PRO A4-8350B vs Xeon E5-1603

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Aggregate performance score

Xeon E5-1603
2012
4 cores / 4 threads, 130 Watt
2.18
+110%
PRO A4-8350B
2015
2 cores / 2 threads, 65 Watt
1.04

Xeon E5-1603 outperforms PRO A4-8350B by a whopping 110% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

Comparing Xeon E5-1603 and PRO A4-8350B processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking18522448
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Market segmentServerDesktop processor
Power efficiency1.591.51
Architecture codenameno dataKaveri (2014−2015)
Release date1 January 2012 (12 years ago)29 September 2015 (9 years ago)

Detailed specifications

Xeon E5-1603 and PRO A4-8350B 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)2 (Dual-core)
Threads42
Base clock speed2.8 GHz3.5 GHz
Boost clock speedno data3.9 GHz
Bus rate0 GT/sno data
L2 cacheno data1024 KB
L3 cache10 MBno data
Chip lithography32 nm28 nm
Die sizeno data245 mm2
Maximum core temperature64 °C71 °C
Maximum case temperature (TCase)no data72 °C
Number of transistorsno data2,411 million
64 bit support++
Windows 11 compatibility-no data
VID voltage range0.6V - 1.35Vno data

Compatibility

Information on Xeon E5-1603 and PRO A4-8350B 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
SocketFCLGA2011FM2+
Power consumption (TDP)130 Watt65 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Xeon E5-1603 and PRO A4-8350B. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensionsIntel® AVXno data
AES-NI++
FMA-+
AVX-+
FRTC-+
FreeSync-+
PowerTune-+
DualGraphics-+
TrueAudio-+
PowerNow-+
PowerGating-+
Out-of-band client management-+
VirusProtect-+
RAID-+
HSA-+
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 PRO A4-8350B 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 PRO A4-8350B 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 PRO A4-8350B. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory typesDDR3-800, DDR3-1066DDR3-1866
Maximum memory size375 GBno data
Max memory channels42
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
iGPU core countno data4
จำนวนพาธไลน์no data256
Enduro-+
Switchable graphics-+
UVD-+
VCE-+

Graphics interfaces

Available interfaces and connections of Xeon E5-1603 and PRO A4-8350B integrated GPUs.

DisplayPort-+
HDMI-+

Graphics API support

APIs supported by Xeon E5-1603 and PRO A4-8350B integrated GPUs, sometimes API versions are included.

DirectXno dataDirectX® 12
Vulkan-+

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Xeon E5-1603 and PRO A4-8350B.

PCIe version3.03.0
PCI Express lanes4016

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
+110%
PRO A4-8350B 1.04

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 3467
+110%
PRO A4-8350B 1649

Gaming performance

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 2.18 1.04
Recency 1 January 2012 29 September 2015
Physical cores 4 2
Threads 4 2
Chip lithography 32 nm 28 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 130 Watt 65 Watt

Xeon E5-1603 has a 109.6% higher aggregate performance score, and 100% more physical cores and 100% more threads.

PRO A4-8350B, on the other hand, has an age advantage of 3 years, a 14.3% more advanced lithography process, and 100% lower power consumption.

The Xeon E5-1603 is our recommended choice as it beats the PRO A4-8350B in performance tests.

Be aware that Xeon E5-1603 is a server/workstation processor while PRO A4-8350B is a desktop one.


Should you still have questions on choice between Xeon E5-1603 and PRO A4-8350B, ask them in Comments section, and we shall answer.

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