A8-9600 vs Xeon X5670

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Aggregate performance score

Xeon X5670
2010
6 cores / 12 threads, 95 Watt
3.99
+84.7%

Xeon X5670 outperforms A8-9600 by an impressive 85% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

Comparing Xeon X5670 and A8-9600 processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking14471877
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation1.0614.13
Market segmentServerDesktop processor
SeriesXeon (Desktop)no data
Power efficiency3.833.03
Architecture codenameWestmere-EP (2010−2011)Bristol Ridge (2016−2019)
Release date16 March 2010 (14 years ago)27 July 2017 (7 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)$67$78

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance per price, higher is better.

A8-9600 has 1233% better value for money than Xeon X5670.

Detailed specifications

Xeon X5670 and A8-9600 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 speed2.93 GHz3.1 GHz
Boost clock speed3.33 GHz3.4 GHz
Bus rate6400 MHzno data
L1 cache64 KB (per core)no data
L2 cache256 KB (per core)2048 KB
L3 cache12 MB (shared)0 KB
Chip lithography32 nm28 nm
Die size239 mm2250 mm2
Maximum core temperature81 °C90 °C
Maximum case temperature (TCase)no data74 °C
Number of transistors1,170 million3,100 million
64 bit support++
Windows 11 compatibility--

Compatibility

Information on Xeon X5670 and A8-9600 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)95 Watt65 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Xeon X5670 and A8-9600. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensionsIntel® SSE4.2no data
AES-NI++
FMA-+
AVX-+
FRTC-+
FreeSync-+
PowerTune-+
TrueAudio-+
PowerNow-+
PowerGating-+
VirusProtect-+
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 X5670 and A8-9600 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 X5670 and A8-9600 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 X5670 and A8-9600. 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
Enduro-+
UVD-+
VCE-+

Graphics interfaces

Available interfaces and connections of Xeon X5670 and A8-9600 integrated GPUs.

DisplayPort-+
HDMI-+

Graphics API support

APIs supported by Xeon X5670 and A8-9600 integrated GPUs, sometimes API versions are included.

DirectXno dataDirectX® 12
Vulkan-+

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Xeon X5670 and A8-9600.

PCIe version2.03.0
PCI Express lanesno data8

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 X5670 3.99
+84.7%
A8-9600 2.16

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 X5670 6104
+84.5%
A8-9600 3308

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 X5670 492
A8-9600 613
+24.6%

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 X5670 2268
+50.4%
A8-9600 1508

Gaming performance

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 3.99 2.16
Recency 16 March 2010 27 July 2017
Physical cores 6 4
Threads 12 4
Chip lithography 32 nm 28 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 95 Watt 65 Watt

Xeon X5670 has a 84.7% higher aggregate performance score, and 50% more physical cores and 200% more threads.

A8-9600, on the other hand, has an age advantage of 7 years, a 14.3% more advanced lithography process, and 46.2% lower power consumption.

The Xeon X5670 is our recommended choice as it beats the A8-9600 in performance tests.

Be aware that Xeon X5670 is a server/workstation processor while A8-9600 is a desktop one.


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