Xeon E5-2689A v4 vs FX-8300

Primary details

Comparing FX-8300 and Xeon E5-2689A v4 processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking	1559	not rated
Place by popularity	not in top-100	not in top-100
Market segment	Desktop processor	Server
Series	no data	Intel Xeon E5
Power efficiency	3.35	no data
Architecture codename	Vishera (2012−2015)	Broadwell (2015−2019)
Release date	23 October 2012 (12 years ago)	20 June 2016 (8 years ago)

Detailed specifications

FX-8300 and Xeon E5-2689A 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	8 (Octa-Core)	8 (Octa-Core)
Threads	8	16
Base clock speed	3.3 GHz	no data
Boost clock speed	4.2 GHz	3.4 GHz
Bus type	no data	QPI
Bus rate	no data	2 × 9.6 GT/s
Multiplier	no data	34
L2 cache	8192 KB	2 MB
L3 cache	no data	20 MB
Chip lithography	32 nm	14 nm
Die size	315 mm2	246.24 mm2
Maximum core temperature	71 °C	no data
Number of transistors	1,200 million	3200 Million
64 bit support	+	+
Windows 11 compatibility	-	-
Unlocked multiplier	+	-
P0 Vcore voltage	Min: 1.075 V - Max: 1.2875 V	no data

Compatibility

Information on FX-8300 and Xeon E5-2689A 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	2 (Multiprocessor)
Socket	AM3+	no data
Power consumption (TDP)	95 Watt	145 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by FX-8300 and Xeon E5-2689A v4. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

AES-NI	+	+
FMA	+	-
AVX	+	+
vPro	no data	+
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)	no data	+
TSX	-	+

Security technologies

FX-8300 and Xeon E5-2689A v4 technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.

TXT

no data

+

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by FX-8300 and Xeon E5-2689A v4 are enumerated here.

AMD-V

+

-

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by FX-8300 and Xeon E5-2689A v4. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory types	DDR3	no data
Maximum memory size	no data	1,536 GB

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics card

On certain motherboards (Chipset feature)

no data

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by FX-8300 and Xeon E5-2689A v4.

PCIe version	n/a	3.0
PCI Express lanes	no data	40

Pros & cons summary

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Recency	23 October 2012	20 June 2016
Threads	8	16
Chip lithography	32 nm	14 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	95 Watt	145 Watt

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