Xeon W3530 vs A8-3850

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Aggregate performance score

A8-3850
2011
4 cores / 4 threads, 100 Watt
1.55

Xeon W3530 outperforms A8-3850 by a substantial 30% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

Comparing A8-3850 and Xeon W3530 processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking21391945
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluationno data0.12
Market segmentDesktop processorServer
SeriesA-Series (Desktop)no data
Power efficiency1.411.41
Architecture codenameLlano (2011−2012)Bloomfield (2008−2010)
Release date30 June 2011 (13 years ago)16 March 2010 (14 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)no data$999

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance per price, higher is better.

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Detailed specifications

A8-3850 and Xeon W3530 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 cores4 (Quad-Core)4 (Quad-Core)
Threads48
Base clock speed2.9 GHz2.8 GHz
Boost clock speed2.9 GHz3.06 GHz
L1 cache128 KB (per core)64 KB (per core)
L2 cache1 MB (per core)256 KB (per core)
L3 cache0 KB8 MB (shared)
Chip lithography32 nm45 nm
Die size228 mm2263 mm2
Maximum core temperatureno data68 °C
Number of transistors1,178 million731 million
64 bit support++
Windows 11 compatibility--

Compatibility

Information on A8-3850 and Xeon W3530 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 configuration11
SocketFM1FCLGA1366
Power consumption (TDP)100 Watt130 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by A8-3850 and Xeon W3530. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensionsno dataIntel® SSE4.2
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)no data+
Turbo Boost Technologyno data1.0
Hyper-Threading Technologyno data+
Idle Statesno data+
Demand Based Switchingno data+
PAEno data36 Bit

Security technologies

A8-3850 and Xeon W3530 technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.

TXTno data+
EDBno data+

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by A8-3850 and Xeon W3530 are enumerated here.

AMD-V+-
VT-xno data+
EPTno data+

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by A8-3850 and Xeon W3530. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory typesDDR3DDR3
Maximum memory sizeno data24 GB
Max memory channelsno data3
Maximum memory bandwidthno data25.6 GB/s
ECC memory support-+

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics cardAMD Radeon HD 6550Dno data

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by A8-3850 and Xeon W3530.

PCIe versionno data2.0

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.

A8-3850 1.55
Xeon W3530 2.01
+29.7%

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.

A8-3850 2374
Xeon W3530 3071
+29.4%

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.

A8-3850 315
Xeon W3530 438
+39%

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.

A8-3850 932
Xeon W3530 1533
+64.5%

Gaming performance

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 1.55 2.01
Recency 30 June 2011 16 March 2010
Threads 4 8
Chip lithography 32 nm 45 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 100 Watt 130 Watt

A8-3850 has an age advantage of 1 year, a 40.6% more advanced lithography process, and 30% lower power consumption.

Xeon W3530, on the other hand, has a 29.7% higher aggregate performance score, and 100% more threads.

The Xeon W3530 is our recommended choice as it beats the A8-3850 in performance tests.

Note that A8-3850 is a desktop processor while Xeon W3530 is a server/workstation one.


Should you still have questions on choice between A8-3850 and Xeon W3530, ask them in Comments section, and we shall answer.

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