Xeon E5-2637 vs Pro A8-8600B

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Aggregate performance score

Pro A8-8600B
2015
4 cores / 4 threads, 12 Watt
1.38
Xeon E5-2637
2012
2 cores / 4 threads, 80 Watt
1.87
+35.5%

Xeon E5-2637 outperforms Pro A8-8600B by a substantial 36% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

Comparing Pro A8-8600B and Xeon E5-2637 processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking22191974
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Market segmentLaptopServer
SeriesAMD Carrizono data
Power efficiency3.732.21
Architecture codenameCarrizo (2015−2018)Sandy Bridge-EP (2012)
Release date3 June 2015 (9 years ago)6 March 2012 (12 years ago)

Detailed specifications

Pro A8-8600B and Xeon E5-2637 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)2 (Dual-core)
Threads44
Base clock speed1.6 GHz3 GHz
Boost clock speed3 GHz3.5 GHz
Bus rateno data8 GT/s
L1 cacheno data64 KB (per core)
L2 cache2048 KB256 KB (per core)
L3 cacheno data5120 KB (shared)
Chip lithography28 nm32 nm
Die sizeno data294 mm2
Maximum core temperatureno data70 °C
Number of transistors3100 Million1,270 million
64 bit support++
Windows 11 compatibility--

Compatibility

Information on Pro A8-8600B and Xeon E5-2637 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 configurationno data2
SocketFP4FCLGA2011
Power consumption (TDP)12-35 Watt80 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Pro A8-8600B and Xeon E5-2637. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensionsHSA 1.0Intel® AVX
AES-NI++
FMAFMA4-
AVXAVX+
FRTC+-
FreeSync+-
TrueAudio+-
PowerNow+-
PowerGating+-
Out-of-band client management+-
VirusProtect+-
RAID+-
HSA+-
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)no data+
Turbo Boost Technologyno data2.0
Hyper-Threading Technologyno data+
Idle Statesno data+
Thermal Monitoring-+
Flex Memory Accessno data-
Demand Based Switchingno data+

Security technologies

Pro A8-8600B and Xeon E5-2637 technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.

TXTno data+
EDBno data+

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Pro A8-8600B and Xeon E5-2637 are enumerated here.

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

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Pro A8-8600B and Xeon E5-2637. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory typesDDR3/DDR3L-2133DDR3
Maximum memory sizeno data384 GB
Max memory channels24
Maximum memory bandwidthno data51.2 GB/s
ECC memory support-+

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics cardAMD Radeon R6 Graphicsno data
iGPU core count6no data
Number of pipelines384no data
Enduro+-
Switchable graphics+-
UVD+-
VCE+-

Graphics interfaces

Available interfaces and connections of Pro A8-8600B and Xeon E5-2637 integrated GPUs.

DisplayPort+-
HDMI+-

Graphics API support

APIs supported by Pro A8-8600B and Xeon E5-2637 integrated GPUs, sometimes API versions are included.

DirectXDirectX® 12no data
Vulkan+-

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Pro A8-8600B and Xeon E5-2637.

PCIe version3.03.0
PCI Express lanesno data40

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.

Pro A8-8600B 1.38
Xeon E5-2637 1.87
+35.5%

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.

Pro A8-8600B 2190
Xeon E5-2637 2978
+36%

Gaming performance

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 1.38 1.87
Recency 3 June 2015 6 March 2012
Physical cores 4 2
Chip lithography 28 nm 32 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 12 Watt 80 Watt

Pro A8-8600B has an age advantage of 3 years, 100% more physical cores, a 14.3% more advanced lithography process, and 566.7% lower power consumption.

Xeon E5-2637, on the other hand, has a 35.5% higher aggregate performance score.

The Xeon E5-2637 is our recommended choice as it beats the Pro A8-8600B in performance tests.

Be aware that Pro A8-8600B is a notebook processor while Xeon E5-2637 is a server/workstation one.


Should you still have questions on choice between Pro A8-8600B and Xeon E5-2637, ask them in Comments section, and we shall answer.

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