A10-9600P vs Xeon E3-1230 v6

Aggregate performance score

Xeon E3-1230 v6
2017
4 cores / 8 threads, 72 Watt
5.17
+252%
A10-9600P
2016
4 cores / 4 threads, 15 Watt
1.47

Xeon E3-1230 v6 outperforms A10-9600P by a whopping 252% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

Comparing Xeon E3-1230 v6 and A10-9600P processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking11912157
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation6.60no data
Market segmentServerLaptop
SeriesIntel Xeon E3AMD Bristol Ridge
Power efficiency6.809.27
Architecture codenameKaby Lake (2016−2019)Bristol Ridge (2016−2019)
Release date28 March 2017 (7 years ago)1 June 2016 (8 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)$250no data

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance per price, higher is better.

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Detailed specifications

Xeon E3-1230 v6 and A10-9600P 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)
Threads84
Base clock speed3.5 GHz2.4 GHz
Boost clock speed3.9 GHz3.3 GHz
Bus typeDMI 3.0no data
Bus rate8 GT/sno data
Multiplier35no data
L1 cache256 KBno data
L2 cache1 MB2048 KB
L3 cache8 MBno data
Chip lithography14 nm28 nm
Die sizeno data250 mm2
Maximum core temperatureno data90 °C
Number of transistorsno data3100 Million
64 bit support++
Windows 11 compatibility--

Compatibility

Information on Xeon E3-1230 v6 and A10-9600P 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 configuration1 (Uniprocessor)no data
SocketFCLGA1151FP4
Power consumption (TDP)72 Watt15 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Xeon E3-1230 v6 and A10-9600P. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensionsIntel® SSE4.1, Intel® SSE4.2, Intel® AVX2no data
AES-NI++
FMA-FMA4
AVX+-
FRTC-+
FreeSync-+
DualGraphics-+
vPro+no data
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)+no data
Turbo Boost Technology2.0no data
Hyper-Threading Technology+no data
TSX+-
Idle States+no data
Thermal Monitoring+-

Security technologies

Xeon E3-1230 v6 and A10-9600P technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.

TXT+no data
EDB+no data
Secure Key+no data
MPX+-
SGXYes with both Intel® SPS and Intel® MEno data
OS Guard+no data

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Xeon E3-1230 v6 and A10-9600P are enumerated here.

AMD-V-+
VT-d+no data
VT-x+no data
EPT+no data

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Xeon E3-1230 v6 and A10-9600P. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory typesDDR4-2400, DDR3L-1866DDR3, DDR4
Maximum memory size64 GBno data
Max memory channels22
Maximum memory bandwidth38.397 GB/sno data
ECC memory support+-

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics cardno dataAMD Radeon R5 Graphics
iGPU core countno data6
Enduro-+
Switchable graphics-+
UVD-+
VCE-+

Graphics interfaces

Available interfaces and connections of Xeon E3-1230 v6 and A10-9600P integrated GPUs.

DisplayPort-+
HDMI-+

Graphics image quality

Maximum display resolutions supported by Xeon E3-1230 v6 and A10-9600P integrated GPUs, including resolutions over different interfaces.

Max resolution over HDMI 1.4N/Ano data
Max resolution over eDPN/Ano data
Max resolution over DisplayPortN/Ano data
Max resolution over VGAN/Ano data

Graphics API support

APIs supported by Xeon E3-1230 v6 and A10-9600P integrated GPUs, sometimes API versions are included.

DirectXN/ADirectX® 12
OpenGLN/Ano data
Vulkan-+

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Xeon E3-1230 v6 and A10-9600P.

PCIe version3.03.0
PCI Express lanes168

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.

Xeon E3-1230 v6 5.17
+252%
A10-9600P 1.47

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.

Xeon E3-1230 v6 8212
+252%
A10-9600P 2333

GeekBench 5 Single-Core

GeekBench 5 Single-Core is a cross-platform application developed in the form of CPU tests that independently recreate certain real-world tasks with which to accurately measure performance. This version uses only a single CPU core.

Xeon E3-1230 v6 1342
+190%
A10-9600P 462

GeekBench 5 Multi-Core

GeekBench 5 Multi-Core is a cross-platform application developed in the form of CPU tests that independently recreate certain real-world tasks with which to accurately measure performance. This version uses all available CPU cores.

Xeon E3-1230 v6 4547
+338%
A10-9600P 1039

Gaming performance

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 5.17 1.47
Recency 28 March 2017 1 June 2016
Threads 8 4
Chip lithography 14 nm 28 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 72 Watt 15 Watt

Xeon E3-1230 v6 has a 251.7% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 9 months, 100% more threads, and a 100% more advanced lithography process.

A10-9600P, on the other hand, has 380% lower power consumption.

The Xeon E3-1230 v6 is our recommended choice as it beats the A10-9600P in performance tests.

Be aware that Xeon E3-1230 v6 is a server/workstation processor while A10-9600P is a notebook one.


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