AMD C-30 vs Intel Xeon E5-2650 v2

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AMD C-30 CPU1 vs CPU2 Intel Xeon E5-2650 v2
AMD C-30 Intel Xeon E5-2650 v2

CPU comparison

In this CPU comparison, we compare the AMD C-30 and the Intel Xeon E5-2650 v2 and use benchmarks to check which processor is faster.

We compare the AMD C-30 1 core processor released in Q1/2011 with the Intel Xeon E5-2650 v2 which has 8 CPU cores and was introduced in Q3/2013.
AMD C (6) Family Intel Xeon E5 (71)
AMD C (6) CPU group Intel Xeon E5 v2 (15)
1 Generation 4
Ontario (Bobcat) Architecture Ivy Bridge EP
Mobile Segment Desktop / Server
-- Predecessor --
-- Successor Intel Xeon E5-2650 v3

CPU Cores and Base Frequency

The AMD C-30 is a 1 core processor with a clock frequency of 1.20 GHz. The processor can compute 1 threads at the same time. The Intel Xeon E5-2650 v2 clocks with 2.60 GHz (3.40 GHz), has 8 CPU cores and can calculate 16 threads in parallel.

AMD C-30 Characteristic Intel Xeon E5-2650 v2
1 Cores 8
1 Threads 16
normal Core architecture normal
No Hyperthreading Yes
Yes Overclocking ? No
1.20 GHz Frequency 2.60 GHz
-- Turbo Frequency (1 Core) 3.40 GHz
-- Turbo Frequency (All Cores) 3.00 GHz

Artificial Intelligence and Machine Learning

Processors with the support of artificial intelligence (AI) and machine learning (ML) can process many calculations, especially audio, image and video processing, much faster than classic processors. Algorithms for ML improve their performance the more data they have collected via software. ML tasks can be processed up to 10,000 times faster than with a classic processor.

AMD C-30 Characteristic Intel Xeon E5-2650 v2
-- AI hardware --
-- AI specifications --

Internal Graphics

Graphics (iGPU) integrated into the processor not only enable image output without having to rely on a dedicated graphics solution, but can also efficiently accelerate video playback.

AMD Radeon HD 6250 GPU no iGPU
0.28 GHz GPU frequency --
-- GPU (Turbo) --
3 GPU Generation --
40 nm Technology
2 Max. displays
1 Compute units --
80 Shader --
No Hardware Raytracing No
No Frame Generation No
1 GB Max. GPU Memory --
11 DirectX Version --

Hardware codec support

A photo or video codec that is accelerated in hardware can greatly accelerate the working speed of a processor and extend the battery life of notebooks or smartphones when playing videos.

AMD Radeon HD 6250 GPU no iGPU
No Codec h265 / HEVC (8 bit) No
No Codec h265 / HEVC (10 bit) No
Decode Codec h264 No
No Codec VP9 No
No Codec VP8 No
No Codec AV1 No
Decode Codec AVC No
Decode Codec VC-1 No
Decode / Encode Codec JPEG No

Memory & PCIe

Up to GB of memory in a maximum of 1 memory channels is supported by the AMD C-30, while the Intel Xeon E5-2650 v2 supports a maximum of 768 GB of memory with a maximum memory bandwidth of 51.2 GB/s enabled.

AMD C-30 Characteristic Intel Xeon E5-2650 v2
DDR3-1066 Memory DDR3-1600
Max. Memory 768 GB
1 (Single Channel) Memory channels 4 (Quad Channel)
8.5 GB/s Max. Bandwidth 51.2 GB/s
No ECC Yes
-- L2 Cache --
1.00 MB L3 Cache 20.00 MB
-- PCIe version 3.0
-- PCIe lanes 40
-- PCIe Bandwidth 39.4 GB/s

Thermal Management

The AMD C-30 has a TDP of 9 W. The TDP of the Intel Xeon E5-2650 v2 is 95 W. System integrators use the TDP of the processor as a guide when dimensioning the cooling solution.

AMD C-30 Characteristic Intel Xeon E5-2650 v2
9 W TDP (PL1 / PBP) 95 W
-- TDP (PL2) --
-- TDP up --
-- TDP down --
-- Tjunction max. --

Technical details

The AMD C-30 has 1.00 MB cache and is manufactured in 40 nm. The cache of Intel Xeon E5-2650 v2 is at 20.00 MB. The processor is manufactured in 22 nm.

AMD C-30 Characteristic Intel Xeon E5-2650 v2
40 nm Technology 22 nm
Unknown Chip design Monolithic
x86-64 (64 bit) Instruction set (ISA) x86-64 (64 bit)
SSE3, SSE4a ISA extensions SSE4.1, SSE4.2, AVX
BGA 413 Socket LGA 2011
AMD-V Virtualization VT-x, VT-x EPT, VT-d
No AES-NI Yes
Operating systems Windows 10, Linux
Q1/2011 Release date Q3/2013
-- Release price 900 $
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Average performance in benchmarks

⌀ Single core performance in 0 CPU benchmarks
AMD C-30 (0%)
Intel Xeon E5-2650 v2 (0%)
⌀ Multi core performance in 1 CPU benchmarks
AMD C-30 (2%)
Intel Xeon E5-2650 v2 (100%)

Estimated results for PassMark CPU Mark

Some of the CPUs listed below have been benchmarked by CPU-monkey. However the majority of CPUs have not been tested and the results have been estimated by a CPU-monkey’s secret proprietary formula. As such they do not accurately reflect the actual Passmark CPU mark values and are not endorsed by PassMark Software Pty Ltd.
AMD C-30 AMD C-30
1C 1T @ 1.20 GHz
315 (2%)
Intel Xeon E5-2650 v2 Intel Xeon E5-2650 v2
8C 16T @ 3.00 GHz
13236 (100%)

