Intel Xeon E5-2430 vs Intel Xeon E5-1650

Comparative analysis of Intel Xeon E5-2430 and Intel Xeon E5-1650 processors for all known characteristics in the following categories: Essentials, Performance, Memory, Compatibility, Peripherals, Security & Reliability, Advanced Technologies, Virtualization. Benchmark processor performance analysis: PassMark - Single thread mark, PassMark - CPU mark, Geekbench 4 - Single Core, Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core, 3DMark Fire Strike - Physics Score, CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s), CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s), CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s), CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s), CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s).

Intel Xeon E5-2430

Intel Xeon E5-1650

Differences

Reasons to consider the Intel Xeon E5-2430

CPU is newer: launch date 2 month(s) later
Around 25% more L3 cache; more data can be stored in the L3 cache for quick access later
Around 50% higher maximum memory size: 384 GB vs 256 GB
Around 37% lower typical power consumption: 95 Watt vs 130 Watt
Around 18% better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 9513 vs 8086

Specifications (specs)
Launch date	May 2012 vs March 2012
L3 cache	15360 KB (shared) vs 12288 KB (shared)
Maximum memory size	384 GB vs 256 GB
Max number of CPUs in a configuration	2 vs 1
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	95 Watt vs 130 Watt
Benchmarks
PassMark - CPU mark	9513 vs 8086

Reasons to consider the Intel Xeon E5-1650

Around 41% higher clock speed: 3.80 GHz vs 2.70 GHz
Around 41% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 1727 vs 1224
Around 45% better performance in Geekbench 4 - Single Core: 720 vs 497
Around 48% better performance in Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core: 4316 vs 2918

Specifications (specs)
Maximum frequency	3.80 GHz vs 2.70 GHz
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark	1727 vs 1224
Geekbench 4 - Single Core	720 vs 497
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core	4316 vs 2918

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: Intel Xeon E5-2430
CPU 2: Intel Xeon E5-1650

PassMark - Single thread mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

1224

1727

PassMark - CPU mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

9513

8086

Geekbench 4 - Single Core

CPU 1

CPU 2

497

720

Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core

CPU 1

CPU 2

2918

4316

Name	Intel Xeon E5-2430	Intel Xeon E5-1650
PassMark - Single thread mark	1224	1727
PassMark - CPU mark	9513	8086
Geekbench 4 - Single Core	497	720
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core	2918	4316
3DMark Fire Strike - Physics Score		4806
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s)		5.872
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s)		58.993
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s)		0.698
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s)		2.804
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s)		6.722

Compare specifications (specs)

	Intel Xeon E5-2430	Intel Xeon E5-1650
Essentials
Architecture codename	Sandy Bridge EN	Sandy Bridge EP
Launch date	May 2012	March 2012
Launch price (MSRP)	$119	$175
Place in performance rating	2129	2110
Price now	$728.95	$175
Processor Number	E5-2430	E5-1650
Series	Intel® Xeon® Processor E5 Family	Intel® Xeon® Processor E5 Family
Status	Discontinued	Discontinued
Value for money (0-100)	2.78	19.77
Vertical segment	Server	Server
Performance
64 bit support
Base frequency	2.20 GHz	3.20 GHz
Bus Speed	7.2 GT/s QPI	0 QPI
Die size	294 mm	435 mm
L1 cache	64 KB (per core)	64 KB (per core)
L2 cache	256 KB (per core)	256 KB (per core)
L3 cache	15360 KB (shared)	12288 KB (shared)
Manufacturing process technology	32 nm	32 nm
Maximum frequency	2.70 GHz	3.80 GHz
Number of cores	6	6
Number of QPI Links	1	0
Number of threads	12	12
Transistor count	1270 million	2270 million
VID voltage range	0.6V-1.35V	0.60V - 1.35V
Maximum core temperature		64.0°C
Memory
ECC memory support
Max memory channels	3	4
Maximum memory bandwidth	32 GB/s	51.2 GB/s
Maximum memory size	384 GB	256 GB
Supported memory types	DDR3 800/1066/1333	DDR3 800/1066/1333/1600
Compatibility
Low Halogen Options Available
Max number of CPUs in a configuration	2	1
Package Size	45mm x 42.5mm	52.5mm x 45.0 mm
Sockets supported	FCLGA1356	FCLGA2011
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	95 Watt	130 Watt
Peripherals
Max number of PCIe lanes	24	40
PCI Express revision	3.0	3.0
Scalability	2S Only
Security & Reliability
Execute Disable Bit (EDB)
Intel® Identity Protection technology
Intel® Trusted Execution technology (TXT)
Advanced Technologies
Enhanced Intel SpeedStep® technology
Idle States
Instruction set extensions	Intel® AVX	Intel® AVX
Intel 64
Intel® Advanced Vector Extensions (AVX)
Intel® AES New Instructions
Intel® Demand Based Switching
Intel® Flex Memory Access
Intel® Hyper-Threading technology
Intel® Turbo Boost technology
Thermal Monitoring
Intel® vPro™ Platform Eligibility
Virtualization
Intel® Virtualization Technology (VT-x)
Intel® Virtualization Technology for Directed I/O (VT-d)
Intel® VT-x with Extended Page Tables (EPT)