A10-7800 vs Xeon Gold 6342

Primary details

Comparing Xeon Gold 6342 and A10-7800 processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking	140	1909
Place by popularity	not in top-100	not in top-100
Market segment	Server	Desktop processor
Power efficiency	12.26	2.95
Architecture codename	Ice Lake-SP (2021)	Kaveri (2014−2015)
Release date	6 April 2021 (3 years ago)	31 July 2014 (10 years ago)

Detailed specifications

Xeon Gold 6342 and A10-7800 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	24 (Tetracosa-Core)	4 (Quad-Core)
Threads	48	4
Base clock speed	2.8 GHz	3.5 GHz
Boost clock speed	3.5 GHz	3.9 GHz
L1 cache	64K (per core)	256 KB
L2 cache	1 MB (per core)	4096 KB
L3 cache	36 MB (shared)	no data
Chip lithography	10 nm	28 nm
Die size	no data	245 mm2
Maximum core temperature	no data	71 °C
Maximum case temperature (TCase)	81 °C	74 °C
Number of transistors	no data	2,411 million
64 bit support	+	+
Windows 11 compatibility	+	no data

Compatibility

Information on Xeon Gold 6342 and A10-7800 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	FCLGA4189	FM2+
Power consumption (TDP)	230 Watt	65 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Xeon Gold 6342 and A10-7800. 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	-	+
AVX	+	+
FRTC	-	+
FreeSync	-	+
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	+	-
Deep Learning Boost	+	-

Security technologies

Xeon Gold 6342 and A10-7800 technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.

TXT	+	no data
EDB	+	no data
SGX	Yes with Intel® SPS	no data

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Xeon Gold 6342 and A10-7800 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 6342 and A10-7800. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory types	DDR4-3200	DDR3-2133
Maximum memory size	6 TB	no data
Max memory channels	8	2
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
Number of pipelines	no data	512
Enduro	-	+
Switchable graphics	-	+
UVD	-	+
VCE	-	+

Graphics interfaces

Available interfaces and connections of Xeon Gold 6342 and A10-7800 integrated GPUs.

DisplayPort	-	+
HDMI	-	+

Graphics API support

APIs supported by Xeon Gold 6342 and A10-7800 integrated GPUs, sometimes API versions are included.

DirectX	no data	DirectX® 12
Vulkan	-	+

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Xeon Gold 6342 and A10-7800.

PCIe version	4.0	3.0
PCI Express lanes	64	16

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	30.92	2.10
Recency	6 April 2021	31 July 2014
Physical cores	24	4
Threads	48	4
Chip lithography	10 nm	28 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	230 Watt	65 Watt

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