Xeon L5640 vs A10-7700K
Aggregate performance score
Xeon L5640 outperforms A10-7700K by a considerable 46% based on our aggregate benchmark results.
Contents
Primary details
Comparing processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.
| Place in the ranking | 2181 | 1905 |
| Place by popularity | not in top-100 | not in top-100 |
| Cost-effectiveness evaluation | 0.32 | 0.53 |
| Market segment | Desktop processor | Server |
| Series | AMD A-Series (Desktop) | no data |
| Power efficiency | 0.81 | 1.87 |
| Designer | AMD | Intel |
| Manufacturer | no data | Intel |
| Architecture codename | Godaveri (2014−2016) | Westmere-EP (2010−2011) |
| Release date | 14 January 2014 (11 years ago) | 16 March 2010 (15 years ago) |
| Launch price (MSRP) | $152 | $200 |
Cost-effectiveness evaluation
Performance per price, higher is better.
Xeon L5640 has 66% better value for money than A10-7700K.
Performance to price scatter graph
Detailed specifications
A10-7700K and Xeon L5640 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 | 3.5 GHz | 2.26 GHz |
| Boost clock speed | 3.8 GHz | 2.8 GHz |
| L1 cache | 256 KB | 64 KB (per core) |
| L2 cache | 4096 KB | 256 KB (per core) |
| L3 cache | 0 KB | 12 MB (shared) |
| Chip lithography | 28 nm | 32 nm |
| Die size | 246 mm2 | 239 mm2 |
| Maximum core temperature | 72 °C | 69 °C |
| Maximum case temperature (TCase) | 74 °C | no data |
| Number of transistors | 1,178 million | 1,170 million |
| 64 bit support | + | + |
| Windows 11 compatibility | - | - |
| Unlocked multiplier | + | - |
Compatibility
Information on A10-7700K and Xeon L5640 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) | 95 Watt | 60 Watt |
Technologies and extensions
Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by A10-7700K and Xeon L5640. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.
| Instruction set extensions | SSE1-4a, AVX, AES, FMA4, VT | Intel® SSE4.2 |
| AES-NI | + | + |
| FMA | + | - |
| AVX | + | - |
| FRTC | + | - |
| FreeSync | + | - |
| DualGraphics | + | - |
| TrueAudio | + | - |
| PowerNow | + | - |
| PowerGating | + | - |
| Out-of-band client management | + | - |
| VirusProtect | + | - |
| HSA | + | - |
| Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST) | no data | + |
| Turbo Boost Technology | no data | 1.0 |
| Hyper-Threading Technology | no data | + |
| Idle States | no data | + |
| Demand Based Switching | no data | + |
| PAE | no data | 40 Bit |
Security technologies
A10-7700K and Xeon L5640 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 A10-7700K and Xeon L5640 are enumerated here.
| AMD-V | + | - |
| VT-d | no data | + |
| VT-x | no data | + |
| EPT | no data | + |
| IOMMU 2.0 | + | - |
Memory specs
Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by A10-7700K and Xeon L5640. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.
| Supported memory types | DDR3-2133 | DDR3 |
| Maximum memory size | no data | 288 GB |
| Max memory channels | 2 | 3 |
| Maximum memory bandwidth | no data | 32 GB/s |
| ECC memory support | - | + |
Graphics specifications
General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.
| Integrated graphics card | AMD Radeon R7 Graphics | no data |
| iGPU core count | 6 | no data |
| จำนวนพาธไลน์ | 384 | no data |
| Enduro | + | - |
| Switchable graphics | + | - |
| UVD | + | - |
| VCE | + | - |
Graphics interfaces
Available interfaces and connections of A10-7700K and Xeon L5640 integrated GPUs.
| DisplayPort | + | - |
| HDMI | + | - |
Graphics API support
APIs supported by A10-7700K and Xeon L5640 integrated GPUs, sometimes API versions are included.
| DirectX | DirectX® 12 | no data |
| Vulkan | + | - |
Peripherals
Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by A10-7700K and Xeon L5640.
| PCIe version | 3.0 | 2.0 |
Synthetic benchmarks
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.
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. Other than that, Passmark measures multi-core performance.
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.
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.
Pros & cons summary
| Performance score | 1.81 | 2.64 |
| Recency | 14 January 2014 | 16 March 2010 |
| Physical cores | 4 | 6 |
| Threads | 4 | 12 |
| Chip lithography | 28 nm | 32 nm |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 95 Watt | 60 Watt |
A10-7700K has an age advantage of 3 years, and a 14.3% more advanced lithography process.
Xeon L5640, on the other hand, has a 45.9% higher aggregate performance score, 50% more physical cores and 200% more threads, and 58.3% lower power consumption.
The Intel Xeon L5640 is our recommended choice as it beats the AMD A10-7700K in performance tests.
Note that A10-7700K is a desktop processor while Xeon L5640 is a server/workstation one.
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