PRO A6-8570 vs Xeon X3470

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Aggregate performance score

Xeon X3470
2009
4 cores / 8 threads, 95 Watt
2.06
+71.7%
PRO A6-8570
2018
2 cores / 2 threads, 65 Watt
1.20

Xeon X3470 outperforms PRO A6-8570 by an impressive 72% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

Comparing Xeon X3470 and PRO A6-8570 processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking18932337
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Market segmentServerDesktop processor
Power efficiency2.051.75
Architecture codenameno dataCarrizo (2015−2018)
Release date1 July 2009 (15 years ago)October 2018 (6 years ago)

Detailed specifications

Xeon X3470 and PRO A6-8570 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)2 (Dual-core)
Threads82
Base clock speed2.93 GHz3.5 GHz
Boost clock speed3.6 GHz3.8 GHz
L2 cacheno data1024 KB
L3 cache8 MB Intel® Smart Cacheno data
Chip lithography45 nm28 nm
Die sizeno data250 mm2
Maximum core temperature73 °Cno data
Number of transistorsno data3,100 million
64 bit support++
Windows 11 compatibility-no data

Compatibility

Information on Xeon X3470 and PRO A6-8570 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 configuration11
SocketFCLGA1156,LGA1156AM4
Power consumption (TDP)95 Watt65 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Xeon X3470 and PRO A6-8570. 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
PAE36 Bitno data

Security technologies

Xeon X3470 and PRO A6-8570 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 X3470 and PRO A6-8570 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 X3470 and PRO A6-8570. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory typesDDR3-800, DDR3-1066, DDR3-1333DDR4-2400
Maximum memory size32 GBno data
Max memory channels22
Maximum memory bandwidth21 GB/sno data
ECC memory support+-

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics cardno dataAMD Radeon R5 Graphics
iGPU core countno data6
Switchable graphics-+

Graphics interfaces

Available interfaces and connections of Xeon X3470 and PRO A6-8570 integrated GPUs.

DisplayPort-n/a

Graphics API support

APIs supported by Xeon X3470 and PRO A6-8570 integrated GPUs, sometimes API versions are included.

DirectXno dataDirectX® 12
Vulkan-+

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Xeon X3470 and PRO A6-8570.

PCIe version2.03.0
PCI Express lanes16no 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.


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 X3470 2.06
+71.7%
PRO A6-8570 1.20

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 X3470 3269
+71.5%
PRO A6-8570 1906

Gaming performance

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 2.06 1.20
Physical cores 4 2
Threads 8 2
Chip lithography 45 nm 28 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 95 Watt 65 Watt

Xeon X3470 has a 71.7% higher aggregate performance score, and 100% more physical cores and 300% more threads.

PRO A6-8570, on the other hand, has a 60.7% more advanced lithography process, and 46.2% lower power consumption.

The Xeon X3470 is our recommended choice as it beats the PRO A6-8570 in performance tests.

Be aware that Xeon X3470 is a server/workstation processor while PRO A6-8570 is a desktop one.


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