Xeon E5430 vs A10-7300
Aggregate performance score
Xeon E5430 outperforms A10-7300 by a significant 29% based on our aggregate benchmark results.
Primary details
Comparing A10-7300 and Xeon E5430 processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.
| Place in performance ranking | 2368 | 2175 |
| Place by popularity | not in top-100 | not in top-100 |
| Market segment | Laptop | Server |
| Series | AMD Kaveri | no data |
| Architecture codename | Kaveri (2014−2015) | no data |
| Release date | 4 June 2014 (10 years ago) | 1 October 2007 (16 years ago) |
Detailed specifications
A10-7300 and Xeon E5430 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 cores | 4 (Quad-Core) | no data |
| Threads | 4 | no data |
| Base clock speed | 1.9 GHz | 2.66 GHz |
| Boost clock speed | 3.2 GHz | no data |
| L2 cache | 4096 KB | no data |
| L3 cache | no data | 12 MB L2 Cache |
| Chip lithography | 28 nm | 45 nm |
| Die size | 245 mm2 | no data |
| Maximum core temperature | no data | 67 °C |
| Number of transistors | 2410 Million | no data |
| 64 bit support | + | + |
| Windows 11 compatibility | - | - |
| VID voltage range | no data | 0.85V-1.35V |
Compatibility
Information on A10-7300 and Xeon E5430 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.
| Socket | FP3 | LGA771 |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 19 Watt | 80 Watt |
Technologies and extensions
Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by A10-7300 and Xeon E5430. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.
| Instruction set extensions | 86x SSE (1, 2, 3, 3S, 4.1, 4.2, 4A),-64, AES, AVX, FMA | no data |
| AES-NI | + | - |
| FMA | + | - |
| AVX | + | - |
| FRTC | + | - |
| TrueAudio | + | - |
| PowerNow | + | - |
| PowerGating | + | - |
| Out-of-band client management | + | - |
| VirusProtect | + | - |
| HSA | + | - |
| Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST) | no data | + |
| Turbo Boost Technology | no data | - |
| Hyper-Threading Technology | no data | - |
| Idle States | no data | + |
| Thermal Monitoring | - | + |
| Demand Based Switching | no data | + |
| FSB parity | no data | + |
| Status | no data | Discontinued |
Security technologies
A10-7300 and Xeon E5430 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 A10-7300 and Xeon E5430 are enumerated here.
| AMD-V | + | - |
| VT-x | no data | + |
| EPT | no data | - |
| IOMMU 2.0 | + | - |
Memory specs
Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by A10-7300 and Xeon E5430. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.
| Supported memory types | DDR3 | no data |
| Max memory channels | 2 | no data |
Graphics specifications
General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.
| Integrated graphics card | AMD Radeon R6 Graphics | no data |
| iGPU core count | 6 | no data |
| Enduro | + | - |
| Switchable graphics | + | - |
| UVD | + | - |
| VCE | + | - |
Graphics interfaces
Available interfaces and connections of A10-7300 and Xeon E5430 integrated GPUs.
| DisplayPort | + | - |
| HDMI | + | - |
Graphics API support
APIs supported by A10-7300 and Xeon E5430 integrated GPUs, sometimes API versions are included.
| DirectX | DirectX® 12 | no data |
| Vulkan | + | - |
Peripherals
Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by A10-7300 and Xeon E5430.
| PCIe version | 3.0 | no data |
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.
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.
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.
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.
Pros & cons summary
| Performance score | 1.12 | 1.44 |
| Recency | 4 June 2014 | 1 October 2007 |
| Chip lithography | 28 nm | 45 nm |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 19 Watt | 80 Watt |
A10-7300 has an age advantage of 6 years, a 60.7% more advanced lithography process, and 321.1% lower power consumption.
Xeon E5430, on the other hand, has a 28.6% higher aggregate performance score.
The Xeon E5430 is our recommended choice as it beats the A10-7300 in performance tests.
Be aware that A10-7300 is a notebook processor while Xeon E5430 is a server/workstation one.
Should you still have questions on choice between A10-7300 and Xeon E5430, ask them in Comments section, and we shall answer.
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