Xeon E5607 vs A10-5800B
Aggregate performance score
A10-5800B outperforms Xeon E5607 by a moderate 13% based on our aggregate benchmark results.
Primary details
Comparing A10-5800B and Xeon E5607 processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.
| Place in the ranking | 1975 | 2063 |
| Place by popularity | not in top-100 | not in top-100 |
| Cost-effectiveness evaluation | no data | 0.80 |
| Market segment | Desktop processor | Server |
| Power efficiency | 1.80 | 1.99 |
| Architecture codename | Trinity (2012−2013) | Westmere-EP (2010−2011) |
| Release date | 2 October 2012 (12 years ago) | 14 February 2011 (13 years ago) |
| Launch price (MSRP) | no data | $135 |
Cost-effectiveness evaluation
Performance per price, higher is better.
Detailed specifications
A10-5800B and Xeon E5607 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) | 4 (Quad-Core) |
| Threads | 4 | 4 |
| Base clock speed | 3.8 GHz | 2.26 GHz |
| Boost clock speed | 4.2 GHz | 0.27 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 | 8 MB (shared) |
| Chip lithography | 32 nm | 32 nm |
| Die size | 246 mm2 | 239 mm2 |
| Maximum case temperature (TCase) | 74 °C | no data |
| Number of transistors | 1,178 million | 1,170 million |
| 64 bit support | + | + |
| Windows 11 compatibility | - | - |
Compatibility
Information on A10-5800B and Xeon E5607 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 | 2 |
| Socket | FM2 | FCLGA1366,LGA1366 |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 100 Watt | 80 Watt |
Technologies and extensions
Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by A10-5800B and Xeon E5607. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.
| Instruction set extensions | no data | Intel® SSE4.2 |
| AES-NI | - | + |
| Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST) | no data | + |
| Turbo Boost Technology | no data | - |
| Hyper-Threading Technology | no data | - |
| Idle States | no data | + |
| Demand Based Switching | no data | + |
| PAE | no data | 40 Bit |
Security technologies
A10-5800B and Xeon E5607 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 A10-5800B and Xeon E5607 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 A10-5800B and Xeon E5607. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.
| Supported memory types | DDR3 | DDR3 |
| Maximum memory size | no data | 288 GB |
| Max memory channels | no data | 3 |
| Maximum memory bandwidth | no data | 25.6 GB/s |
| ECC memory support | - | + |
Graphics specifications
General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.
| Integrated graphics card | AMD Radeon HD 7660D | no data |
Peripherals
Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by A10-5800B and Xeon E5607.
| PCIe version | no data | 2.0 |
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.
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.
Pros & cons summary
| Performance score | 1.91 | 1.69 |
| Recency | 2 October 2012 | 14 February 2011 |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 100 Watt | 80 Watt |
A10-5800B has a 13% higher aggregate performance score, and an age advantage of 1 year.
Xeon E5607, on the other hand, has 25% lower power consumption.
The A10-5800B is our recommended choice as it beats the Xeon E5607 in performance tests.
Note that A10-5800B is a desktop processor while Xeon E5607 is a server/workstation one.
Should you still have questions on choice between A10-5800B and Xeon E5607, ask them in Comments section, and we shall answer.
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