FX-8170 vs Xeon E5-2623 v4

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Primary details

Comparing Xeon E5-2623 v4 and FX-8170 processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking1357not rated
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation1.76no data
Market segmentServerDesktop processor
SeriesIntel Xeon E5no data
Power efficiency4.86no data
Architecture codenameBroadwell (2015−2019)Zambezi (2011−2012)
Release date20 June 2016 (8 years ago)23 October 2012 (12 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)$444no data

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance per price, higher is better.

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Detailed specifications

Xeon E5-2623 v4 and FX-8170 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)8 (Octa-Core)
Threads88
Base clock speed2.6 GHz3.9 GHz
Boost clock speed3.2 GHz4.5 GHz
Bus typeQPIno data
Bus rate2 × 8 GT/sno data
Multiplier26no data
L1 cacheno data384 KB
L2 cache1 MB8 MB
L3 cache10 MB8 MB (shared)
Chip lithography14 nm32 nm
Die size246.24 mm2315 mm2
Maximum core temperature73 °Cno data
Number of transistors3200 Million1,200 million
64 bit support++
Windows 11 compatibility--
Unlocked multiplier-+

Compatibility

Information on Xeon E5-2623 v4 and FX-8170 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 configuration2 (Multiprocessor)1
SocketFCLGA2011AM3+
Power consumption (TDP)85 Watt125 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Xeon E5-2623 v4 and FX-8170. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensionsIntel® AVX2no data
AES-NI++
FMA-+
AVX++
vPro+no data
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)+no data
Turbo Boost Technology2.0no data
Hyper-Threading Technology+no data
TSX+-
Idle States+no data
Thermal Monitoring+-
Flex Memory Access-no data
Demand Based Switching+no data
PAE46 Bitno data

Security technologies

Xeon E5-2623 v4 and FX-8170 technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.

TXT+no data
EDB+no data
Secure Key+no data
OS Guard+no data

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Xeon E5-2623 v4 and FX-8170 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 E5-2623 v4 and FX-8170. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory typesDDR4-1600, DDR4-1866, DDR4-2133DDR3
Maximum memory size1.5 TBno data
Max memory channels4no data
Maximum memory bandwidth68.3 GB/sno data
ECC memory support+-

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Xeon E5-2623 v4 and FX-8170.

PCIe version3.02.0
PCI Express lanes40no data

Pros & cons summary


Recency 20 June 2016 23 October 2012
Physical cores 4 8
Chip lithography 14 nm 32 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 85 Watt 125 Watt

Xeon E5-2623 v4 has an age advantage of 3 years, a 128.6% more advanced lithography process, and 47.1% lower power consumption.

FX-8170, on the other hand, has 100% more physical cores.

We couldn't decide between Xeon E5-2623 v4 and FX-8170. We've got no test results to judge.

Be aware that Xeon E5-2623 v4 is a server/workstation processor while FX-8170 is a desktop one.


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