Xeon E5-4655 v4 vs A8-9600

Primary details

Comparing A8-9600 and Xeon E5-4655 v4 processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking	1895	1025
Place by popularity	not in top-100	not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation	14.13	0.43
Market segment	Desktop processor	Server
Series	no data	Intel Xeon E5
Power efficiency	3.03	4.82
Architecture codename	Bristol Ridge (2016−2019)	Broadwell (2015−2019)
Release date	27 July 2017 (7 years ago)	20 June 2016 (8 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)	$78	$4,616

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance per price, higher is better.

A8-9600 has 3186% better value for money than Xeon E5-4655 v4.

Detailed specifications

A8-9600 and Xeon E5-4655 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 cores	4 (Quad-Core)	8 (Octa-Core)
Threads	4	16
Base clock speed	3.1 GHz	2.5 GHz
Boost clock speed	3.4 GHz	3.2 GHz
Bus type	no data	QPI
Bus rate	no data	2 × 9.6 GT/s
Multiplier	no data	25
L2 cache	2048 KB	2 MB
L3 cache	0 KB	30 MB
Chip lithography	28 nm	14 nm
Die size	250 mm2	246.24 mm2
Maximum core temperature	90 °C	82 °C
Maximum case temperature (TCase)	74 °C	no data
Number of transistors	3,100 million	3200 Million
64 bit support	+	+
Windows 11 compatibility	-	-

Compatibility

Information on A8-9600 and Xeon E5-4655 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 configuration	1	4 (Multiprocessor)
Socket	AM4	FCLGA2011
Power consumption (TDP)	65 Watt	135 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by A8-9600 and Xeon E5-4655 v4. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensions	no data	Intel® AVX2
AES-NI	+	+
FMA	+	-
AVX	+	+
FRTC	+	-
FreeSync	+	-
PowerTune	+	-
TrueAudio	+	-
PowerNow	+	-
PowerGating	+	-
VirusProtect	+	-
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)	no data	+
Turbo Boost Technology	no data	2.0
Hyper-Threading Technology	no data	+
TSX	-	+
Idle States	no data	+
Thermal Monitoring	-	+
Flex Memory Access	no data	-
PAE	no data	46 Bit

Security technologies

A8-9600 and Xeon E5-4655 v4 technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.

TXT	no data	+
EDB	no data	+
Secure Key	no data	+
OS Guard	no data	+

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by A8-9600 and Xeon E5-4655 v4 are enumerated here.

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

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by A8-9600 and Xeon E5-4655 v4. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory types	DDR4-2400	DDR4
Maximum memory size	no data	1.5 TB
Max memory channels	2	4
Maximum memory bandwidth	no data	68 GB/s
ECC memory support	-	+

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics card	AMD Radeon R7 Graphics	no data
iGPU core count	6	no data
Enduro	+	-
UVD	+	-
VCE	+	-

Graphics interfaces

Available interfaces and connections of A8-9600 and Xeon E5-4655 v4 integrated GPUs.

DisplayPort	+	-
HDMI	+	-

Graphics API support

APIs supported by A8-9600 and Xeon E5-4655 v4 integrated GPUs, sometimes API versions are included.

DirectX	DirectX® 12	no data
Vulkan	+	-

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by A8-9600 and Xeon E5-4655 v4.

PCIe version	3.0	3.0
PCI Express lanes	8	40

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.

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Pros & cons summary

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Performance score	2.08	6.87
Recency	27 July 2017	20 June 2016
Physical cores	4	8
Threads	4	16
Chip lithography	28 nm	14 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	65 Watt	135 Watt

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