Xeon E5420 vs A8-8600P

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Aggregate performance score

A8-8600P
2015
4 cores / 4 threads, 12 Watt
1.55
+22%

A8-8600P outperforms Xeon E5420 by a significant 22% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

Comparing A8-8600P and Xeon E5420 processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking21302296
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Market segmentLaptopServer
SeriesAMD Carrizono data
Power efficiency4.191.50
Architecture codenameCarrizo (2015−2018)no data
Release date3 June 2015 (9 years ago)1 October 2007 (17 years ago)

Detailed specifications

A8-8600P 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 cores4 (Quad-Core)no data
Threads4no data
Base clock speed1.6 GHz2.5 GHz
Boost clock speed3 GHzno data
L2 cache2048 KBno data
L3 cacheno data12 MB L2 Cache
Chip lithography28 nm45 nm
Maximum core temperature90 °C67 °C
Number of transistors3100 Millionno data
64 bit support++
Windows 11 compatibility--
VID voltage rangeno data0.85V-1.35V

Compatibility

Information on A8-8600P 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.

SocketFP4LGA771
Power consumption (TDP)12-35 Watt80 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by A8-8600P and Xeon E5420. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensionsHSA 1.0no data
AES-NI+-
FMAFMA4-
AVXAVX-
FRTC+-
FreeSync+-
DualGraphics+-
TrueAudio+-
PowerNow+-
PowerGating+-
Out-of-band client management+-
VirusProtect+-
HSA+-
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)no data+
Turbo Boost Technologyno data-
Hyper-Threading Technologyno data-
Idle Statesno data+
Thermal Monitoring-+
Demand Based Switchingno data+
FSB parityno data+

Security technologies

A8-8600P and Xeon E5420 technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.

TXTno data-
EDBno data+

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by A8-8600P and Xeon E5420 are enumerated here.

AMD-V+-
VT-xno data+
EPTno data-
IOMMU 2.0+-

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by A8-8600P and Xeon E5420. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory typesDDR3-2133no data
Max memory channels2no data

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics cardAMD Radeon R6 Graphicsno data
iGPU core count6no data
Enduro+-
Switchable graphics+-
UVD+-
VCE+-

Graphics interfaces

Available interfaces and connections of A8-8600P and Xeon E5420 integrated GPUs.

DisplayPort+-
HDMI+-

Graphics API support

APIs supported by A8-8600P and Xeon E5420 integrated GPUs, sometimes API versions are included.

DirectXDirectX® 12no data
Vulkan+-

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by A8-8600P and Xeon E5420.

PCIe version3.0no 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.


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.

A8-8600P 1.55
+22%
Xeon E5420 1.27

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.

A8-8600P 2464
+21.9%
Xeon E5420 2022

GeekBench 5 Single-Core

GeekBench 5 Single-Core is a cross-platform application developed in the form of CPU tests that independently recreate certain real-world tasks with which to accurately measure performance. This version uses only a single CPU core.

A8-8600P 360
Xeon E5420 368
+2.2%

GeekBench 5 Multi-Core

GeekBench 5 Multi-Core is a cross-platform application developed in the form of CPU tests that independently recreate certain real-world tasks with which to accurately measure performance. This version uses all available CPU cores.

A8-8600P 1007
Xeon E5420 1197
+18.9%

Gaming performance

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 1.55 1.27
Recency 3 June 2015 1 October 2007
Chip lithography 28 nm 45 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 12 Watt 80 Watt

A8-8600P has a 22% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 7 years, a 60.7% more advanced lithography process, and 566.7% lower power consumption.

The A8-8600P is our recommended choice as it beats the Xeon E5420 in performance tests.

Be aware that A8-8600P is a notebook processor while Xeon E5420 is a server/workstation one.


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