Xeon E5-2689A v4 vs A8-5600K

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Primary details

Comparing A8-5600K and Xeon E5-2689A v4 processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking2023not rated
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Market segmentDesktop processorServer
SeriesAMD A-Series (Desktop)Intel Xeon E5
Power efficiency1.70no data
Architecture codenameTrinity (2012−2013)Broadwell (2015−2019)
Release date2 October 2012 (12 years ago)20 June 2016 (8 years ago)

Detailed specifications

A8-5600K and Xeon E5-2689A v4 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)8 (Octa-Core)
Threads416
Base clock speed3.6 GHzno data
Boost clock speed3.9 GHz3.4 GHz
Bus typeno dataQPI
Bus rateno data2 × 9.6 GT/s
Multiplierno data34
L1 cache128K (per core)no data
L2 cache1 MB (per core)2 MB
L3 cache0 KB20 MB
Chip lithography32 nm14 nm
Die size246 mm2246.24 mm2
Maximum case temperature (TCase)74 °Cno data
Number of transistors1,178 million3200 Million
64 bit support++
Windows 11 compatibility--
Unlocked multiplier+-

Compatibility

Information on A8-5600K and Xeon E5-2689A v4 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 (Multiprocessor)
SocketFM2no data
Power consumption (TDP)100 Watt145 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by A8-5600K and Xeon E5-2689A v4. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

AES-NI-+
AVX-+
vProno data+
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)no data+
TSX-+

Security technologies

A8-5600K and Xeon E5-2689A v4 technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.

TXTno data+

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by A8-5600K and Xeon E5-2689A v4 are enumerated here.

AMD-V+-

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by A8-5600K and Xeon E5-2689A v4. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory typesDDR3no data
Maximum memory sizeno data1,536 GB

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics cardAMD Radeon HD 7560D (760 MHz)no data

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by A8-5600K and Xeon E5-2689A v4.

PCIe versionno data3.0
PCI Express lanesno data40

Pros & cons summary


Recency 2 October 2012 20 June 2016
Physical cores 4 8
Threads 4 16
Chip lithography 32 nm 14 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 100 Watt 145 Watt

A8-5600K has 45% lower power consumption.

Xeon E5-2689A v4, on the other hand, has an age advantage of 3 years, 100% more physical cores and 300% more threads, and a 128.6% more advanced lithography process.

We couldn't decide between A8-5600K and Xeon E5-2689A v4. We've got no test results to judge.

Note that A8-5600K is a desktop processor while Xeon E5-2689A v4 is a server/workstation one.


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