A8-5500B vs Xeon E3-1220

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Aggregate performance score

Xeon E3-1220
2011
4 cores / 4 threads, 80 Watt
2.53

A8-5500B outperforms Xeon E3-1220 by a minimal 1% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

Comparing Xeon E3-1220 and A8-5500B processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in performance ranking16571653
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation0.945.42
Market segmentServerDesktop processor
Architecture codenameSandy Bridge (2011−2013)Trinity (2012−2013)
Release date3 April 2011 (13 years ago)2 October 2012 (11 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)$395no data
Current price$85 (0.2x MSRP)$82

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance per price, higher is better.

A8-5500B has 477% better value for money than Xeon E3-1220.

Detailed specifications

Xeon E3-1220 and A8-5500B 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)4 (Quad-Core)
Threads44
Base clock speed3.1 GHz3.2 GHz
Boost clock speed3.4 GHz3.7 GHz
L1 cache64 KB (per core)128 KB (per core)
L2 cache256 KB (per core)1 MB (per core)
L3 cache8 MB (shared)0 KB
Chip lithography32 nm32 nm
Die size216 mm2246 mm2
Maximum core temperature69 °Cno data
Maximum case temperature (TCase)no data71 °C
Number of transistors1,160 million1,178 million
64 bit support++
Windows 11 compatibility--
Unlocked multiplierNoNo

Compatibility

Information on Xeon E3-1220 and A8-5500B 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 configuration11
SocketLGA1155FM2
Power consumption (TDP)80 Watt65 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Xeon E3-1220 and A8-5500B. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensionsIntel® SSE4.1, Intel® SSE4.2, Intel® AVXno data
AES-NI+no data
AVX+no data
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)+no data
Turbo Boost Technology2.0no data
Hyper-Threading Technology-no data
Idle States+no data
Thermal Monitoring+no data
Flex Memory Access+no data
Demand Based Switching+no data
FDI-no data
Fast Memory Access+no data
StatusDiscontinuedno data

Security technologies

Xeon E3-1220 and A8-5500B technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.

TXT+no data
EDB+no data
Identity Protection+no data

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Xeon E3-1220 and A8-5500B are enumerated here.

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

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Xeon E3-1220 and A8-5500B. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory typesDDR3DDR3
Maximum memory size32 GBno data
Max memory channels2no data
Maximum memory bandwidth21 GB/sno data
ECC memory support+no data

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics cardno dataAMD Radeon HD 7560D

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Xeon E3-1220 and A8-5500B.

PCIe version2.0no data
PCI Express lanes20no 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.

Xeon E3-1220 2.53
A8-5500B 2.56
+1.2%

A8-5500B outperforms Xeon E3-1220 by 1% based on our aggregate benchmark results.


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.

Benchmark coverage: 68%

Xeon E3-1220 3915
A8-5500B 3967
+1.3%

A8-5500B outperforms Xeon E3-1220 by 1% in Passmark.

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.

Benchmark coverage: 42%

Xeon E3-1220 516
+33%
A8-5500B 388

Xeon E3-1220 outperforms A8-5500B by 33% in GeekBench 5 Single-Core.

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.

Benchmark coverage: 42%

Xeon E3-1220 1540
+62.4%
A8-5500B 948

Xeon E3-1220 outperforms A8-5500B by 62% in GeekBench 5 Multi-Core.

Gaming performance

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 2.53 2.56
Recency 3 April 2011 2 October 2012
Power consumption (TDP) 80 Watt 65 Watt

Given the minimal performance differences, no clear winner can be declared between Xeon E3-1220 and A8-5500B.

Be aware that Xeon E3-1220 is a server/workstation processor while A8-5500B is a desktop one.


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