Pro A8-8600B vs Xeon W5590

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Aggregate performance score

Xeon W5590
2009
4 cores / 8 threads, 130 Watt
2.18
+52.4%

Xeon W5590 outperforms Pro A8-8600B by an impressive 52% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

Comparing Xeon W5590 and Pro A8-8600B processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking18622214
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation0.55no data
Market segmentServerLaptop
Seriesno dataAMD Carrizo
Power efficiency1.533.73
Architecture codenameGainestown (2009−2010)Carrizo (2015−2018)
Release date9 August 2009 (15 years ago)3 June 2015 (9 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)$270no data

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance per price, higher is better.

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Detailed specifications

Xeon W5590 and Pro A8-8600B 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 speed3.33 GHz1.6 GHz
Boost clock speed3.6 GHz3 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 temperature67 °Cno data
Number of transistors731 million3100 Million
64 bit support++
Windows 11 compatibility--

Compatibility

Information on Xeon W5590 and Pro A8-8600B 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)130 Watt12-35 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Xeon W5590 and Pro A8-8600B. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensionsno dataHSA 1.0
AES-NI-+
FMA-FMA4
AVX-AVX
FRTC-+
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 W5590 and Pro A8-8600B 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 W5590 and Pro A8-8600B 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 W5590 and Pro A8-8600B. 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 bandwidth32 GB/sno data
ECC memory support+-

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics cardN/AAMD Radeon R6 Graphics
iGPU core countno data6
Number of pipelinesno data384
Enduro-+
Switchable graphics-+
UVD-+
VCE-+

Graphics interfaces

Available interfaces and connections of Xeon W5590 and Pro A8-8600B integrated GPUs.

DisplayPort-+
HDMI-+

Graphics API support

APIs supported by Xeon W5590 and Pro A8-8600B integrated GPUs, sometimes API versions are included.

DirectXno dataDirectX® 12
Vulkan-+

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Xeon W5590 and Pro A8-8600B.

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 W5590 2.18
+52.4%
Pro A8-8600B 1.43

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 W5590 3342
+52.6%
Pro A8-8600B 2190

GeekBench 5 Single-Core

GeekBench 5 Single-Core is a cross-platform application developed in the form of CPU tests that independently recreate certain real-world tasks with which to accurately measure performance. This version uses only a single CPU core.

Xeon W5590 580
+26.4%
Pro A8-8600B 459

GeekBench 5 Multi-Core

GeekBench 5 Multi-Core is a cross-platform application developed in the form of CPU tests that independently recreate certain real-world tasks with which to accurately measure performance. This version uses all available CPU cores.

Xeon W5590 2333
+119%
Pro A8-8600B 1067

Gaming performance

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 2.18 1.43
Recency 9 August 2009 3 June 2015
Threads 8 4
Chip lithography 45 nm 28 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 130 Watt 12 Watt

Xeon W5590 has a 52.4% higher aggregate performance score, and 100% more threads.

Pro A8-8600B, on the other hand, has an age advantage of 5 years, a 60.7% more advanced lithography process, and 983.3% lower power consumption.

The Xeon W5590 is our recommended choice as it beats the Pro A8-8600B in performance tests.

Be aware that Xeon W5590 is a server/workstation processor while Pro A8-8600B is a notebook one.


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