Xeon E-2436 vs A8-7680

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Aggregate performance score

A8-7680
2018
4 cores / 4 threads, 45 Watt
2.23
Xeon E-2436
2023
6 cores / 12 threads, 65 Watt
14.16
+535%

Xeon E-2436 outperforms A8-7680 by a whopping 535% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

Comparing A8-7680 and Xeon E-2436 processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking1826512
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation15.7898.50
Market segmentDesktop processorServer
SeriesAMD A8no data
Power efficiency4.6920.62
Architecture codenameExcavator (2017−2018)Raptor Lake-S (2023−2024)
Release date26 October 2018 (6 years ago)14 December 2023 (less than a year ago)
Launch price (MSRP)$56$331

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance per price, higher is better.

Xeon E-2436 has 524% better value for money than A8-7680.

Detailed specifications

A8-7680 and Xeon E-2436 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)6 (Hexa-Core)
Threads412
Base clock speed3.5 GHz2.9 GHz
Boost clock speed3.8 GHz5 GHz
Bus rateno data16 GT/s
Multiplier38no data
L1 cache128K (per core)80 KB (per core)
L2 cache1 MB (per core)1.25 MB (per core)
L3 cacheno data18 MB (shared)
Chip lithography28 nmIntel 7 nm
Die size246 mm2163 mm2
Maximum core temperatureno data100 °C
Maximum case temperature (TCase)74 °Cno data
Number of transistors1,178 millionno data
64 bit support++
Windows 11 compatibility-no data
Unlocked multiplier+-

Compatibility

Information on A8-7680 and Xeon E-2436 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 configuration11
SocketFM2+FCLGA1700
Power consumption (TDP)45 Watt65 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by A8-7680 and Xeon E-2436. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensionsno dataIntel® SSE4.1, Intel® SSE4.2, Intel® AVX2
AES-NI++
AVX++
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)no data+
Turbo Boost Technologyno data2
Hyper-Threading Technologyno data+
Idle Statesno data+
Thermal Monitoring-+
Turbo Boost Max 3.0no data-

Security technologies

A8-7680 and Xeon E-2436 technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.

TXTno data+
EDBno data+
Secure Keyno data+
OS Guardno data+

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by A8-7680 and Xeon E-2436 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 A8-7680 and Xeon E-2436. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory typesDDR3DDR5-4800
Maximum memory size64 GB128 GB
Max memory channelsno data2
Maximum memory bandwidth14.936 GB/sno data
ECC memory support-+

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics cardRadeon R7 SeriesN/A

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by A8-7680 and Xeon E-2436.

PCIe versionno data5
PCI Express lanesno data16

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.

A8-7680 2.23
Xeon E-2436 14.16
+535%

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.

A8-7680 3545
Xeon E-2436 22487
+534%

Gaming performance

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 2.23 14.16
Recency 26 October 2018 14 December 2023
Physical cores 4 6
Threads 4 12
Power consumption (TDP) 45 Watt 65 Watt

A8-7680 has 44.4% lower power consumption.

Xeon E-2436, on the other hand, has a 535% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 5 years, and 50% more physical cores and 200% more threads.

The Xeon E-2436 is our recommended choice as it beats the A8-7680 in performance tests.

Note that A8-7680 is a desktop processor while Xeon E-2436 is a server/workstation one.


Should you still have questions on choice between A8-7680 and Xeon E-2436, ask them in Comments section, and we shall answer.

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