PRO A12-9830B vs Xeon E5-1650
Primary details
Comparing Xeon E5-1650 and PRO A12-9830B processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.
| Place in the ranking | 1198 | not rated |
| Place by popularity | not in top-100 | not in top-100 |
| Cost-effectiveness evaluation | 5.96 | no data |
| Market segment | Server | Laptop |
| Series | no data | AMD Bristol Ridge |
| Power efficiency | 3.72 | no data |
| Architecture codename | Sandy Bridge-E (2011−2013) | Bristol Ridge (2016−2019) |
| Release date | 6 March 2012 (12 years ago) | 1 June 2016 (8 years ago) |
| Launch price (MSRP) | $175 | no data |
Cost-effectiveness evaluation
Performance per price, higher is better.
Detailed specifications
Xeon E5-1650 and PRO A12-9830B 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 | 6 (Hexa-Core) | 4 (Quad-Core) |
| Threads | 12 | 4 |
| Base clock speed | 3.2 GHz | 3 GHz |
| Boost clock speed | 3.8 GHz | 3.7 GHz |
| L1 cache | 64 KB (per core) | no data |
| L2 cache | 256 KB (per core) | 2048 KB |
| L3 cache | 12288 KB (shared) | no data |
| Chip lithography | 32 nm | 28 nm |
| Die size | 435 mm2 | 250 mm2 |
| Maximum core temperature | 64 °C | 90 °C |
| Number of transistors | 2,270 million | 3100 Million |
| 64 bit support | + | + |
| Windows 11 compatibility | - | - |
Compatibility
Information on Xeon E5-1650 and PRO A12-9830B 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 | no data |
| Socket | FCLGA2011 | FP4 |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 130 Watt | 25-45 Watt |
Technologies and extensions
Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Xeon E5-1650 and PRO A12-9830B. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.
| Instruction set extensions | Intel® AVX | no data |
| AES-NI | + | + |
| FMA | - | FMA4 |
| AVX | + | AVX |
| FRTC | - | + |
| FreeSync | - | + |
| PowerTune | - | + |
| TrueAudio | - | + |
| PowerNow | - | + |
| PowerGating | - | + |
| Out-of-band client management | - | + |
| VirusProtect | - | + |
| RAID | - | + |
| Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST) | + | no data |
| Turbo Boost Technology | 2.0 | 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 E5-1650 and PRO A12-9830B 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 E5-1650 and PRO A12-9830B 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 E5-1650 and PRO A12-9830B. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.
| Supported memory types | DDR3 | DDR3, DDR4 |
| Maximum memory size | 256 GB | no data |
| Max memory channels | 4 | 2 |
| Maximum memory bandwidth | 51.2 GB/s | no data |
| ECC memory support | + | - |
Graphics specifications
General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.
| Integrated graphics card | N/A | AMD Radeon R7 Graphics |
| iGPU core count | no data | 8 |
| Enduro | - | + |
| Switchable graphics | - | + |
| UVD | - | + |
| VCE | - | + |
Graphics interfaces
Available interfaces and connections of Xeon E5-1650 and PRO A12-9830B integrated GPUs.
| DisplayPort | - | + |
| HDMI | - | + |
Graphics API support
APIs supported by Xeon E5-1650 and PRO A12-9830B integrated GPUs, sometimes API versions are included.
| DirectX | no data | DirectX® 12 |
| Vulkan | - | + |
Peripherals
Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Xeon E5-1650 and PRO A12-9830B.
| PCIe version | 3.0 | 3.0 |
| PCI Express lanes | 40 | 8 |
Pros & cons summary
| Recency | 6 March 2012 | 1 June 2016 |
| Physical cores | 6 | 4 |
| Threads | 12 | 4 |
| Chip lithography | 32 nm | 28 nm |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 130 Watt | 25 Watt |
Xeon E5-1650 has 50% more physical cores and 200% more threads.
PRO A12-9830B, on the other hand, has an age advantage of 4 years, a 14.3% more advanced lithography process, and 420% lower power consumption.
We couldn't decide between Xeon E5-1650 and PRO A12-9830B. We've got no test results to judge.
Be aware that Xeon E5-1650 is a server/workstation processor while PRO A12-9830B is a notebook one.
Should you still have questions on choice between Xeon E5-1650 and PRO A12-9830B, ask them in Comments section, and we shall answer.
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