Xeon X3360 vs A8-3850
Aggregate performance score
Xeon X3360 outperforms A8-3850 by a minimal 1% based on our aggregate benchmark results.
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Primary details
Comparing processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.
| Place in the ranking | 2394 | 2393 |
| Place by popularity | not in top-100 | not in top-100 |
| Market segment | Desktop processor | Server |
| Series | A-Series (Desktop) | no data |
| Power efficiency | 0.58 | 0.61 |
| Designer | AMD | Intel |
| Architecture codename | Llano (2011−2012) | no data |
| Release date | 30 June 2011 (14 years ago) | 1 January 2008 (17 years ago) |
Detailed specifications
A8-3850 and Xeon X3360 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) | no data |
| Threads | 4 | no data |
| Base clock speed | 2.9 GHz | 2.83 GHz |
| Boost clock speed | 2.9 GHz | no data |
| L1 cache | 128 KB (per core) | no data |
| L2 cache | 1 MB (per core) | no data |
| L3 cache | 0 KB | 12 MB L2 Cache |
| Chip lithography | 32 nm | 45 nm |
| Die size | 228 mm2 | no data |
| Maximum core temperature | no data | 71 °C |
| Number of transistors | 1,178 million | no data |
| 64 bit support | + | + |
| Windows 11 compatibility | - | - |
| VID voltage range | no data | 0.85V-1.3625V |
Compatibility
Information on A8-3850 and Xeon X3360 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 | no data |
| Socket | FM1 | LGA775 |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 100 Watt | 95 Watt |
Technologies and extensions
Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by A8-3850 and Xeon X3360. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.
| Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST) | no data | + |
| Turbo Boost Technology | no data | - |
| Hyper-Threading Technology | no data | - |
| Idle States | no data | + |
| Thermal Monitoring | - | + |
| Demand Based Switching | no data | - |
| FSB parity | no data | - |
Security technologies
A8-3850 and Xeon X3360 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 A8-3850 and Xeon X3360 are enumerated here.
| AMD-V | + | - |
| VT-x | no data | + |
Memory specs
Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by A8-3850 and Xeon X3360. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.
| Supported memory types | DDR3 | no data |
Graphics specifications
General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.
| Integrated graphics card | AMD Radeon HD 6550D | no data |
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 | 1.37 | 1.38 |
| Recency | 30 June 2011 | 1 January 2008 |
| Chip lithography | 32 nm | 45 nm |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 100 Watt | 95 Watt |
A8-3850 has an age advantage of 3 years, and a 40.6% more advanced lithography process.
Xeon X3360, on the other hand, has a 0.7% higher aggregate performance score, and 5.3% lower power consumption.
Given the minimal performance differences, no clear winner can be declared between AMD A8-3850 and Intel Xeon X3360.
Note that A8-3850 is a desktop processor while Xeon X3360 is a server/workstation one.
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