A8-5600K vs Xeon E5-2630 v3

Place in the ranking	1044	2010
Place by popularity	not in top-100	not in top-100
Market segment	Server	Desktop processor
Series	no data	AMD A-Series (Desktop)
Power efficiency	7.27	1.70
Architecture codename	Haswell-EP (2014−2015)	Trinity (2012−2013)
Release date	8 September 2014 (10 years ago)	2 October 2012 (12 years ago)

Detailed specifications

Xeon E5-2630 v3 and A8-5600K 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	2.4 GHz	3.6 GHz
Boost clock speed	3.2 GHz	3.9 GHz
Bus rate	8 GT/s	no data
L1 cache	64K (per core)	128K (per core)
L2 cache	256K (per core)	1 MB (per core)
L3 cache	20 MB (shared)	0 KB
Chip lithography	22 nm	32 nm
Die size	356 mm²	246 mm²
Maximum core temperature	72 °C	no data
Maximum case temperature (TCase)	no data	74 °C
Number of transistors	2,600 million	1,178 million
64 bit support	+	+
Windows 11 compatibility	-	-
Unlocked multiplier	-	+

Compatibility

Information on Xeon E5-2630 v3 and A8-5600K 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	2	1
Socket	FCLGA2011	FM2
Power consumption (TDP)	85 Watt	100 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Xeon E5-2630 v3 and A8-5600K. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensions	Intel® AVX2	no data
AES-NI	+	-
AVX	+	-
vPro	+	no data
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
PAE	46 Bit	no data

Security technologies

Xeon E5-2630 v3 and A8-5600K 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 E5-2630 v3 and A8-5600K 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 E5-2630 v3 and A8-5600K. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory types	DDR4-1600, DDR4-1866	DDR3
Maximum memory size	768 GB	no data
Max memory channels	4	no data
Maximum memory bandwidth	59 GB/s	no data
ECC memory support	+	-

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics card

no data

AMD Radeon HD 7560D (760 MHz)

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Xeon E5-2630 v3 and A8-5600K.

PCIe version	3.0	no data
PCI Express lanes	40	no 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 E5-2630 v3 6.53
+263%

A8-5600K 1.80

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 E5-2630 v3 10367
+263%

A8-5600K 2855

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 E5-2630 v3 953
+125%

A8-5600K 424

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 E5-2630 v3 5074
+401%

A8-5600K 1012

Gaming performance

Pros & cons summary

Performance score	6.53	1.80
Recency	8 September 2014	2 October 2012
Physical cores	8	4
Threads	16	4
Chip lithography	22 nm	32 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	85 Watt	100 Watt

Xeon E5-2630 v3 has a 262.8% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 1 year, 100% more physical cores and 300% more threads, a 45.5% more advanced lithography process, and 17.6% lower power consumption.

The Xeon E5-2630 v3 is our recommended choice as it beats the A8-5600K in performance tests.

Be aware that Xeon E5-2630 v3 is a server/workstation processor while A8-5600K is a desktop one.

Should you still have questions on choice between Xeon E5-2630 v3 and A8-5600K, ask them in Comments section, and we shall answer.