Xeon E-2468 vs A10-7890K

Primary details

Comparing A10-7890K and Xeon E-2468 processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking	1839	401
Place by popularity	not in top-100	not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation	0.41	93.14
Market segment	Desktop processor	Server
Power efficiency	2.22	24.05
Architecture codename	Godaveri (2014−2016)	Raptor Lake-S (2023−2024)
Release date	11 January 2016 (8 years ago)	14 December 2023 (1 year ago)
Launch price (MSRP)	$150	$426

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance per price, higher is better.

Xeon E-2468 has 22617% better value for money than A10-7890K.

Detailed specifications

A10-7890K and Xeon E-2468 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)	8 (Octa-Core)
Threads	4	16
Base clock speed	4 GHz	2.6 GHz
Boost clock speed	4.3 GHz	5.2 GHz
Bus rate	no data	16 GT/s
L1 cache	256 KB	80 KB (per core)
L2 cache	4096 KB	2 MB (per core)
L3 cache	0 KB	24 MB (shared)
Chip lithography	28 nm	Intel 7 nm
Die size	246 mm2	257 mm2
Maximum core temperature	72 °C	100 °C
Maximum case temperature (TCase)	74 °C	no data
Number of transistors	1,178 million	no data
64 bit support	+	+
Windows 11 compatibility	-	no data
Unlocked multiplier	+	-

Compatibility

Information on A10-7890K and Xeon E-2468 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	FM2+	FCLGA1700
Power consumption (TDP)	95 Watt	65 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by A10-7890K and Xeon E-2468. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensions	no data	Intel® SSE4.1, Intel® SSE4.2, Intel® AVX2
AES-NI	+	+
FMA	FMA4	-
AVX	AVX	+
FRTC	+	-
FreeSync	+	-
PowerTune	+	-
DualGraphics	+	-
TrueAudio	+	-
PowerNow	+	-
PowerGating	+	-
Out-of-band client management	+	-
VirusProtect	+	-
HSA	+	-
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)	no data	+
Turbo Boost Technology	no data	2
Hyper-Threading Technology	no data	+
Idle States	no data	+
Thermal Monitoring	-	+
Turbo Boost Max 3.0	no data	+

Security technologies

A10-7890K and Xeon E-2468 technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.

TXT	no data	+
EDB	no data	+
Secure Key	no data	+
OS Guard	no data	+

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by A10-7890K and Xeon E-2468 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 A10-7890K and Xeon E-2468. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory types	DDR3-2133	DDR5-4800
Maximum memory size	no data	128 GB
Max memory channels	2	2
ECC memory support	-	+

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics card	AMD Radeon R7 Graphics	N/A
iGPU core count	8	no data
จำนวนพาธไลน์	512	no data
Enduro	+	-
Switchable graphics	+	-
UVD	+	-
VCE	+	-

Graphics interfaces

Available interfaces and connections of A10-7890K and Xeon E-2468 integrated GPUs.

DisplayPort	+	-
HDMI	+	-

Graphics API support

APIs supported by A10-7890K and Xeon E-2468 integrated GPUs, sometimes API versions are included.

DirectX	DirectX® 12	no data
Vulkan	+	-

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by A10-7890K and Xeon E-2468.

PCIe version	3.0	5
PCI Express lanes	no data	16

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.

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Pros & cons summary

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Performance score	2.23	16.51
Recency	11 January 2016	14 December 2023
Physical cores	4	8
Threads	4	16
Power consumption (TDP)	95 Watt	65 Watt

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