A8-4557M vs Xeon 5063

VS

Primary details

Comparing Xeon 5063 and A8-4557M processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the rankingnot ratednot rated
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Market segmentServerLaptop
Seriesno dataAMD A-Series
Architecture codenameDempsey (2006)Trinity (2012−2013)
Release dateMay 2006 (18 years ago)15 May 2012 (12 years ago)

Detailed specifications

Xeon 5063 and A8-4557M 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 cores2 (Dual-core)4 (Quad-Core)
Threads44
Base clock speed3.2 GHz1.9 GHz
Boost clock speed3.2 GHz2.8 GHz
L1 cache0 KBno data
L2 cache2 MB4 MB
L3 cache0 KBno data
Chip lithography65 nm32 nm
Die sizeno data246 mm2
Maximum core temperature67 °Cno data
Number of transistorsno data1303 Million
64 bit support++
Windows 11 compatibility--
VID voltage range1.075V-1.35Vno data

Compatibility

Information on Xeon 5063 and A8-4557M 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
SocketPLGA771BGA
Power consumption (TDP)95 Watt35 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Xeon 5063 and A8-4557M. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensionsno data86x SSE (1, 2, 3, 3S, 4.1, 4.2, 4A),-64, AES, AVX, FMA
AES-NI-+
FMA-+
AVX-+
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)+no data
Turbo Boost Technology-no data
Hyper-Threading Technology+no data
Idle States-no data
Demand Based Switching-no data
PAE32 Bitno data
FSB parity+no data

Security technologies

Xeon 5063 and A8-4557M technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.

TXT-no data
EDB+no data

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Xeon 5063 and A8-4557M are enumerated here.

VT-x+no data
EPT-no data

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Xeon 5063 and A8-4557M. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory typesDDR2no data

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics cardno dataAMD Radeon HD 7640G

Pros & cons summary


Physical cores 2 4
Chip lithography 65 nm 32 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 95 Watt 35 Watt

A8-4557M has 100% more physical cores, a 103.1% more advanced lithography process, and 171.4% lower power consumption.

We couldn't decide between Xeon 5063 and A8-4557M. We've got no test results to judge.

Be aware that Xeon 5063 is a server/workstation processor while A8-4557M is a notebook one.


Should you still have questions on choice between Xeon 5063 and A8-4557M, ask them in Comments section, and we shall answer.

Vote for your favorite

Do you think we are right or mistaken in our choice? Vote by clicking "Like" button near your favorite CPU.


Intel Xeon 5063
Xeon 5063
AMD A8-4557M
A8-4557M

Similar processor comparisons

We picked several similar comparisons of processors in the same market segment and performance relatively close to those reviewed on this page.

Community ratings

Here you can see how users rate the processors, as well as rate them yourself.


No user ratings yet.

Rate Xeon 5063 on a scale of 1 to 5:

  • 1
  • 2
  • 3
  • 4
  • 5

No user ratings yet.

Rate A8-4557M on a scale of 1 to 5:

  • 1
  • 2
  • 3
  • 4
  • 5

Questions & comments

Here you can ask a question about Xeon 5063 or A8-4557M, agree or disagree with our judgements, or report an error or mismatch.