PRO A10-8770 vs Xeon L5640

VS

Aggregate performance score

Xeon L5640
2010
6 cores / 12 threads, 60 Watt
2.92
+29.8%
PRO A10-8770
2016
4 cores / 4 threads, 65 Watt
2.25

Xeon L5640 outperforms PRO A10-8770 by a substantial 30% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

Comparing Xeon L5640 and PRO A10-8770 processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking16511819
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation1.53no data
Market segmentServerDesktop processor
Power efficiency4.613.28
Architecture codenameWestmere-EP (2010−2011)Carrizo (2015−2018)
Release date16 March 2010 (14 years ago)October 2016 (8 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)$200no data

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance per price, higher is better.

no data

Detailed specifications

Xeon L5640 and PRO A10-8770 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 cores6 (Hexa-Core)4 (Quad-Core)
Threads124
Base clock speed2.26 GHz3.5 GHz
Boost clock speed2.8 GHz3.8 GHz
L1 cache64 KB (per core)no data
L2 cache256 KB (per core)2048 KB
L3 cache12 MB (shared)no data
Chip lithography32 nm28 nm
Die size239 mm2250 mm2
Maximum core temperature69 °Cno data
Maximum case temperature (TCase)no data74 °C
Number of transistors1,170 million3,100 million
64 bit support++
Windows 11 compatibility-no data

Compatibility

Information on Xeon L5640 and PRO A10-8770 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
SocketFCLGA1366,LGA1366AM4
Power consumption (TDP)60 Watt65 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Xeon L5640 and PRO A10-8770. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensionsIntel® SSE4.2no data
AES-NI++
FMA-+
AVX-+
FRTC-+
FreeSync-+
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 L5640 and PRO A10-8770 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 L5640 and PRO A10-8770 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 L5640 and PRO A10-8770. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory typesDDR3DDR4-2400
Maximum memory size288 GBno data
Max memory channels32
Maximum memory bandwidth32 GB/sno data
ECC memory support+-

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics cardno dataAMD Radeon R7 Graphics
iGPU core countno data6
Switchable graphics-+

Graphics interfaces

Available interfaces and connections of Xeon L5640 and PRO A10-8770 integrated GPUs.

DisplayPort-n/a

Graphics API support

APIs supported by Xeon L5640 and PRO A10-8770 integrated GPUs, sometimes API versions are included.

DirectXno dataDirectX® 12
Vulkan-+

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Xeon L5640 and PRO A10-8770.

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 L5640 2.92
+29.8%
PRO A10-8770 2.25

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 L5640 4645
+30%
PRO A10-8770 3574

Gaming performance

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 2.92 2.25
Physical cores 6 4
Threads 12 4
Chip lithography 32 nm 28 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 60 Watt 65 Watt

Xeon L5640 has a 29.8% higher aggregate performance score, 50% more physical cores and 200% more threads, and 8.3% lower power consumption.

PRO A10-8770, on the other hand, has a 14.3% more advanced lithography process.

The Xeon L5640 is our recommended choice as it beats the PRO A10-8770 in performance tests.

Be aware that Xeon L5640 is a server/workstation processor while PRO A10-8770 is a desktop one.


Should you still have questions on choice between Xeon L5640 and PRO A10-8770, ask them in Comments section, and we shall answer.

Vote for your favorite

Do you think we are right or mistaken in our choice? Vote by clicking "Like" button near your favorite CPU.


Intel Xeon L5640
Xeon L5640
AMD PRO A10-8770
PRO A10-8770

Similar processor comparisons

We picked several similar comparisons of processors in the same market segment and performance relatively close to those reviewed on this page.

Community ratings

Here you can see how users rate the processors, as well as rate them yourself.


4.6 59 votes

Rate Xeon L5640 on a scale of 1 to 5:

  • 1
  • 2
  • 3
  • 4
  • 5
3.3 115 votes

Rate PRO A10-8770 on a scale of 1 to 5:

  • 1
  • 2
  • 3
  • 4
  • 5

Questions & comments

Here you can ask a question about Xeon L5640 or PRO A10-8770, agree or disagree with our judgements, or report an error or mismatch.