A100 vs Xeon E5-2430

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Primary details

Comparing Xeon E5-2430 and A100 processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking1512not rated
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation4.41no data
Market segmentServerLaptop
Power efficiency3.58no data
Architecture codenameSandy Bridge-EN (2012)Stealey (2007)
Release date14 May 2012 (12 years ago)June 2007 (17 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)$119no data

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance per price, higher is better.

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Detailed specifications

Xeon E5-2430 and A100 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)1 (Single-Core)
Threads121
Base clock speed2.2 GHzno data
Boost clock speed2.7 GHz0.6 GHz
Bus rate7.2 GT/sno data
L1 cache64 KB (per core)64 KB (per core)
L2 cache256 KB (per core)512 KB (per core)
L3 cache15360 KB (shared)0 KB
Chip lithography32 nm90 nm
Die size294 mm266 mm2
Number of transistors1,270 million176 million
64 bit support+-
Windows 11 compatibility--

Compatibility

Information on Xeon E5-2430 and A100 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
SocketFCLGA1356Intel BGA 437
Power consumption (TDP)95 Watt3 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Xeon E5-2430 and A100. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensionsIntel® AVXno data
AES-NI+-
AVX+-
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)+no data
Turbo Boost Technology1.0no data
Hyper-Threading Technology+no data
Idle States+no data
Thermal Monitoring+-
Flex Memory Access-no data
Demand Based Switching+no data

Security technologies

Xeon E5-2430 and A100 technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.

TXT+no data
EDB+no data

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Xeon E5-2430 and A100 are enumerated here.

VT-d+no data
VT-x+no data
EPT+no data

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Xeon E5-2430 and A100. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory typesDDR3DDR2
Maximum memory size384 GBno data
Max memory channels3no data
Maximum memory bandwidth32 GB/sno data
ECC memory support+-

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Xeon E5-2430 and A100.

PCIe version3.0no data
PCI Express lanes24no data

Pros & cons summary


Physical cores 6 1
Threads 12 1
Chip lithography 32 nm 90 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 95 Watt 3 Watt

Xeon E5-2430 has 500% more physical cores and 1100% more threads, and a 181.3% more advanced lithography process.

A100, on the other hand, has 3066.7% lower power consumption.

We couldn't decide between Xeon E5-2430 and A100. We've got no test results to judge.

Be aware that Xeon E5-2430 is a server/workstation processor while A100 is a notebook one.


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