Xeon E3-1240L v3 vs A8-6410
Aggregate performance score
Xeon E3-1240L v3 outperforms A8-6410 by a whopping 218% based on our aggregate benchmark results.
Primary details
Comparing A8-6410 and Xeon E3-1240L v3 processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.
Place in the ranking | 2394 | 1512 |
Place by popularity | not in top-100 | not in top-100 |
Cost-effectiveness evaluation | no data | 1.72 |
Market segment | Laptop | Server |
Series | AMD A-Series | no data |
Power efficiency | 7.06 | 13.49 |
Architecture codename | Beema (2014) | Haswell-WS (2013−2014) |
Release date | 1 June 2014 (10 years ago) | 11 May 2014 (10 years ago) |
Launch price (MSRP) | no data | $278 |
Cost-effectiveness evaluation
Performance per price, higher is better.
Detailed specifications
A8-6410 and Xeon E3-1240L v3 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 | 2 GHz | 2 GHz |
Boost clock speed | 2.4 GHz | 3 GHz |
Bus rate | no data | 5 GT/s |
L1 cache | no data | 64K (per core) |
L2 cache | 2048 KB | 256K (per core) |
L3 cache | no data | 8 MB (shared) |
Chip lithography | 28 nm | 22 nm |
Die size | no data | 160 mm2 |
Maximum core temperature | 90 °C | no data |
Number of transistors | 930 Million | 1,400 million |
64 bit support | + | + |
Windows 11 compatibility | - | - |
Compatibility
Information on A8-6410 and Xeon E3-1240L v3 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 | no data | 1 |
Socket | FT3b | FCLGA1150 |
Power consumption (TDP) | 15 Watt | 25 Watt |
Technologies and extensions
Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by A8-6410 and Xeon E3-1240L v3. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.
Instruction set extensions | MMX, SSE4.2, AES, AVX, BMI1, F16C, AMD64, VT | Intel® SSE4.1, Intel® SSE4.2, Intel® AVX2 |
AES-NI | + | + |
FMA | FMA4 | - |
AVX | + | + |
PowerNow | + | - |
PowerGating | + | - |
VirusProtect | + | - |
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 | - | + |
Flex Memory Access | no data | + |
SIPP | - | + |
Fast Memory Access | no data | + |
Security technologies
A8-6410 and Xeon E3-1240L v3 technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.
TXT | no data | + |
EDB | no data | + |
Secure Key | no data | + |
Identity Protection | - | + |
OS Guard | no data | + |
Anti-Theft | no data | + |
Virtualization technologies
Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by A8-6410 and Xeon E3-1240L v3 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 A8-6410 and Xeon E3-1240L v3. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.
Supported memory types | DDR3L-1866 | DDR3L-1333, DDR3L-1600 |
Maximum memory size | no data | 32 GB |
Max memory channels | 1 | 2 |
Maximum memory bandwidth | no data | 25.6 GB/s |
ECC memory support | - | + |
Graphics specifications
General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.
Integrated graphics card | AMD Radeon R5 Graphics | no data |
Enduro | + | - |
Switchable graphics | + | - |
UVD | + | - |
VCE | + | - |
Graphics interfaces
Available interfaces and connections of A8-6410 and Xeon E3-1240L v3 integrated GPUs.
DisplayPort | + | - |
HDMI | + | - |
Graphics API support
APIs supported by A8-6410 and Xeon E3-1240L v3 integrated GPUs, sometimes API versions are included.
DirectX | DirectX® 12 | no data |
Vulkan | + | - |
Peripherals
Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by A8-6410 and Xeon E3-1240L v3.
PCIe version | 2.0 | 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.
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.
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.
Pros & cons summary
Performance score | 1.14 | 3.63 |
Threads | 4 | 8 |
Chip lithography | 28 nm | 22 nm |
Power consumption (TDP) | 15 Watt | 25 Watt |
A8-6410 has 66.7% lower power consumption.
Xeon E3-1240L v3, on the other hand, has a 218.4% higher aggregate performance score, 100% more threads, and a 27.3% more advanced lithography process.
The Xeon E3-1240L v3 is our recommended choice as it beats the A8-6410 in performance tests.
Be aware that A8-6410 is a notebook processor while Xeon E3-1240L v3 is a server/workstation one.
Should you still have questions on choice between A8-6410 and Xeon E3-1240L v3, ask them in Comments section, and we shall answer.
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