Xeon Platinum 8268 vs A10-7700K

Aggregate performance score

A10-7700K
2014
4 cores / 4 threads, 95 Watt
2.09
Xeon Platinum 8268
2018
24 cores / 48 threads, 205 Watt
22.53
+978%

Xeon Platinum 8268 outperforms A10-7700K by a whopping 978% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

Comparing A10-7700K and Xeon Platinum 8268 processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking1911238
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation0.265.66
Market segmentDesktop processorServer
SeriesAMD A-Series (Desktop)Intel Xeon Platinum
Power efficiency2.0110.02
Architecture codenameGodaveri (2014−2016)Cascade Lake-SP (2018−2019)
Release date14 January 2014 (10 years ago)11 December 2018 (5 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)$152$6,302

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance per price, higher is better.

Xeon Platinum 8268 has 2077% better value for money than A10-7700K.

Detailed specifications

A10-7700K and Xeon Platinum 8268 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)24 (Tetracosa-Core)
Threads448
Base clock speed3.5 GHz2.9 GHz
Boost clock speed3.8 GHz3.9 GHz
Multiplierno data29
L1 cache256 KB64 KB (per core)
L2 cache4096 KB1 MB (per core)
L3 cache0 KB35.75 MB (shared)
Chip lithography28 nm14 nm
Die size246 mm2no data
Maximum core temperature72 °C84 °C
Maximum case temperature (TCase)74 °Cno data
Number of transistors1,178 million8,000 million
64 bit support++
Windows 11 compatibility-+
Unlocked multiplier+-

Compatibility

Information on A10-7700K and Xeon Platinum 8268 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 configuration18 (Multiprocessor)
SocketFM2+FCLGA3647
Power consumption (TDP)95 Watt205 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by A10-7700K and Xeon Platinum 8268. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensionsSSE1-4a, AVX, AES, FMA4, VTIntel® SSE4.2, Intel® AVX, Intel® AVX2, Intel® AVX-512
AES-NI++
FMA+-
AVX++
FRTC+-
FreeSync+-
DualGraphics+-
TrueAudio+-
PowerNow+-
PowerGating+-
Out-of-band client management+-
VirusProtect+-
HSA+-
vProno data+
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)no data+
Speed Shiftno data+
Turbo Boost Technologyno data2.0
Hyper-Threading Technologyno data+
TSX-+
Turbo Boost Max 3.0no data-
Deep Learning Boost-+

Security technologies

A10-7700K and Xeon Platinum 8268 technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.

TXTno data+
EDBno data+

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by A10-7700K and Xeon Platinum 8268 are enumerated here.

AMD-V+-
VT-dno data+
VT-xno data+
EPTno data+
IOMMU 2.0+-

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by A10-7700K and Xeon Platinum 8268. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory typesDDR3-2133DDR4-2933
Maximum memory sizeno data1 TB
Max memory channels26
Maximum memory bandwidthno data140.8 GB/s
ECC memory support-+

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics cardAMD Radeon R7 GraphicsN/A
iGPU core count6no data
Number of pipelines384no data
Enduro+-
Switchable graphics+-
UVD+-
VCE+-

Graphics interfaces

Available interfaces and connections of A10-7700K and Xeon Platinum 8268 integrated GPUs.

DisplayPort+-
HDMI+-

Graphics API support

APIs supported by A10-7700K and Xeon Platinum 8268 integrated GPUs, sometimes API versions are included.

DirectXDirectX® 12no data
Vulkan+-

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by A10-7700K and Xeon Platinum 8268.

PCIe version3.03.0
PCI Express lanesno data48

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.

A10-7700K 2.09
Xeon Platinum 8268 22.53
+978%

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.

A10-7700K 3203
Xeon Platinum 8268 34483
+977%

Gaming performance

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 2.09 22.53
Recency 14 January 2014 11 December 2018
Physical cores 4 24
Threads 4 48
Chip lithography 28 nm 14 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 95 Watt 205 Watt

A10-7700K has 115.8% lower power consumption.

Xeon Platinum 8268, on the other hand, has a 978% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 4 years, 500% more physical cores and 1100% more threads, and a 100% more advanced lithography process.

The Xeon Platinum 8268 is our recommended choice as it beats the A10-7700K in performance tests.

Note that A10-7700K is a desktop processor while Xeon Platinum 8268 is a server/workstation one.


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