A8-5500B vs Xeon E5-1620

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Aggregate performance score

Xeon E5-1620
2012
4 cores / 8 threads, 130 Watt
3.69
+47.6%
A8-5500B
2012
4 cores / 4 threads, 65 Watt
2.50

Xeon E5-1620 outperforms A8-5500B by a considerable 48% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

Comparing Xeon E5-1620 and A8-5500B processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking14951757
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation1.76no data
Market segmentServerDesktop processor
Power efficiency2.693.64
Architecture codenameSandy Bridge-E (2011−2013)Trinity (2012−2013)
Release date6 March 2012 (12 years ago)2 October 2012 (12 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)$313no data

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance per price, higher is better.

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Detailed specifications

Xeon E5-1620 and A8-5500B 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 speed3.6 GHz3.2 GHz
Boost clock speed3.8 GHz3.7 GHz
L1 cache64 KB (per core)128 KB (per core)
L2 cache256 KB (per core)1 MB (per core)
L3 cache10240 KB (shared)0 KB
Chip lithography32 nm32 nm
Die size294 mm2246 mm2
Maximum core temperature64 °Cno data
Maximum case temperature (TCase)no data71 °C
Number of transistors1,270 million1,178 million
64 bit support++
Windows 11 compatibility--

Compatibility

Information on Xeon E5-1620 and A8-5500B 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 E5-1620 and A8-5500B. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensionsIntel® AVXno data
AES-NI+-
AVX+-
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)+no data
Turbo Boost Technology2.0no 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 E5-1620 and A8-5500B 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 E5-1620 and A8-5500B 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 E5-1620 and A8-5500B. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory typesDDR3DDR3
Maximum memory size375 GBno data
Max memory channels4no data
Maximum memory bandwidth51.2 GB/sno data
ECC memory support+-

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics cardN/AAMD Radeon HD 7560D

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Xeon E5-1620 and A8-5500B.

PCIe version3.0no data
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 E5-1620 3.69
+47.6%
A8-5500B 2.50

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 E5-1620 5859
+47.7%
A8-5500B 3967

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 E5-1620 612
+57.3%
A8-5500B 389

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 E5-1620 2257
+139%
A8-5500B 945

Gaming performance

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 3.69 2.50
Recency 6 March 2012 2 October 2012
Threads 8 4
Power consumption (TDP) 130 Watt 65 Watt

Xeon E5-1620 has a 47.6% higher aggregate performance score, and 100% more threads.

A8-5500B, on the other hand, has an age advantage of 6 months, and 100% lower power consumption.

The Xeon E5-1620 is our recommended choice as it beats the A8-5500B in performance tests.

Be aware that Xeon E5-1620 is a server/workstation processor while A8-5500B is a desktop one.


Should you still have questions on choice between Xeon E5-1620 and A8-5500B, ask them in Comments section, and we shall answer.

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