Xeon E5-1620 v3 vs A10-5800K

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Aggregate performance score

A10-5800K
2012
4 cores / 4 threads, 100 Watt
1.87
Xeon E5-1620 v3
2014
4 cores / 8 threads, 140 Watt
4.40
+135%

Xeon E5-1620 v3 outperforms A10-5800K by a whopping 135% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

Comparing A10-5800K and Xeon E5-1620 v3 processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking19951346
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation0.35no data
Market segmentDesktop processorServer
SeriesAMD A-Series (Desktop)no data
Power efficiency1.772.97
Architecture codenameTrinity (2012−2013)Haswell-EP (2014−2015)
Release date2 October 2012 (12 years ago)8 September 2014 (10 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)$122no data

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance per price, higher is better.

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Detailed specifications

A10-5800K and Xeon E5-1620 v3 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 cores4 (Quad-Core)4 (Quad-Core)
Threads48
Base clock speed3.8 GHz3.5 GHz
Boost clock speed4.2 GHz3.6 GHz
Bus rateno data0 GT/s
L1 cache128 KB (per core)64K (per core)
L2 cache1 MB (per core)256K (per core)
L3 cache0 KB10 MB (shared)
Chip lithography32 nm22 nm
Die size246 mm2356 mm2
Maximum core temperatureno data66 °C
Maximum case temperature (TCase)74 °Cno data
Number of transistors1,178 million2,600 million
64 bit support++
Windows 11 compatibility--
Unlocked multiplier+-

Compatibility

Information on A10-5800K and Xeon E5-1620 v3 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 configuration11
SocketFM2FCLGA2011
Power consumption (TDP)100 Watt140 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by A10-5800K and Xeon E5-1620 v3. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensionsno dataIntel® AVX2
AES-NI-+
AVX-+
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)no data+
Turbo Boost Technologyno data2.0
Hyper-Threading Technologyno data+
Idle Statesno data+
Thermal Monitoring-+
Flex Memory Accessno data-
Demand Based Switchingno data+
PAEno data46 Bit

Security technologies

A10-5800K and Xeon E5-1620 v3 technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.

TXTno data+
EDBno data+
Secure Keyno data+
Identity Protection-+
OS Guardno data+

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by A10-5800K and Xeon E5-1620 v3 are enumerated here.

AMD-V+-
VT-dno data+
VT-xno data+
EPTno data+

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by A10-5800K and Xeon E5-1620 v3. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory typesDDR3DDR4-1333, DDR4-1600, DDR4-1866, DDR4-2133
Maximum memory sizeno data768 GB
Max memory channelsno data4
Maximum memory bandwidthno data68 GB/s
ECC memory support-+

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics cardAMD Radeon HD 7660D (800 MHz)no data

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by A10-5800K and Xeon E5-1620 v3.

PCIe versionno data3.0
PCI Express lanesno data40

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.

A10-5800K 1.87
Xeon E5-1620 v3 4.40
+135%

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.

A10-5800K 2963
Xeon E5-1620 v3 6993
+136%

GeekBench 5 Single-Core

GeekBench 5 Single-Core is a cross-platform application developed in the form of CPU tests that independently recreate certain real-world tasks with which to accurately measure performance. This version uses only a single CPU core.

A10-5800K 451
Xeon E5-1620 v3 1101
+144%

GeekBench 5 Multi-Core

GeekBench 5 Multi-Core is a cross-platform application developed in the form of CPU tests that independently recreate certain real-world tasks with which to accurately measure performance. This version uses all available CPU cores.

A10-5800K 1094
Xeon E5-1620 v3 3903
+257%

Gaming performance

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 1.87 4.40
Recency 2 October 2012 8 September 2014
Threads 4 8
Chip lithography 32 nm 22 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 100 Watt 140 Watt

A10-5800K has 40% lower power consumption.

Xeon E5-1620 v3, on the other hand, has a 135.3% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 1 year, 100% more threads, and a 45.5% more advanced lithography process.

The Xeon E5-1620 v3 is our recommended choice as it beats the A10-5800K in performance tests.

Note that A10-5800K is a desktop processor while Xeon E5-1620 v3 is a server/workstation one.


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