Xeon E-2468 vs A8-6500

Primary details

Comparing A8-6500 and Xeon E-2468 processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in performance ranking	1922	364
Place by popularity	not in top-100	not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation	0.34	no data
Market segment	Desktop processor	Server
Architecture codename	Richland (2013−2014)	Raptor Lake-S
Release date	1 June 2013 (11 years ago)	14 December 2023 (less than a year ago)
Current price	$58	no data

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance per price, higher is better.

Detailed specifications

A8-6500 and Xeon E-2468 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)	8 (Octa-Core)
Threads	4	16
Base clock speed	3.5 GHz	2.6 GHz
Boost clock speed	4.1 GHz	5.2 GHz
L1 cache	128 KB (per core)	80 KB (per core)
L2 cache	1 MB (per core)	2 MB (per core)
L3 cache	0 KB	24 MB (shared)
Chip lithography	32 nm	10 nm
Die size	246 mm2	257 mm2
Maximum case temperature (TCase)	71 °C	no data
Number of transistors	1,178 million	no data
64 bit support	+	+
Windows 11 compatibility	-	no data
Unlocked multiplier	No	No

Compatibility

Information on A8-6500 and Xeon E-2468 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	1
Socket	FM2	1700
Power consumption (TDP)	65 Watt	65 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by A8-6500 and Xeon E-2468. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

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

Security technologies

A8-6500 and Xeon E-2468 technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.

TXT

no data

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Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by A8-6500 and Xeon E-2468 are enumerated here.

AMD-V	+	no data
VT-d	no data	+
VT-x	no data	+

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by A8-6500 and Xeon E-2468. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory types	DDR3	DDR5
ECC memory support	no data	+

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics card

AMD Radeon HD 8570D

N/A

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by A8-6500 and Xeon E-2468.

PCIe version	no data	5.0
PCI Express lanes	no data	16

Synthetic benchmark performance

Various benchmark results of the processors in comparison. Overall score is measured in points in 0-100 range, higher is better.

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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.

Xeon E-2468 outperforms A8-6500 by 809% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

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Pros & cons summary

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Performance score	1.82	16.54
Recency	1 June 2013	14 December 2023
Physical cores	4	8
Threads	4	16
Chip lithography	32 nm	10 nm

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