Xeon Platinum 8580 vs A8-3870K

Primary details

Comparing A8-3870K and Xeon Platinum 8580 processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking2160not rated
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Market segmentDesktop processorServer
Power efficiency1.39no data
Architecture codenameLlano (2011−2012)Emerald Rapids (2023)
Release date20 December 2011 (12 years ago)14 December 2023 (less than a year ago)
Launch price (MSRP)no data$10,710

Detailed specifications

A8-3870K and Xeon Platinum 8580 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)60 (Hexaconta-Core)
Threads4120
Base clock speed3 GHz2 GHz
Boost clock speed3 GHz4 GHz
L1 cache128 KB (per core)80 KB (per core)
L2 cache1 MB (per core)2 MB (per core)
L3 cache0 KB300 MB (shared)
Chip lithography32 nmIntel 7 nm
Die size228 mm22x 763 mm2
Maximum case temperature (TCase)no data81 °C
Number of transistors1,178 millionno data
64 bit support++
Windows 11 compatibility-no data
Unlocked multiplier+-

Compatibility

Information on A8-3870K and Xeon Platinum 8580 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 configuration12
SocketFM1FCLGA4677
Power consumption (TDP)100 Watt350 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by A8-3870K and Xeon Platinum 8580. 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-+
AVX-+
vProno data+
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)no data+
Speed Shiftno data+
Turbo Boost Technologyno data2.0
Hyper-Threading Technologyno data+
TSX-+
Deep Learning Boost-+

Security technologies

A8-3870K and Xeon Platinum 8580 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 Platinum 8580 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 Platinum 8580. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory typesDDR3DDR5 @ 5600 MT/s (1 DPC)
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 6550DN/A

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by A8-3870K and Xeon Platinum 8580.

PCIe versionno data5.0
PCI Express lanesno data80

Pros & cons summary


Recency 20 December 2011 14 December 2023
Physical cores 4 60
Threads 4 120
Power consumption (TDP) 100 Watt 350 Watt

A8-3870K has 250% lower power consumption.

Xeon Platinum 8580, on the other hand, has an age advantage of 11 years, and 1400% more physical cores and 2900% more threads.

We couldn't decide between A8-3870K and Xeon Platinum 8580. We've got no test results to judge.

Note that A8-3870K is a desktop processor while Xeon Platinum 8580 is a server/workstation one.


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