A10-7870K vs Xeon Gold 6230

Primary details

Comparing Xeon Gold 6230 and A10-7870K processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking	377	1851
Place by popularity	not in top-100	not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation	13.58	0.48
Market segment	Server	Desktop processor
Series	Intel Xeon Gold	no data
Power efficiency	12.97	2.17
Architecture codename	Cascade Lake (2019−2020)	Godaveri (2014−2016)
Release date	2 April 2019 (5 years ago)	28 May 2015 (9 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)	$1,894	$120

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance per price, higher is better.

Xeon Gold 6230 has 2729% better value for money than A10-7870K.

Detailed specifications

Xeon Gold 6230 and A10-7870K 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	20 (Icosa-Core)	4 (Quad-Core)
Threads	40	4
Base clock speed	2.1 GHz	3.9 GHz
Boost clock speed	3.9 GHz	4.1 GHz
Bus type	DMI 3.0	no data
Bus rate	4 × 8 GT/s	no data
Multiplier	21	no data
L1 cache	1.25 MB	256 KB
L2 cache	20 MB	4096 KB
L3 cache	27.5 MB	0 KB
Chip lithography	14 nm	28 nm
Die size	no data	246 mm2
Maximum core temperature	87 °C	72 °C
Maximum case temperature (TCase)	no data	74 °C
Number of transistors	no data	1,178 million
64 bit support	+	+
Windows 11 compatibility	+	-
Unlocked multiplier	-	+

Compatibility

Information on Xeon Gold 6230 and A10-7870K 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	4 (Multiprocessor)	1
Socket	FCLGA3647	FM2+
Power consumption (TDP)	125 Watt	95 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Xeon Gold 6230 and A10-7870K. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensions	Intel® SSE4.2, Intel® AVX, Intel® AVX2, Intel® AVX-512	no data
AES-NI	+	+
FMA	-	FMA4
AVX	+	AVX
FRTC	-	+
FreeSync	-	+
PowerTune	-	+
DualGraphics	-	+
TrueAudio	-	+
PowerNow	-	+
PowerGating	-	+
Out-of-band client management	-	+
VirusProtect	-	+
HSA	-	+
vPro	+	no data
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)	+	no data
Speed Shift	+	no data
Turbo Boost Technology	2.0	no data
Hyper-Threading Technology	+	no data
TSX	+	-
Turbo Boost Max 3.0	-	no data
Deep Learning Boost	+	-

Security technologies

Xeon Gold 6230 and A10-7870K 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 Gold 6230 and A10-7870K 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 Gold 6230 and A10-7870K. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory types	DDR4-2933	DDR3-2133
Maximum memory size	1 TB	no data
Max memory channels	6	2
Maximum memory bandwidth	140.8 GB/s	no data
ECC memory support	+	-

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics card	no data	AMD Radeon R7 Graphics
iGPU core count	no data	8
จำนวนพาธไลน์	no data	512
Enduro	-	+
Switchable graphics	-	+
UVD	-	+
VCE	-	+

Graphics interfaces

Available interfaces and connections of Xeon Gold 6230 and A10-7870K integrated GPUs.

DisplayPort	-	+
HDMI	-	+

Graphics API support

APIs supported by Xeon Gold 6230 and A10-7870K integrated GPUs, sometimes API versions are included.

DirectX	no data	DirectX® 12
Vulkan	-	+

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Xeon Gold 6230 and A10-7870K.

PCIe version	3.0	3.0
PCI Express lanes	48	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.

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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.

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Pros & cons summary

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Performance score	17.13	2.18
Recency	2 April 2019	28 May 2015
Physical cores	20	4
Threads	40	4
Chip lithography	14 nm	28 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	125 Watt	95 Watt

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