Xeon E-2486 vs A10-7870K

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Primary details

Comparing A10-7870K and Xeon E-2486 processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking1851not rated
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation0.48no data
Market segmentDesktop processorServer
Power efficiency2.16no data
Architecture codenameGodaveri (2014−2016)Raptor Lake-S (2023−2024)
Release date28 May 2015 (9 years ago)14 December 2023 (1 year ago)
Launch price (MSRP)$120$506

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance per price, higher is better.

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Detailed specifications

A10-7870K and Xeon E-2486 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)6 (Hexa-Core)
Threads412
Base clock speed3.9 GHz3.5 GHz
Boost clock speed4.1 GHz5.6 GHz
Bus rateno data16 GT/s
L1 cache256 KB80 KB (per core)
L2 cache4096 KB1.25 MB (per core)
L3 cache0 KB18 MB (shared)
Chip lithography28 nmIntel 7 nm
Die size246 mm2163 mm2
Maximum core temperature72 °C100 °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 A10-7870K and Xeon E-2486 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
SocketFM2+FCLGA1700
Power consumption (TDP)95 Watt95 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by A10-7870K and Xeon E-2486. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensionsno dataIntel® SSE4.1, Intel® SSE4.2, Intel® AVX2
AES-NI++
FMAFMA4-
AVXAVX+
FRTC+-
FreeSync+-
PowerTune+-
DualGraphics+-
TrueAudio+-
PowerNow+-
PowerGating+-
Out-of-band client management+-
VirusProtect+-
HSA+-
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)no data+
Turbo Boost Technologyno data2
Hyper-Threading Technologyno data+
Idle Statesno data+
Thermal Monitoring-+
Turbo Boost Max 3.0no data+

Security technologies

A10-7870K and Xeon E-2486 technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.

TXTno data+
EDBno data+
Secure Keyno data+
OS Guardno data+

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by A10-7870K and Xeon E-2486 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 A10-7870K and Xeon E-2486. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory typesDDR3-2133DDR5-4800
Maximum memory sizeno data128 GB
Max memory channels22
ECC memory support-+

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

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

Graphics interfaces

Available interfaces and connections of A10-7870K and Xeon E-2486 integrated GPUs.

DisplayPort+-
HDMI+-

Graphics API support

APIs supported by A10-7870K and Xeon E-2486 integrated GPUs, sometimes API versions are included.

DirectXDirectX® 12no data
Vulkan+-

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by A10-7870K and Xeon E-2486.

PCIe version3.05
PCI Express lanesno data16

Pros & cons summary


Recency 28 May 2015 14 December 2023
Physical cores 4 6
Threads 4 12

Xeon E-2486 has an age advantage of 8 years, and 50% more physical cores and 200% more threads.

We couldn't decide between A10-7870K and Xeon E-2486. We've got no test results to judge.

Note that A10-7870K is a desktop processor while Xeon E-2486 is a server/workstation one.


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