Xeon E3-1230 v6 vs A10-7850K

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Aggregate performance score

A10-7850K
2014
4 cores / 4 threads, 95 Watt
2.14
Xeon E3-1230 v6
2017
4 cores / 8 threads, 72 Watt
5.18
+142%

Xeon E3-1230 v6 outperforms A10-7850K by a whopping 142% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

Comparing A10-7850K and Xeon E3-1230 v6 processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking18661202
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation0.326.28
Market segmentDesktop processorServer
SeriesAMD A-Series (Desktop)Intel Xeon E3
Power efficiency2.136.81
Architecture codenameGodaveri (2014−2016)Kaby Lake (2016−2019)
Release date14 January 2014 (10 years ago)28 March 2017 (7 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)$173$250

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance per price, higher is better.

Xeon E3-1230 v6 has 1863% better value for money than A10-7850K.

Detailed specifications

A10-7850K and Xeon E3-1230 v6 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 speed3.7 GHz3.5 GHz
Boost clock speed4 GHz3.9 GHz
Bus typeno dataDMI 3.0
Bus rateno data8 GT/s
Multiplierno data35
L1 cache256 KB256 KB
L2 cache4096 KB1 MB
L3 cache0 KB8 MB
Chip lithography28 nm14 nm
Die size246 mm2no data
Maximum core temperature72 °Cno data
Maximum case temperature (TCase)74 °Cno data
Number of transistors1,178 millionno data
64 bit support++
Windows 11 compatibility--
Unlocked multiplier+-

Compatibility

Information on A10-7850K and Xeon E3-1230 v6 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 (Uniprocessor)
SocketFM2+FCLGA1151
Power consumption (TDP)95 Watt72 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by A10-7850K and Xeon E3-1230 v6. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensionsSSE1-4A, AVX, FM4A, VTIntel® SSE4.1, Intel® SSE4.2, Intel® AVX2
AES-NI++
FMAFMA4-
AVX++
FRTC+-
FreeSync+-
DualGraphics+-
TrueAudio+-
PowerNow+-
PowerGating+-
Out-of-band client management+-
VirusProtect+-
HSA+-
vProno data+
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)no data+
Turbo Boost Technologyno data2.0
Hyper-Threading Technologyno data+
TSX-+
Idle Statesno data+
Thermal Monitoring-+

Security technologies

A10-7850K and Xeon E3-1230 v6 technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.

TXTno data+
EDBno data+
Secure Keyno data+
MPX-+
SGXno dataYes with both Intel® SPS and Intel® ME
OS Guardno data+

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by A10-7850K and Xeon E3-1230 v6 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 A10-7850K and Xeon E3-1230 v6. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory typesDDR3-2133DDR4-2400, DDR3L-1866
Maximum memory sizeno data64 GB
Max memory channels22
Maximum memory bandwidthno data38.397 GB/s
ECC memory support-+

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics cardAMD Radeon R7 Graphicsno data
iGPU core count8no data
จำนวนพาธไลน์512no data
Enduro+-
Switchable graphics+-
UVD+-
VCE+-

Graphics interfaces

Available interfaces and connections of A10-7850K and Xeon E3-1230 v6 integrated GPUs.

DisplayPort+-
HDMI+-

Graphics image quality

Maximum display resolutions supported by A10-7850K and Xeon E3-1230 v6 integrated GPUs, including resolutions over different interfaces.

Max resolution over HDMI 1.4no dataN/A
Max resolution over eDPno dataN/A
Max resolution over DisplayPortno dataN/A
Max resolution over VGAno dataN/A

Graphics API support

APIs supported by A10-7850K and Xeon E3-1230 v6 integrated GPUs, sometimes API versions are included.

DirectXDirectX® 12N/A
OpenGLno dataN/A
Vulkan+-

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by A10-7850K and Xeon E3-1230 v6.

PCIe version3.03.0
PCI Express lanesno data16

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.

A10-7850K 2.14
Xeon E3-1230 v6 5.18
+142%

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.

A10-7850K 3401
Xeon E3-1230 v6 8229
+142%

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.

A10-7850K 454
Xeon E3-1230 v6 1346
+196%

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.

A10-7850K 1132
Xeon E3-1230 v6 4560
+303%

Gaming performance

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 2.14 5.18
Recency 14 January 2014 28 March 2017
Threads 4 8
Chip lithography 28 nm 14 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 95 Watt 72 Watt

Xeon E3-1230 v6 has a 142.1% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 3 years, 100% more threads, a 100% more advanced lithography process, and 31.9% lower power consumption.

The Xeon E3-1230 v6 is our recommended choice as it beats the A10-7850K in performance tests.

Note that A10-7850K is a desktop processor while Xeon E3-1230 v6 is a server/workstation one.


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