Xeon E-2456 vs PRO A8-8650B

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Aggregate performance score

PRO A8-8650B
2015
4 cores / 4 threads, 65 Watt
2.02
Xeon E-2456
2023
6 cores / 12 threads, 80 Watt
14.96
+641%

Xeon E-2456 outperforms PRO A8-8650B by a whopping 641% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

Comparing PRO A8-8650B and Xeon E-2456 processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking1925475
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluationno data93.22
Market segmentDesktop processorServer
Power efficiency2.9417.70
Architecture codenameGodaveri (2014−2016)Raptor Lake-S (2023−2024)
Release date29 September 2015 (9 years ago)14 December 2023 (1 year ago)
Launch price (MSRP)no data$375

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance per price, higher is better.

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Detailed specifications

PRO A8-8650B and Xeon E-2456 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 speed3.2 GHz3.3 GHz
Boost clock speed3.9 GHz5.1 GHz
Bus rateno data16 GT/s
L1 cacheno data80 KB (per core)
L2 cache4096 KB1.25 MB (per core)
L3 cacheno data18 MB (shared)
Chip lithography28 nmIntel 7 nm
Die size245 mm2163 mm2
Maximum core temperature71 °C100 °C
Maximum case temperature (TCase)72 °Cno data
Number of transistors2,411 millionno data
64 bit support++

Compatibility

Information on PRO A8-8650B and Xeon E-2456 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)65 Watt80 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by PRO A8-8650B and Xeon E-2456. 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++
FMA+-
AVX++
FRTC+-
FreeSync+-
PowerTune+-
DualGraphics+-
TrueAudio+-
PowerNow+-
PowerGating+-
Out-of-band client management+-
VirusProtect+-
RAID+-
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

PRO A8-8650B and Xeon E-2456 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 PRO A8-8650B and Xeon E-2456 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 PRO A8-8650B and Xeon E-2456. 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 count6no data
จำนวนพาธไลน์384no data
Enduro+-
Switchable graphics+-
UVD+-
VCE+-

Graphics interfaces

Available interfaces and connections of PRO A8-8650B and Xeon E-2456 integrated GPUs.

DisplayPort+-
HDMI+-

Graphics API support

APIs supported by PRO A8-8650B and Xeon E-2456 integrated GPUs, sometimes API versions are included.

DirectXDirectX® 12no data
Vulkan+-

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by PRO A8-8650B and Xeon E-2456.

PCIe version3.05
PCI Express lanes1616

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 A8-8650B 2.02
Xeon E-2456 14.96
+641%

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 A8-8650B 3212
Xeon E-2456 23770
+640%

Gaming performance

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 2.02 14.96
Recency 29 September 2015 14 December 2023
Physical cores 4 6
Threads 4 12
Power consumption (TDP) 65 Watt 80 Watt

PRO A8-8650B has 23.1% lower power consumption.

Xeon E-2456, on the other hand, has a 640.6% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 8 years, and 50% more physical cores and 200% more threads.

The Xeon E-2456 is our recommended choice as it beats the PRO A8-8650B in performance tests.

Note that PRO A8-8650B is a desktop processor while Xeon E-2456 is a server/workstation one.


Should you still have questions on choice between PRO A8-8650B and Xeon E-2456, ask them in Comments section, and we shall answer.

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