Pro A12-8800B vs Xeon L5530

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Aggregate performance score

Xeon L5530
2009
4 cores / 8 threads, 60 Watt
1.59
Pro A12-8800B
2015
4 cores / 4 threads, 12 Watt
1.62
+1.9%

Pro A12-8800B outperforms Xeon L5530 by a minimal 2% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

Comparing Xeon L5530 and Pro A12-8800B processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking21122096
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Market segmentServerLaptop
Seriesno dataAMD Carrizo
Power efficiency2.514.38
Architecture codenameGainestown (2009−2010)Carrizo (2015−2018)
Release date9 August 2009 (15 years ago)3 June 2015 (9 years ago)

Detailed specifications

Xeon L5530 and Pro A12-8800B 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 cores4 (Quad-Core)4 (Quad-Core)
Threads84
Base clock speed2.4 GHz2.1 GHz
Boost clock speed2.66 GHz3.4 GHz
L1 cache64 KB (per core)no data
L2 cache256 KB (per core)2048 KB
L3 cache8 MB (shared)no data
Chip lithography45 nm28 nm
Die size263 mm2no data
Maximum core temperature70 °Cno data
Number of transistors731 million3100 Million
64 bit support++
Windows 11 compatibility--

Compatibility

Information on Xeon L5530 and Pro A12-8800B 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 configuration2no data
SocketFCLGA1366FP4
Power consumption (TDP)60 Watt12-35 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Xeon L5530 and Pro A12-8800B. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensionsno dataHSA 1.0
AES-NI-+
FMA-FMA4
AVX-AVX
FreeSync-+
TrueAudio-+
PowerNow-+
PowerGating-+
Out-of-band client management-+
VirusProtect-+
RAID-+
HSA-+
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)+no data
Turbo Boost Technology1.0no data
Hyper-Threading Technology+no data
Idle States+no data
Demand Based Switching+no data
PAE40 Bitno data

Security technologies

Xeon L5530 and Pro A12-8800B 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 L5530 and Pro A12-8800B 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 L5530 and Pro A12-8800B. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory typesDDR3DDR3/DDR3L-2133
Maximum memory size144 GBno data
Max memory channels32
Maximum memory bandwidth25.6 GB/sno data
ECC memory support+-

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics cardN/AAMD Radeon R7 Graphics
iGPU core countno data8
จำนวนพาธไลน์no data512
Enduro-+
Switchable graphics-+
UVD-+
VCE-+

Graphics interfaces

Available interfaces and connections of Xeon L5530 and Pro A12-8800B integrated GPUs.

DisplayPort-+
HDMI-+

Graphics API support

APIs supported by Xeon L5530 and Pro A12-8800B integrated GPUs, sometimes API versions are included.

DirectXno dataDirectX® 12

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Xeon L5530 and Pro A12-8800B.

PCIe version2.03.0

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 L5530 1.59
Pro A12-8800B 1.62
+1.9%

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 L5530 2522
Pro A12-8800B 2580
+2.3%

Gaming performance

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 1.59 1.62
Recency 9 August 2009 3 June 2015
Threads 8 4
Chip lithography 45 nm 28 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 60 Watt 12 Watt

Xeon L5530 has 100% more threads.

Pro A12-8800B, on the other hand, has a 1.9% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 5 years, a 60.7% more advanced lithography process, and 400% lower power consumption.

Given the minimal performance differences, no clear winner can be declared between Xeon L5530 and Pro A12-8800B.

Be aware that Xeon L5530 is a server/workstation processor while Pro A12-8800B is a notebook one.


Should you still have questions on choice between Xeon L5530 and Pro A12-8800B, ask them in Comments section, and we shall answer.

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