Xeon E5420 vs A8-7680

Primary details

Comparing A8-7680 and Xeon E5420 processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in performance ranking	1789	2239
Place by popularity	not in top-100	not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation	15.78	no data
Market segment	Desktop processor	Server
Series	AMD A8	no data
Architecture codename	Excavator (2017−2018)	no data
Release date	29 October 2018 (5 years ago)	1 October 2007 (16 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)	$56	no data

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance per price, higher is better.

Detailed specifications

A8-7680 and Xeon E5420 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)	no data
Threads	4	no data
Base clock speed	3.5 GHz	2.5 GHz
Boost clock speed	3.4 GHz	no data
Multiplier	38	no data
L1 cache	160 KB	no data
L2 cache	1 MB (per core)	no data
L3 cache	no data	12 MB L2 Cache
Chip lithography	28 nm	45 nm
Die size	246 mm2	no data
Maximum core temperature	no data	67 °C
Maximum case temperature (TCase)	74 °C	no data
Number of transistors	1,178 million	no data
64 bit support	+	+
Windows 11 compatibility	-	-
Unlocked multiplier	+	-
VID voltage range	no data	0.85V-1.35V

Compatibility

Information on A8-7680 and Xeon E5420 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	no data
Socket	FM2+	LGA771
Power consumption (TDP)	45 Watt	80 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by A8-7680 and Xeon E5420. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

AES-NI	+	-
AVX	+	-
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)	no data	+
Turbo Boost Technology	no data	-
Hyper-Threading Technology	no data	-
Idle States	no data	+
Thermal Monitoring	-	+
Demand Based Switching	no data	+
FSB parity	no data	+
Status	no data	Discontinued

Security technologies

A8-7680 and Xeon E5420 technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.

TXT	no data	-
EDB	no data	+

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by A8-7680 and Xeon E5420 are enumerated here.

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

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by A8-7680 and Xeon E5420. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory types	DDR3	no data
Maximum memory size	64 GB	no data
Maximum memory bandwidth	14.936 GB/s	no data

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics card

Radeon R7 Series

no data

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.

Pros & cons summary

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Performance score	2.29	1.31
Recency	29 October 2018	1 October 2007
Chip lithography	28 nm	45 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	45 Watt	80 Watt

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