Xeon E5-2620 v3 vs A10-6800K

Primary details

Comparing A10-6800K and Xeon E5-2620 v3 processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in performance ranking	1823	1150
Place by popularity	not in top-100	not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation	0.41	3.01
Market segment	Desktop processor	Server
Series	AMD A-Series (Desktop)	no data
Architecture codename	Richland (2013−2014)	Haswell-EP (2014)
Release date	1 June 2013 (11 years ago)	8 September 2014 (9 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)	$142	no data
Current price	$109 (0.8x MSRP)	$61

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance per price, higher is better.

Xeon E5-2620 v3 has 634% better value for money than A10-6800K.

Detailed specifications

A10-6800K and Xeon E5-2620 v3 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)	6 (Hexa-Core)
Threads	4	12
Base clock speed	4.1 GHz	2.4 GHz
Boost clock speed	4.4 GHz	3.2 GHz
L1 cache	192 KB	64K (per core)
L2 cache	4096 KB	256K (per core)
L3 cache	0 KB	15 MB (shared)
Chip lithography	32 nm	22 nm
Die size	246 mm2	356 mm2
Maximum core temperature	74 °C	73 °C
Maximum case temperature (TCase)	74 °C	no data
Number of transistors	1,303 million	2,600 million
64 bit support	+	+
Windows 11 compatibility	-	-
Unlocked multiplier	Yes	No

Compatibility

Information on A10-6800K and Xeon E5-2620 v3 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	FCLGA2011
Power consumption (TDP)	100 Watt	85 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by A10-6800K and Xeon E5-2620 v3. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensions	no data	Intel® AVX2
AES-NI	+	+
FMA	+	no data
AVX	+	+
PowerTune	-	no data
TrueAudio	-	no data
PowerNow	+	no data
PowerGating	+	no data
Out-of-band client management	-	no data
VirusProtect	+	no data
vPro	no data	+
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)	no data	+
Turbo Boost Technology	no data	2.0
Hyper-Threading Technology	no data	+
TSX	no data	-
Idle States	no data	+
Thermal Monitoring	no data	+
Flex Memory Access	no data	-
Demand Based Switching	no data	+
PAE	no data	46 Bit
Status	no data	Discontinued

Security technologies

A10-6800K and Xeon E5-2620 v3 technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.

TXT	no data	+
EDB	no data	+
Secure Key	no data	+
Identity Protection	no data	-
OS Guard	no data	+

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by A10-6800K and Xeon E5-2620 v3 are enumerated here.

AMD-V	+	no data
VT-d	no data	+
VT-x	no data	+
EPT	no data	+
IOMMU 2.0	+	no data

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by A10-6800K and Xeon E5-2620 v3. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory types	DDR3-2133	DDR4-1600, DDR4-1866
Maximum memory size	no data	768 GB
Max memory channels	2	4
Maximum memory bandwidth	no data	59 GB/s
ECC memory support	no data	+

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics card	AMD Radeon HD 8670D	no data
Number of pipelines	384	no data
Enduro	+	no data
Switchable graphics	1	no data
UVD	+	no data
VCE	+	no data

Graphics interfaces

Available interfaces and connections of A10-6800K and Xeon E5-2620 v3 integrated GPUs.

DisplayPort	+	no data
HDMI	+	no data

Graphics API support

APIs supported by A10-6800K and Xeon E5-2620 v3 integrated GPUs, sometimes API versions are included.

DirectX

DirectX® 11

no data

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by A10-6800K and Xeon E5-2620 v3.

PCIe version	2.0	3.0
PCI Express lanes	no data	40

Synthetic benchmark performance

Various benchmark results of the processors in comparison. Overall score is measured in points in 0-100 range, higher is better.

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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 E5-2620 v3 outperforms A10-6800K by 145% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

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Pros & cons summary

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Performance score	2.06	5.05
Recency	1 June 2013	8 September 2014
Physical cores	4	6
Threads	4	12
Chip lithography	32 nm	22 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	100 Watt	85 Watt

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