Xeon E-2456 vs Gold 6330N

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Aggregate performance score

Xeon Gold 6330N
2021
28 cores / 56 threads, 165 Watt
22.89
+53%
Xeon E-2456
2023
6 cores / 12 threads, 80 Watt
14.96

Xeon Gold 6330N outperforms Xeon E-2456 by an impressive 53% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

Comparing Xeon Gold 6330N and Xeon E-2456 processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking227475
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluationno data93.22
Market segmentServerServer
Power efficiency13.1317.70
Architecture codenameno dataRaptor Lake-S (2023−2024)
Release date1 April 2021 (3 years ago)14 December 2023 (1 year ago)
Launch price (MSRP)no data$375

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance per price, higher is better.

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Detailed specifications

Xeon Gold 6330N 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 cores28 (Octacosa-Core)6 (Hexa-Core)
Threads5612
Base clock speed2.2 GHz3.3 GHz
Boost clock speed3.4 GHz5.1 GHz
Bus rateno data16 GT/s
L1 cacheno data80 KB (per core)
L2 cacheno data1.25 MB (per core)
L3 cache42 MB18 MB (shared)
Chip lithography10 nmIntel 7 nm
Die sizeno data163 mm2
Maximum core temperature86 °C100 °C
64 bit support-+
Windows 11 compatibility+no data

Compatibility

Information on Xeon Gold 6330N 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 configurationno data1
SocketFCLGA4189FCLGA1700
Power consumption (TDP)165 Watt80 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Xeon Gold 6330N and Xeon E-2456. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensionsIntel® SSE4.2, Intel® AVX, Intel® AVX2, Intel® AVX-512Intel® SSE4.1, Intel® SSE4.2, Intel® AVX2
AES-NI++
AVX-+
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)no data+
Speed Shift+no data
Turbo Boost Technology2.02
Hyper-Threading Technology++
TSX+-
Idle Statesno data+
Thermal Monitoring-+
Turbo Boost Max 3.0no data-
Deep Learning Boost+-

Security technologies

Xeon Gold 6330N and Xeon E-2456 technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.

TXT++
EDB++
Secure Keyno data+
SGXYes with Intel® SPSno data
OS Guardno data+

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Xeon Gold 6330N and Xeon E-2456 are enumerated here.

VT-d++
VT-x++
EPT++

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Xeon Gold 6330N and Xeon E-2456. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory typesDDR4-2667DDR5-4800
Maximum memory size6 TB128 GB
Max memory channels82
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 Xeon Gold 6330N and Xeon E-2456.

PCIe version4.05
PCI Express lanes6416

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.

Xeon Gold 6330N 22.89
+53%
Xeon E-2456 14.96

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.

Xeon Gold 6330N 36360
+53%
Xeon E-2456 23770

Gaming performance

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 22.89 14.96
Recency 1 April 2021 14 December 2023
Physical cores 28 6
Threads 56 12
Power consumption (TDP) 165 Watt 80 Watt

Xeon Gold 6330N has a 53% higher aggregate performance score, and 366.7% more physical cores and 366.7% more threads.

Xeon E-2456, on the other hand, has an age advantage of 2 years, and 106.3% lower power consumption.

The Xeon Gold 6330N is our recommended choice as it beats the Xeon E-2456 in performance tests.


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