Xeon E5-2670 v4 vs A8-6600K

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Primary details

Comparing A8-6600K and Xeon E5-2670 v4 processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking1983not rated
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation0.31no data
Market segmentDesktop processorServer
SeriesAMD A-Series (Desktop)Intel Xeon E5
Power efficiency1.79no data
Architecture codenameRichland (2013−2014)Broadwell (2015−2019)
Release date1 June 2013 (11 years ago)20 June 2016 (8 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)$142no data

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance per price, higher is better.

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Detailed specifications

A8-6600K and Xeon E5-2670 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)14 (Tetradeca-Core)
Threads428
Base clock speed3.9 GHzno data
Boost clock speed4.2 GHz3.1 GHz
Bus typeno dataQPI
Bus rateno data2 × 9.6 GT/s
Multiplierno data31
L1 cache192 KBno data
L2 cache4096 KB3.5 MB
L3 cache0 KB35 MB
Chip lithography32 nm14 nm
Die size246 mm2306.18 mm2
Maximum core temperature74 °Cno data
Maximum case temperature (TCase)74 °Cno data
Number of transistors1,178 million4700 Million
64 bit support++
Windows 11 compatibility--
Unlocked multiplier+-

Compatibility

Information on A8-6600K and Xeon E5-2670 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 Watt120 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by A8-6600K and Xeon E5-2670 v4. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

AES-NI++
FMAFMA4-
AVXAVX+
PowerNow+-
PowerGating+-
VirusProtect+-
vProno data+
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)no data+
TSX-+

Security technologies

A8-6600K and Xeon E5-2670 v4 technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.

TXTno data+

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by A8-6600K and Xeon E5-2670 v4 are enumerated here.

AMD-V+-
IOMMU 2.0+-

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by A8-6600K and Xeon E5-2670 v4. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory typesDDR3-1866no data
Maximum memory sizeno data1,536 GB
Max memory channels2no data

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics cardAMD Radeon HD 8570Dno data
จำนวนพาธไลน์256no data
Enduro+-
Switchable graphics+-
UVD+-
VCE+-

Graphics interfaces

Available interfaces and connections of A8-6600K and Xeon E5-2670 v4 integrated GPUs.

DisplayPort+-
HDMI+-

Graphics API support

APIs supported by A8-6600K and Xeon E5-2670 v4 integrated GPUs, sometimes API versions are included.

DirectXDirectX® 11no data

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by A8-6600K and Xeon E5-2670 v4.

PCIe version2.03.0
PCI Express lanesno data40

Pros & cons summary


Recency 1 June 2013 20 June 2016
Physical cores 4 14
Threads 4 28
Chip lithography 32 nm 14 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 100 Watt 120 Watt

A8-6600K has 20% lower power consumption.

Xeon E5-2670 v4, on the other hand, has an age advantage of 3 years, 250% more physical cores and 600% more threads, and a 128.6% more advanced lithography process.

We couldn't decide between A8-6600K and Xeon E5-2670 v4. We've got no test results to judge.

Note that A8-6600K is a desktop processor while Xeon E5-2670 v4 is a server/workstation one.


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