Xeon E5620 vs PRO A12-8870

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Aggregate performance score

PRO A12-8870
2016
4 cores / 4 threads, 65 Watt
2.45
+8.4%
Xeon E5620
2010
4 cores / 8 threads, 80 Watt
2.26

PRO A12-8870 outperforms Xeon E5620 by a small 8% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

Comparing PRO A12-8870 and Xeon E5620 processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking17691827
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluationno data0.08
Market segmentDesktop processorServer
Power efficiency3.572.67
Architecture codenameCarrizo (2015−2018)Westmere-EP (2010−2011)
Release dateOctober 2016 (8 years ago)16 March 2010 (14 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)no data$35

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance per price, higher is better.

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Detailed specifications

PRO A12-8870 and Xeon E5620 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 GHz2.4 GHz
Boost clock speed4.2 GHz2.66 GHz
L1 cacheno data64 KB (per core)
L2 cache2048 KB256 KB (per core)
L3 cacheno data12 MB (shared)
Chip lithography28 nm32 nm
Die size250 mm2239 mm2
Maximum core temperatureno data78 °C
Number of transistors3,100 million1,170 million
64 bit support++
Windows 11 compatibilityno data-

Compatibility

Information on PRO A12-8870 and Xeon E5620 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 configuration12
SocketAM4FCLGA1366,LGA1366
Power consumption (TDP)65 Watt80 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by PRO A12-8870 and Xeon E5620. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensionsno dataIntel® SSE4.2
AES-NI++
FMA+-
AVX+-
FRTC+-
FreeSync+-
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)no data+
Turbo Boost Technologyno data1.0
Hyper-Threading Technologyno data+
Idle Statesno data+
Demand Based Switchingno data+
PAEno data40 Bit

Security technologies

PRO A12-8870 and Xeon E5620 technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.

TXTno data+
EDBno data+

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by PRO A12-8870 and Xeon E5620 are enumerated here.

AMD-V+-
VT-dno data+
VT-xno data+
EPTno data+

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by PRO A12-8870 and Xeon E5620. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory typesDDR4-2400DDR3
Maximum memory sizeno data288 GB
Max memory channels23
Maximum memory bandwidthno data25.6 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
Enduron/a-
Switchable graphics+-

Graphics interfaces

Available interfaces and connections of PRO A12-8870 and Xeon E5620 integrated GPUs.

DisplayPortn/a-

Graphics API support

APIs supported by PRO A12-8870 and Xeon E5620 integrated GPUs, sometimes API versions are included.

DirectXDirectX® 12no data
Vulkan+-

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by PRO A12-8870 and Xeon E5620.

PCIe version3.02.0

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.

PRO A12-8870 2.45
+8.4%
Xeon E5620 2.26

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.

PRO A12-8870 3888
+8.2%
Xeon E5620 3592

Gaming performance

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 2.45 2.26
Threads 4 8
Chip lithography 28 nm 32 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 65 Watt 80 Watt

PRO A12-8870 has a 8.4% higher aggregate performance score, a 14.3% more advanced lithography process, and 23.1% lower power consumption.

Xeon E5620, on the other hand, has 100% more threads.

Given the minimal performance differences, no clear winner can be declared between PRO A12-8870 and Xeon E5620.

Note that PRO A12-8870 is a desktop processor while Xeon E5620 is a server/workstation one.


Should you still have questions on choice between PRO A12-8870 and Xeon E5620, ask them in Comments section, and we shall answer.

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