A10-6800K vs Xeon E5-2660

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Aggregate performance score

Xeon E5-2660
2012
8 cores / 16 threads, 95 Watt
5.32
+156%

Xeon E5-2660 outperforms A10-6800K by a whopping 156% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

Comparing Xeon E5-2660 and A10-6800K processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking11911912
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation6.780.28
Market segmentServerDesktop processor
Seriesno dataAMD A-Series (Desktop)
Power efficiency5.111.90
Architecture codenameSandy Bridge-EP (2012)Richland (2013−2014)
Release date6 March 2012 (12 years ago)1 June 2013 (11 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)$85$142

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance per price, higher is better.

Xeon E5-2660 has 2321% better value for money than A10-6800K.

Detailed specifications

Xeon E5-2660 and A10-6800K 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 cores8 (Octa-Core)4 (Quad-Core)
Threads164
Base clock speed2.2 GHz4.1 GHz
Boost clock speed3 GHz4.4 GHz
Bus rate8 GT/sno data
L1 cache64 KB (per core)192 KB
L2 cache256 KB (per core)4096 KB
L3 cache20480 KB (shared)0 KB
Chip lithography32 nm32 nm
Die size435 mm2246 mm2
Maximum core temperature73 °C74 °C
Maximum case temperature (TCase)no data74 °C
Number of transistors2,270 million1,303 million
64 bit support++
Windows 11 compatibility--
Unlocked multiplier-+

Compatibility

Information on Xeon E5-2660 and A10-6800K 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 configuration21
SocketFCLGA2011FM2
Power consumption (TDP)95 Watt100 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Xeon E5-2660 and A10-6800K. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensionsIntel® AVXno data
AES-NI++
FMA-+
AVX++
PowerNow-+
PowerGating-+
VirusProtect-+
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 E5-2660 and A10-6800K 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 E5-2660 and A10-6800K 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 E5-2660 and A10-6800K. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory typesDDR3DDR3-2133
Maximum memory size384 GBno data
Max memory channels42
Maximum memory bandwidth51.2 GB/sno data
ECC memory support+-

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics cardno dataAMD Radeon HD 8670D
Number of pipelinesno data384
Enduro-+
Switchable graphics-+
UVD-+
VCE-+

Graphics interfaces

Available interfaces and connections of Xeon E5-2660 and A10-6800K integrated GPUs.

DisplayPort-+
HDMI-+

Graphics API support

APIs supported by Xeon E5-2660 and A10-6800K integrated GPUs, sometimes API versions are included.

DirectXno dataDirectX® 11

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Xeon E5-2660 and A10-6800K.

PCIe version3.02.0
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 E5-2660 5.32
+156%
A10-6800K 2.08

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 E5-2660 8149
+156%
A10-6800K 3186

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 E5-2660 451
A10-6800K 482
+6.9%

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 E5-2660 2675
+134%
A10-6800K 1142

Gaming performance

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 5.32 2.08
Recency 6 March 2012 1 June 2013
Physical cores 8 4
Threads 16 4
Power consumption (TDP) 95 Watt 100 Watt

Xeon E5-2660 has a 155.8% higher aggregate performance score, 100% more physical cores and 300% more threads, and 5.3% lower power consumption.

A10-6800K, on the other hand, has an age advantage of 1 year.

The Xeon E5-2660 is our recommended choice as it beats the A10-6800K in performance tests.

Be aware that Xeon E5-2660 is a server/workstation processor while A10-6800K is a desktop one.


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