A4-7300 vs Xeon E3-1265L v3

Primary details

Comparing Xeon E3-1265L v3 and A4-7300 processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking	1437	2488
Place by popularity	not in top-100	not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation	0.81	no data
Market segment	Server	Desktop processor
Power efficiency	8.22	1.40
Architecture codename	Haswell-WS (2013−2014)	Richland (2013−2014)
Release date	2 June 2013 (11 years ago)	August 2014 (10 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)	$710	no data

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance per price, higher is better.

Detailed specifications

Xeon E3-1265L v3 and A4-7300 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)	2 (Dual-core)
Threads	8	2
Base clock speed	2.5 GHz	3.8 GHz
Boost clock speed	3.7 GHz	4 GHz
Bus rate	5 GT/s	no data
L1 cache	64 KB (per core)	96 KB
L2 cache	256 KB (per core)	1024 KB
L3 cache	8192 KB (shared)	no data
Chip lithography	22 nm	32 nm
Die size	160 mm2	246 mm2
Maximum core temperature	no data	70 °C
Maximum case temperature (TCase)	no data	70 °C
Number of transistors	1,400 million	1,303 million
64 bit support	+	+
Windows 11 compatibility	-	no data

Compatibility

Information on Xeon E3-1265L v3 and A4-7300 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	1	1
Socket	FCLGA1150	FM2
Power consumption (TDP)	45 Watt	65 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Xeon E3-1265L v3 and A4-7300. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensions	Intel® SSE4.1, Intel® SSE4.2, Intel® AVX2	no data
AES-NI	+	+
FMA	-	+
AVX	+	+
PowerNow	-	+
PowerGating	-	+
VirusProtect	-	+
vPro	+	no data
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)	+	no data
Turbo Boost Technology	2.0	no data
Hyper-Threading Technology	+	no data
TSX	+	-
Idle States	+	no data
Thermal Monitoring	+	-
Flex Memory Access	+	no data
SIPP	+	-
FDI	+	no data
Fast Memory Access	+	no data

Security technologies

Xeon E3-1265L v3 and A4-7300 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 Xeon E3-1265L v3 and A4-7300 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 Xeon E3-1265L v3 and A4-7300. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory types	DDR3, DDR4	DDR3-1600
Maximum memory size	32 GB	no data
Max memory channels	2	2
Maximum memory bandwidth	25.6 GB/s	no data
ECC memory support	+	-

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics card	Intel® HD Graphics for 4th Generation Intel® Processors	AMD Radeon HD 8470D
Number of pipelines	no data	192
Quick Sync Video	+	-
Clear Video HD	+	no data
Enduro	-	+
Switchable graphics	-	+
UVD	-	+
VCE	-	+
Graphics max frequency	1.2 GHz	no data
InTru 3D	+	no data

Graphics interfaces

Available interfaces and connections of Xeon E3-1265L v3 and A4-7300 integrated GPUs.

Number of displays supported	3	no data
DisplayPort	-	+
HDMI	-	+

Graphics API support

APIs supported by Xeon E3-1265L v3 and A4-7300 integrated GPUs, sometimes API versions are included.

DirectX

no data

DirectX® 11

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Xeon E3-1265L v3 and A4-7300.

PCIe version	3.0	2.0
PCI Express lanes	16	no data

Synthetic benchmark performance

Various benchmark results of the processors in comparison. Overall score is measured in points in 0-100 range, higher is better.

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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.

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Pros & cons summary

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Performance score	3.91	0.96
Physical cores	4	2
Threads	8	2
Chip lithography	22 nm	32 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	45 Watt	65 Watt

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