FirePro A300 vs Xeon E5-2673 v2

Primary details

Comparing Xeon E5-2673 v2 and FirePro A300 processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking	956	not rated
Place by popularity	not in top-100	not in top-100
Market segment	Server	Desktop processor
Power efficiency	6.57	no data
Architecture codename	no data	Trinity (2012−2013)
Release date	1 October 2013 (11 years ago)	7 August 2012 (12 years ago)

Detailed specifications

Xeon E5-2673 v2 and FirePro A300 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	3.3 GHz	3.4 GHz
Boost clock speed	4 GHz	4 GHz
Bus rate	8 GT/s	no data
L1 cache	no data	192K
L2 cache	no data	4 MB (shared)
L3 cache	25 MB	no data
Chip lithography	22 nm	32 nm
Die size	no data	246 mm2
Maximum core temperature	°C	no data
Maximum case temperature (TCase)	no data	74 °C
Number of transistors	no data	1,303 million
64 bit support	+	+
Windows 11 compatibility	-	no data
VID voltage range	0.65-1.3V	no data

Compatibility

Information on Xeon E5-2673 v2 and FirePro A300 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)	110 Watt	65 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Xeon E5-2673 v2 and FirePro A300. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensions	Intel® AVX	no data
AES-NI	+	+
FMA	-	+
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 E5-2673 v2 and FirePro A300 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 E5-2673 v2 and FirePro A300 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 E5-2673 v2 and FirePro A300. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory types	DDR3-800, DDR3-1066, DDR3-1333, DDR3-1600, DDR3-1866	DDR3-1866
Maximum memory size	768 GB	no data
Max memory channels	4	no data
Maximum memory bandwidth	59.7 GB/s	no data
ECC memory support	+	-

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics card

no data

FirePro

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Xeon E5-2673 v2 and FirePro A300.

PCIe version	3.0	2.0
PCI Express lanes	40	no data

Pros & cons summary

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Recency	1 October 2013	7 August 2012
Physical cores	8	4
Threads	16	4
Chip lithography	22 nm	32 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	110 Watt	65 Watt

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