A10-8700P vs Xeon E5 1680 v4

Primary details

Comparing Xeon E5-1680 v4 and A10-8700P processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking	865	2213
Place by popularity	not in top-100	not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation	1.95	no data
Market segment	Server	Laptop
Series	Intel Xeon E5	AMD Carrizo
Power efficiency	6.05	3.81
Architecture codename	Broadwell-EP (2016)	Carrizo (2015−2018)
Release date	20 June 2016 (8 years ago)	3 June 2015 (9 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)	$1,723	no data

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance per price, higher is better.

Detailed specifications

Xeon E5-1680 v4 and A10-8700P 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	8 (Octa-Core)	4 (Quad-Core)
Threads	16	4
Base clock speed	3.4 GHz	1.8 GHz
Boost clock speed	4 GHz	3.2 GHz
Bus type	DMI 2.0	no data
Bus rate	5 GT/s	no data
Multiplier	34	no data
L1 cache	64K (per core)	no data
L2 cache	256K (per core)	2048 KB
L3 cache	20 MB (shared)	no data
Chip lithography	14 nm	28 nm
Die size	246.24 mm2	no data
Maximum core temperature	no data	90 °C
Maximum case temperature (TCase)	70 °C	no data
Number of transistors	3,400 million	3100 Million
64 bit support	+	+
Windows 11 compatibility	-	-

Compatibility

Information on Xeon E5-1680 v4 and A10-8700P 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 (Uniprocessor)	no data
Socket	FCLGA2011	FP4
Power consumption (TDP)	140 Watt	12 - 35 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Xeon E5-1680 v4 and A10-8700P. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensions	Intel® AVX2	HSA 1.0
AES-NI	+	+
FMA	-	FMA4
AVX	+	AVX
FRTC	-	+
FreeSync	-	+
DualGraphics	-	+
TrueAudio	-	+
PowerNow	-	+
PowerGating	-	+
Out-of-band client management	-	+
VirusProtect	-	+
HSA	-	+
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
Demand Based Switching	+	no data
PAE	46 Bit	no data
Turbo Boost Max 3.0	+	no data

Security technologies

Xeon E5-1680 v4 and A10-8700P 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

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Xeon E5-1680 v4 and A10-8700P 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 E5-1680 v4 and A10-8700P. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory types	DDR4-1600, DDR4-1866, DDR4-2133, DDR4-2400	DDR3-2133
Maximum memory size	1.5 TB	no data
Max memory channels	4	2
Maximum memory bandwidth	76.8 GB/s	no data
ECC memory support	+	-

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics card	no data	AMD Radeon R6 Graphics
iGPU core count	no data	6
Enduro	-	+
Switchable graphics	-	+
UVD	-	+
VCE	-	+

Graphics interfaces

Available interfaces and connections of Xeon E5-1680 v4 and A10-8700P integrated GPUs.

DisplayPort	-	+
HDMI	-	+

Graphics API support

APIs supported by Xeon E5-1680 v4 and A10-8700P integrated GPUs, sometimes API versions are included.

DirectX	no data	DirectX® 12
Vulkan	-	+

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Xeon E5-1680 v4 and A10-8700P.

PCIe version	3.0	3.0
PCI Express lanes	40	no data

Pros & cons summary

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Performance score	8.95	1.41
Recency	20 June 2016	3 June 2015
Physical cores	8	4
Threads	16	4
Chip lithography	14 nm	28 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	140 Watt	12 Watt

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