Xeon E3-1220L vs A10-5757M
Aggregate performance score
A10-5757M outperforms Xeon E3-1220L by a substantial 34% based on our aggregate benchmark results.
Primary details
Comparing A10-5757M and Xeon E3-1220L processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.
| Place in performance ranking | 1848 | 2071 |
| Place by popularity | not in top-100 | not in top-100 |
| Cost-effectiveness evaluation | no data | 0.33 |
| Market segment | Laptop | Server |
| Series | AMD A-Series | no data |
| Architecture codename | Richland (2013−2014) | Sandy Bridge (2011−2013) |
| Release date | 1 June 2013 (11 years ago) | 3 April 2011 (13 years ago) |
| Current price | $300 | $41 |
Cost-effectiveness evaluation
Performance per price, higher is better.
Detailed specifications
A10-5757M and Xeon E3-1220L 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 cores | 4 (Quad-Core) | 2 (Dual-core) |
| Threads | 4 | 4 |
| Base clock speed | 2.5 GHz | 2.2 GHz |
| Boost clock speed | 3.5 GHz | 3.4 GHz |
| L1 cache | 128 KB (per core) | 64 KB (per core) |
| L2 cache | 1 MB (per core) | 256 KB (per core) |
| L3 cache | 0 KB | 3 MB (shared) |
| Chip lithography | 32 nm | 32 nm |
| Die size | 246 mm2 | 131 mm2 |
| Maximum core temperature | no data | 78 °C |
| Maximum case temperature (TCase) | 71 °C | no data |
| Number of transistors | 1,178 million | 504 million |
| 64 bit support | + | + |
| Windows 11 compatibility | - | - |
| Unlocked multiplier | No | No |
Compatibility
Information on A10-5757M and Xeon E3-1220L 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 configuration | 1 | 1 |
| Socket | FP2 | FCLGA1155 |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 35 Watt | 20 Watt |
Technologies and extensions
Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by A10-5757M and Xeon E3-1220L. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.
| Instruction set extensions | 86x SSE (1, 2, 3, 3S, 4.1, 4.2, 4A),-64, AES, AVX, FMA, DDR3-1600 Controller | Intel® SSE4.1, Intel® SSE4.2, Intel® AVX |
| AES-NI | + | + |
| FMA | + | no data |
| AVX | + | + |
| Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST) | no data | + |
| Turbo Boost Technology | no data | 2.0 |
| Hyper-Threading Technology | no data | + |
| Idle States | no data | + |
| Thermal Monitoring | no data | + |
| Flex Memory Access | no data | + |
| Demand Based Switching | no data | + |
| FDI | no data | - |
| Fast Memory Access | no data | + |
| Status | no data | Discontinued |
Security technologies
A10-5757M and Xeon E3-1220L technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.
| TXT | no data | + |
| EDB | no data | + |
| Identity Protection | no data | + |
Virtualization technologies
Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by A10-5757M and Xeon E3-1220L are enumerated here.
| AMD-V | + | no data |
| VT-d | no data | + |
| VT-x | no data | + |
| EPT | no data | + |
Memory specs
Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by A10-5757M and Xeon E3-1220L. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.
| Supported memory types | DDR3 | DDR3 |
| Maximum memory size | no data | 32 GB |
| Max memory channels | no data | 2 |
| Maximum memory bandwidth | no data | 21 GB/s |
| ECC memory support | no data | + |
Graphics specifications
General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.
| Integrated graphics card | AMD Radeon HD 8650G | no data |
Peripherals
Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by A10-5757M and Xeon E3-1220L.
| PCIe version | no data | 2.0 |
| PCI Express lanes | no data | 20 |
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.
A10-5757M outperforms Xeon E3-1220L by 34% based on our aggregate benchmark results.
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.
Benchmark coverage: 68%
A10-5757M outperforms Xeon E3-1220L by 34% in Passmark.
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.
Benchmark coverage: 42%
Xeon E3-1220L outperforms A10-5757M by 58% in GeekBench 5 Single-Core.
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.
Benchmark coverage: 42%
Xeon E3-1220L outperforms A10-5757M by 19% in GeekBench 5 Multi-Core.
Pros & cons summary
| Performance score | 1.99 | 1.48 |
| Recency | 1 June 2013 | 3 April 2011 |
| Physical cores | 4 | 2 |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 35 Watt | 20 Watt |
The A10-5757M is our recommended choice as it beats the Xeon E3-1220L in performance tests.
Be aware that A10-5757M is a notebook processor while Xeon E3-1220L is a server/workstation one.
Should you still have questions on choice between A10-5757M and Xeon E3-1220L, ask them in Comments section, and we shall answer.
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