Xeon E5-2648L vs A4-5300
Aggregate performance score
Xeon E5-2648L outperforms A4-5300 by a whopping 286% based on our aggregate benchmark results.
Primary details
Comparing A4-5300 and Xeon E5-2648L processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.
| Place in the ranking | 2605 | 1621 |
| Place by popularity | not in top-100 | not in top-100 |
| Market segment | Desktop processor | Server |
| Series | AMD A-Series (Desktop) | no data |
| Power efficiency | 1.25 | 4.46 |
| Architecture codename | Trinity (2012−2013) | Sandy Bridge-EP (2012) |
| Release date | 2 October 2012 (12 years ago) | 6 March 2012 (12 years ago) |
Detailed specifications
A4-5300 and Xeon E5-2648L 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 | 2 (Dual-core) | 8 (Octa-Core) |
| Threads | 2 | 16 |
| Base clock speed | 3.4 GHz | 1.8 GHz |
| Boost clock speed | 3.6 GHz | 2.3 GHz |
| L1 cache | 128K (per core) | 64 KB (per core) |
| L2 cache | 1 MB (per core) | 256 KB (per core) |
| L3 cache | 0 KB | 20480 KB (shared) |
| Chip lithography | 32 nm | 32 nm |
| Die size | 246 mm2 | 435 mm2 |
| Maximum case temperature (TCase) | 70 °C | no data |
| Number of transistors | 1,178 million | 2,270 million |
| 64 bit support | + | + |
| Windows 11 compatibility | - | - |
Compatibility
Information on A4-5300 and Xeon E5-2648L 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 | 2011 |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 65 Watt | 70 Watt |
Technologies and extensions
Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by A4-5300 and Xeon E5-2648L. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.
| Instruction set extensions | MMX (+), SSE, SSE2, SSE3, SSSE3, SSE4.1, SSE4.2, SSE4A, AES, AVX, XOP, FMA3, FMA4 | no data |
| AES-NI | + | + |
| FMA | + | - |
| AVX | + | + |
| Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST) | no data | + |
| Hyper-Threading Technology | no data | + |
Security technologies
A4-5300 and Xeon E5-2648L technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.
| TXT | no data | + |
Virtualization technologies
Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by A4-5300 and Xeon E5-2648L are enumerated here.
| AMD-V | + | - |
Memory specs
Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by A4-5300 and Xeon E5-2648L. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.
| Supported memory types | DDR3 | DDR3 |
Graphics specifications
General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.
| Integrated graphics card | AMD Radeon HD 7480D (724 MHz) | no data |
Peripherals
Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by A4-5300 and Xeon E5-2648L.
| PCIe version | no data | 3.0 |
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 | 0.85 | 3.28 |
| Recency | 2 October 2012 | 6 March 2012 |
| Physical cores | 2 | 8 |
| Threads | 2 | 16 |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 65 Watt | 70 Watt |
A4-5300 has an age advantage of 6 months, and 7.7% lower power consumption.
Xeon E5-2648L, on the other hand, has a 285.9% higher aggregate performance score, and 300% more physical cores and 700% more threads.
The Xeon E5-2648L is our recommended choice as it beats the A4-5300 in performance tests.
Note that A4-5300 is a desktop processor while Xeon E5-2648L is a server/workstation one.
Should you still have questions on choice between A4-5300 and Xeon E5-2648L, ask them in Comments section, and we shall answer.
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