Xeon E5620 vs A8-5600K

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Aggregate performance score

A8-5600K
2012
4 cores / 4 threads, 100 Watt
1.80
Xeon E5620
2010
4 cores / 8 threads, 80 Watt
2.26
+25.6%

Xeon E5620 outperforms A8-5600K by a significant 26% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

Comparing A8-5600K and Xeon E5620 processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking20231827
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluationno data0.08
Market segmentDesktop processorServer
SeriesAMD A-Series (Desktop)no data
Power efficiency1.702.67
Architecture codenameTrinity (2012−2013)Westmere-EP (2010−2011)
Release date2 October 2012 (12 years ago)16 March 2010 (14 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)no data$35

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance per price, higher is better.

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Detailed specifications

A8-5600K and Xeon E5620 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 speed3.6 GHz2.4 GHz
Boost clock speed3.9 GHz2.66 GHz
L1 cache128K (per core)64 KB (per core)
L2 cache1 MB (per core)256 KB (per core)
L3 cache0 KB12 MB (shared)
Chip lithography32 nm32 nm
Die size246 mm2239 mm2
Maximum core temperatureno data78 °C
Maximum case temperature (TCase)74 °Cno data
Number of transistors1,178 million1,170 million
64 bit support++
Windows 11 compatibility--
Unlocked multiplier+-

Compatibility

Information on A8-5600K and Xeon E5620 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
SocketFM2FCLGA1366,LGA1366
Power consumption (TDP)100 Watt80 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by A8-5600K and Xeon E5620. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensionsno dataIntel® SSE4.2
AES-NI-+
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)no data+
Turbo Boost Technologyno data1.0
Hyper-Threading Technologyno data+
Idle Statesno data+
Demand Based Switchingno data+
PAEno data40 Bit

Security technologies

A8-5600K and Xeon E5620 technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.

TXTno data+
EDBno data+

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by A8-5600K and Xeon E5620 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 A8-5600K and Xeon E5620. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory typesDDR3DDR3
Maximum memory sizeno data288 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 7560D (760 MHz)no data

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by A8-5600K and Xeon E5620.

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.

A8-5600K 1.80
Xeon E5620 2.26
+25.6%

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.

A8-5600K 2854
Xeon E5620 3592
+25.9%

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.

A8-5600K 424
+15.5%
Xeon E5620 367

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.

A8-5600K 1016
Xeon E5620 1468
+44.5%

Gaming performance

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 1.80 2.26
Recency 2 October 2012 16 March 2010
Threads 4 8
Power consumption (TDP) 100 Watt 80 Watt

A8-5600K has an age advantage of 2 years.

Xeon E5620, on the other hand, has a 25.6% higher aggregate performance score, 100% more threads, and 25% lower power consumption.

The Xeon E5620 is our recommended choice as it beats the A8-5600K in performance tests.

Note that A8-5600K is a desktop processor while Xeon E5620 is a server/workstation one.


Should you still have questions on choice between A8-5600K and Xeon E5620, ask them in Comments section, and we shall answer.

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