Xeon Gold 6538Y vs A8-3870K

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Primary details

Comparing A8-3870K and Xeon Gold 6538Y processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking2175not rated
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Market segmentDesktop processorServer
Power efficiency1.39no data
Architecture codenameLlano (2011−2012)no data
Release date20 December 2011 (13 years ago)1 October 2023 (1 year ago)

Detailed specifications

A8-3870K and Xeon Gold 6538Y 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)32 (Dotriaconta-Core)
Threads464
Base clock speed3 GHz2.2 GHz
Boost clock speed3 GHz4 GHz
L1 cache128 KB (per core)no data
L2 cache1 MB (per core)no data
L3 cache0 KB60 MB
Chip lithography32 nmIntel 7 nm
Die size228 mm2no data
Maximum core temperatureno data79 °C
Number of transistors1,178 millionno data
64 bit support+-
Windows 11 compatibility-no data
Unlocked multiplier+-

Compatibility

Information on A8-3870K and Xeon Gold 6538Y 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 configuration1no data
SocketFM1FCLGA4677
Power consumption (TDP)100 Watt225 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by A8-3870K and Xeon Gold 6538Y. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensionsno dataIntel® AMX, Intel® SSE4.2, Intel® AVX, Intel® AVX2, Intel® AVX-512
AES-NI-+
Speed Shiftno data+
Turbo Boost Technologyno data2.0
Hyper-Threading Technologyno data+
TSX-+
Deep Learning Boost-+

Security technologies

A8-3870K and Xeon Gold 6538Y technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.

TXTno data+
EDBno data+
SGXno dataYes with Intel® SPS
OS Guardno data+

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by A8-3870K and Xeon Gold 6538Y are enumerated here.

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

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by A8-3870K and Xeon Gold 6538Y. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory typesDDR3DDR5-5200
Maximum memory sizeno data4 TB
Max memory channelsno data8
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 A8-3870K and Xeon Gold 6538Y.

PCIe versionno data5.0
PCI Express lanesno data80

Pros & cons summary


Recency 20 December 2011 1 October 2023
Physical cores 4 32
Threads 4 64
Power consumption (TDP) 100 Watt 225 Watt

A8-3870K has 125% lower power consumption.

Xeon Gold 6538Y, on the other hand, has an age advantage of 11 years, and 700% more physical cores and 1500% more threads.

We couldn't decide between A8-3870K and Xeon Gold 6538Y. We've got no test results to judge.

Note that A8-3870K is a desktop processor while Xeon Gold 6538Y is a server/workstation one.


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