Geekbench 5, 64bit (Single-Core)

Geekbench 5 is a cross plattform benchmark that heavily uses the systems memory. A fast memory will push the result a lot. The single-core test only uses one CPU core, the amount of cores or hyperthreading ability doesn't count.
AMD C-30 AMD C-30
1C 1T @ 1.20 GHz
0 (0%)
Intel Xeon E5-2650 v2 Intel Xeon E5-2650 v2
8C 16T @ 3.40 GHz
622 (100%)

Geekbench 5, 64bit (Multi-Core)

Geekbench 5 is a cross plattform benchmark that heavily uses the systems memory. A fast memory will push the result a lot. The multi-core test involves all CPU cores and taks a big advantage of hyperthreading.
AMD C-30 AMD C-30
1C 1T @ 1.20 GHz
0 (0%)
Intel Xeon E5-2650 v2 Intel Xeon E5-2650 v2
8C 16T @ 3.00 GHz
4893 (100%)

Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)

Geekbench 6 is a benchmark for modern computers, notebooks and smartphones. What is new is an optimized utilization of newer CPU architectures, e.g. based on the big.LITTLE concept and combining CPU cores of different sizes. The single-core benchmark only evaluates the performance of the fastest CPU core, the number of CPU cores in a processor is irrelevant here.
AMD C-30 AMD C-30
1C 1T @ 1.20 GHz
0 (0%)
Intel Xeon E5-2650 v2 Intel Xeon E5-2650 v2
8C 16T @ 3.40 GHz
632 (100%)

Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)

Geekbench 6 is a benchmark for modern computers, notebooks and smartphones. What is new is an optimized utilization of newer CPU architectures, e.g. based on the big.LITTLE concept and combining CPU cores of different sizes. The multi-core benchmark evaluates the performance of all of the processor's CPU cores. Virtual thread improvements such as AMD SMT or Intel's Hyper-Threading have a positive impact on the benchmark result.
AMD C-30 AMD C-30
1C 1T @ 1.20 GHz
0 (0%)
Intel Xeon E5-2650 v2 Intel Xeon E5-2650 v2
8C 16T @ 3.00 GHz
3808 (100%)

Cinebench R20 (Single-Core)

Cinebench R20 is the successor of Cinebench R15 and is also based on the Cinema 4 Suite. Cinema 4 is a worldwide used software to create 3D forms. The single-core test only uses one CPU core, the amount of cores or hyperthreading ability doesn't count.
AMD C-30 AMD C-30
1C 1T @ 1.20 GHz
0 (0%)
Intel Xeon E5-2650 v2 Intel Xeon E5-2650 v2
8C 16T @ 3.40 GHz
249 (100%)

Cinebench R20 (Multi-Core)

Cinebench R20 is the successor of Cinebench R15 and is also based on the Cinema 4 Suite. Cinema 4 is a worldwide used software to create 3D forms. The multi-core test involves all CPU cores and taks a big advantage of hyperthreading.
AMD C-30 AMD C-30
1C 1T @ 1.20 GHz
0 (0%)
Intel Xeon E5-2650 v2 Intel Xeon E5-2650 v2
8C 16T @ 3.00 GHz
2166 (100%)

iGPU - FP32 Performance (Single-precision GFLOPS)

The theoretical computing performance of the internal graphics unit of the processor with simple accuracy (32 bit) in GFLOPS. GFLOPS indicates how many billion floating point operations the iGPU can perform per second.
AMD C-30 AMD C-30
AMD Radeon HD 6250 @ 0.28 GHz
45 (100%)
Intel Xeon E5-2650 v2 Intel Xeon E5-2650 v2
@ 0.00 GHz
0 (0%)

CPU-Z Benchmark 17 (Single-Core)

The CPU-Z benchmark measures a processor's performance by measuring the time it takes the system to complete all benchmark calculations. The faster the benchmark is completed, the higher the score.
AMD C-30 AMD C-30
1C 1T @ 1.20 GHz
0 (0%)
Intel Xeon E5-2650 v2 Intel Xeon E5-2650 v2
8C 16T @ 3.00 GHz
312 (100%)

CPU-Z Benchmark 17 (Multi-Core)

The CPU-Z benchmark measures a processor's performance by measuring the time it takes the system to complete all benchmark calculations. The faster the benchmark is completed, the higher the score.
AMD C-30 AMD C-30
1C 1T @ 1.20 GHz
0 (0%)
Intel Xeon E5-2650 v2 Intel Xeon E5-2650 v2
8C 16T @ 2.60 GHz
3008 (100%)

Cinebench R15 (Single-Core)

Cinebench R15 is the successor of Cinebench 11.5 and is also based on the Cinema 4 Suite. Cinema 4 is a worldwide used software to create 3D forms. The single-core test only uses one CPU core, the amount of cores or hyperthreading ability doesn't count.
AMD C-30 AMD C-30
1C 1T @ 1.20 GHz
0 (0%)
Intel Xeon E5-2650 v2 Intel Xeon E5-2650 v2
8C 16T @ 3.40 GHz
128 (100%)

Cinebench R15 (Multi-Core)

Cinebench R15 is the successor of Cinebench 11.5 and is also based on the Cinema 4 Suite. Cinema 4 is a worldwide used software to create 3D forms. The multi-core test involves all CPU cores and taks a big advantage of hyperthreading.
AMD C-30 AMD C-30
1C 1T @ 1.20 GHz
0 (0%)
Intel Xeon E5-2650 v2 Intel Xeon E5-2650 v2
8C 16T @ 3.00 GHz
966 (100%)

Devices using this processor

AMD C-30 Intel Xeon E5-2650 v2
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