Xeon Gold 5515 vs A10-7850K

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Primary details

Comparing A10-7850K and Xeon Gold 5515 processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking1847not rated
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation0.27no data
Market segmentDesktop processorServer
SeriesAMD A-Series (Desktop)no data
Power efficiency2.13no data
Architecture codenameGodaveri (2014−2016)no data
Release date14 January 2014 (10 years ago)1 October 2023 (1 year ago)
Launch price (MSRP)$173no data

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance per price, higher is better.

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Detailed specifications

A10-7850K and Xeon Gold 5515 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)8 (Octa-Core)
Threads416
Base clock speed3.7 GHz3.2 GHz
Boost clock speed4 GHz4.1 GHz
L1 cache256 KBno data
L2 cache4096 KBno data
L3 cache0 KB22.5 MB
Chip lithography28 nmIntel 7 nm
Die size246 mm2no data
Maximum core temperature72 °C76 °C
Maximum case temperature (TCase)74 °Cno data
Number of transistors1,178 millionno data
64 bit support+-
Windows 11 compatibility-no data
Unlocked multiplier+-

Compatibility

Information on A10-7850K and Xeon Gold 5515 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 configuration1no data
SocketFM2+FCLGA4677
Power consumption (TDP)95 Watt165 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by A10-7850K and Xeon Gold 5515. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensionsSSE1-4A, AVX, FM4A, VTIntel® AMX, Intel® SSE4.2, Intel® AVX, Intel® AVX2, Intel® AVX-512
AES-NI++
FMAFMA4-
AVX+-
FRTC+-
FreeSync+-
DualGraphics+-
TrueAudio+-
PowerNow+-
PowerGating+-
Out-of-band client management+-
VirusProtect+-
HSA+-
Speed Shiftno data+
Turbo Boost Technologyno data2.0
Hyper-Threading Technologyno data+
TSX-+
Deep Learning Boost-+

Security technologies

A10-7850K and Xeon Gold 5515 technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.

TXTno data+
EDBno data+
SGXno dataYes with Intel® SPS
OS Guardno data+

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by A10-7850K and Xeon Gold 5515 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 Gold 5515. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory typesDDR3-2133DDR5-4800, DDR5-4400
Maximum memory sizeno data4 TB
Max memory channels28
ECC memory support-+

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics cardAMD Radeon R7 Graphicsno data
iGPU core count8no data
Number of pipelines512no data
Enduro+-
Switchable graphics+-
UVD+-
VCE+-

Graphics interfaces

Available interfaces and connections of A10-7850K and Xeon Gold 5515 integrated GPUs.

DisplayPort+-
HDMI+-

Graphics API support

APIs supported by A10-7850K and Xeon Gold 5515 integrated GPUs, sometimes API versions are included.

DirectXDirectX® 12no data
Vulkan+-

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by A10-7850K and Xeon Gold 5515.

PCIe version3.05.0
PCI Express lanesno data80

Pros & cons summary


Recency 14 January 2014 1 October 2023
Physical cores 4 8
Threads 4 16
Power consumption (TDP) 95 Watt 165 Watt

A10-7850K has 73.7% lower power consumption.

Xeon Gold 5515, on the other hand, has an age advantage of 9 years, and 100% more physical cores and 300% more threads.

We couldn't decide between A10-7850K and Xeon Gold 5515. We've got no test results to judge.

Note that A10-7850K is a desktop processor while Xeon Gold 5515 is a server/workstation one.


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