Xeon E-2234 vs A10-7850K

Primary details

Comparing A10-7850K and Xeon E-2234 processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking	1851	1120
Place by popularity	not in top-100	not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation	0.26	24.97
Market segment	Desktop processor	Server
Series	AMD A-Series (Desktop)	Intel Xeon E
Power efficiency	2.13	7.65
Architecture codename	Godaveri (2014−2016)	Coffee Lake-S WS (2018−2019)
Release date	14 January 2014 (10 years ago)	27 May 2019 (5 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)	$173	$250

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance per price, higher is better.

Xeon E-2234 has 9504% better value for money than A10-7850K.

Detailed specifications

A10-7850K and Xeon E-2234 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)	4 (Quad-Core)
Threads	4	8
Base clock speed	3.7 GHz	3.6 GHz
Boost clock speed	4 GHz	4.8 GHz
Bus type	no data	DMI 3.0
Bus rate	no data	4 × 8 GT/s
Multiplier	no data	36
L1 cache	256 KB	256 KB
L2 cache	4096 KB	1 MB
L3 cache	0 KB	8 MB (shared)
Chip lithography	28 nm	14 nm
Die size	246 mm2	126 mm2
Maximum core temperature	72 °C	100 °C
Maximum case temperature (TCase)	74 °C	no data
Number of transistors	1,178 million	no data
64 bit support	+	+
Windows 11 compatibility	-	+
Unlocked multiplier	+	-

Compatibility

Information on A10-7850K and Xeon E-2234 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 configuration	1	1 (Uniprocessor)
Socket	FM2+	FCLGA1151
Power consumption (TDP)	95 Watt	71 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by A10-7850K and Xeon E-2234. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensions	SSE1-4A, AVX, FM4A, VT	Intel® SSE4.1, Intel® SSE4.2, Intel® AVX2
AES-NI	+	+
FMA	FMA4	-
AVX	+	+
FRTC	+	-
FreeSync	+	-
DualGraphics	+	-
TrueAudio	+	-
PowerNow	+	-
PowerGating	+	-
Out-of-band client management	+	-
VirusProtect	+	-
HSA	+	-
vPro	no data	+
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)	no data	+
Turbo Boost Technology	no data	2.0
Hyper-Threading Technology	no data	+
TSX	-	+
Idle States	no data	+
Thermal Monitoring	-	+

Security technologies

A10-7850K and Xeon E-2234 technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.

TXT	no data	+
EDB	no data	+
Secure Key	no data	+
MPX	-	+
SGX	no data	Yes with Intel® ME
OS Guard	no data	+

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by A10-7850K and Xeon E-2234 are enumerated here.

AMD-V	+	-
VT-d	no data	+
VT-x	no data	+
EPT	no data	+
IOMMU 2.0	+	-

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by A10-7850K and Xeon E-2234. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory types	DDR3-2133	DDR4-2666
Maximum memory size	no data	128 GB
Max memory channels	2	2
Maximum memory bandwidth	no data	42.671 GB/s
ECC memory support	-	+

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics card Compare	AMD Radeon R7 Graphics	Intel UHD Graphics P630
iGPU core count	8	no data
Number of pipelines	512	no data
Enduro	+	-
Switchable graphics	+	-
UVD	+	-
VCE	+	-

Graphics interfaces

Available interfaces and connections of A10-7850K and Xeon E-2234 integrated GPUs.

DisplayPort	+	-
HDMI	+	-

Graphics image quality

Maximum display resolutions supported by A10-7850K and Xeon E-2234 integrated GPUs, including resolutions over different interfaces.

Max resolution over HDMI 1.4	no data	N/A
Max resolution over eDP	no data	N/A
Max resolution over DisplayPort	no data	N/A
Max resolution over VGA	no data	N/A

Graphics API support

APIs supported by A10-7850K and Xeon E-2234 integrated GPUs, sometimes API versions are included.

DirectX	DirectX® 12	N/A
OpenGL	no data	N/A
Vulkan	+	-

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by A10-7850K and Xeon E-2234.

PCIe version	3.0	3.0
PCI Express lanes	no data	16

Synthetic benchmark performance

Various benchmark results of the processors in comparison. Overall score is measured in points in 0-100 range, higher is better.

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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.

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Pros & cons summary

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Performance score	2.18	5.85
Recency	14 January 2014	27 May 2019
Threads	4	8
Chip lithography	28 nm	14 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	95 Watt	71 Watt

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