comments section, and we shall answer.
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