Xeon X5260 vs A8-7680

Primary details

Comparing A8-7680 and Xeon X5260 processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in performance ranking	1735	2518
Place by popularity	not in top-100	not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation	15.78	0.01
Market segment	Desktop processor	Server
Architecture codename	Godaveri (2014−2018)	no data
Release date	26 October 2018 (5 years ago)	1 October 2007 (16 years ago)
Current price	$53	$1262

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance per price, higher is better.

A8-7680 has 157700% better value for money than Xeon X5260.

Detailed specifications

A8-7680 and Xeon X5260 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	no data
Boost clock speed	3.8 GHz	no data
L1 cache	128K (per core)	no data
L2 cache	1 MB (per core)	no data
Chip lithography	28 nm	no data
Die size	246 mm2	no data
Maximum core temperature	no data	66 °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	Yes	No

Compatibility

Information on A8-7680 and Xeon X5260 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+	no data
Power consumption (TDP)	45 Watt	80 Watt

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by A8-7680 and Xeon X5260 are enumerated here.

AMD-V

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Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by A8-7680 and Xeon X5260. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory types

DDR3

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Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics card

Radeon R7

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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.

A8-7680 outperforms Xeon X5260 by 186% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

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Pros & cons summary

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Performance score	2.29	0.80
Recency	26 October 2018	1 October 2007
Power consumption (TDP)	45 Watt	80 Watt

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