A8-6410 vs Xeon E5-1603

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Aggregate performance score

Xeon E5-1603
2012
4 cores / 4 threads, 130 Watt
2.18
+94.6%
A8-6410
2014
4 cores / 4 threads, 15 Watt
1.12

Xeon E5-1603 outperforms A8-6410 by an impressive 95% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

Comparing Xeon E5-1603 and A8-6410 processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking18372394
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Market segmentServerLaptop
Seriesno dataAMD A-Series
Power efficiency1.597.07
Architecture codenameno dataBeema (2014)
Release date1 January 2012 (12 years ago)1 June 2014 (10 years ago)

Detailed specifications

Xeon E5-1603 and A8-6410 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)
Threads44
Base clock speed2.8 GHz2 GHz
Boost clock speedno data2.4 GHz
Bus rate0 GT/sno data
L2 cacheno data2048 KB
L3 cache10 MBno data
Chip lithography32 nm28 nm
Maximum core temperature64 °C90 °C
Number of transistorsno data930 Million
64 bit support++
Windows 11 compatibility--
VID voltage range0.6V - 1.35Vno data

Compatibility

Information on Xeon E5-1603 and A8-6410 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
SocketFCLGA2011FT3b
Power consumption (TDP)130 Watt15 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Xeon E5-1603 and A8-6410. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensionsIntel® AVXMMX, SSE4.2, AES, AVX, BMI1, F16C, AMD64, VT
AES-NI++
FMA-FMA4
AVX-+
PowerNow-+
PowerGating-+
VirusProtect-+
vPro+no data
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)+no data
Turbo Boost Technology-no data
Hyper-Threading Technology-no data
Idle States+no data
Thermal Monitoring+-
Flex Memory Access+no data
Demand Based Switching+no data

Security technologies

Xeon E5-1603 and A8-6410 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 E5-1603 and A8-6410 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 E5-1603 and A8-6410. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory typesDDR3-800, DDR3-1066DDR3L-1866
Maximum memory size375 GBno data
Max memory channels41
Maximum memory bandwidth31.4 GB/sno data
ECC memory support+-

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics cardno dataAMD Radeon R5 Graphics
Enduro-+
Switchable graphics-+
UVD-+
VCE-+

Graphics interfaces

Available interfaces and connections of Xeon E5-1603 and A8-6410 integrated GPUs.

DisplayPort-+
HDMI-+

Graphics API support

APIs supported by Xeon E5-1603 and A8-6410 integrated GPUs, sometimes API versions are included.

DirectXno dataDirectX® 12
Vulkan-+

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Xeon E5-1603 and A8-6410.

PCIe version3.02.0
PCI Express lanes40no 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.


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 E5-1603 2.18
+94.6%
A8-6410 1.12

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 E5-1603 3463
+95.4%
A8-6410 1772

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 E5-1603 466
+109%
A8-6410 223

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 E5-1603 1478
+152%
A8-6410 587

Gaming performance

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 2.18 1.12
Recency 1 January 2012 1 June 2014
Chip lithography 32 nm 28 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 130 Watt 15 Watt

Xeon E5-1603 has a 94.6% higher aggregate performance score.

A8-6410, on the other hand, has an age advantage of 2 years, a 14.3% more advanced lithography process, and 766.7% lower power consumption.

The Xeon E5-1603 is our recommended choice as it beats the A8-6410 in performance tests.

Be aware that Xeon E5-1603 is a server/workstation processor while A8-6410 is a notebook one.


Should you still have questions on choice between Xeon E5-1603 and A8-6410, ask them in Comments section, and we shall answer.

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