Pro A10-8700B vs Xeon E3-1240 v2

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Aggregate performance score

Xeon E3-1240 v2
2012
4 cores / 8 threads, 69 Watt
4.00
+188%
Pro A10-8700B
2015
4 cores / 4 threads, 12 Watt
1.39

Xeon E3-1240 v2 outperforms Pro A10-8700B by a whopping 188% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

Comparing Xeon E3-1240 v2 and Pro A10-8700B processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking14132214
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation1.99no data
Market segmentServerLaptop
Seriesno dataAMD Carrizo
Power efficiency5.493.76
Architecture codenameIvy Bridge (2012−2013)Carrizo (2015−2018)
Release date14 May 2012 (12 years ago)3 June 2015 (9 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)$304no data

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance per price, higher is better.

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Detailed specifications

Xeon E3-1240 v2 and Pro A10-8700B 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)
Threads84
Base clock speed3.4 GHz1.8 GHz
Boost clock speed3.8 GHz3.2 GHz
Bus rate5 GT/sno data
L1 cache64 KB (per core)no data
L2 cache256 KB (per core)2048 KB
L3 cache8 MB (shared)no data
Chip lithography22 nm28 nm
Die size160 mm2no data
Number of transistors1,400 million3100 Million
64 bit support++
Windows 11 compatibility--

Compatibility

Information on Xeon E3-1240 v2 and Pro A10-8700B 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 configuration1no data
SocketFCLGA1155FP4
Power consumption (TDP)69 Watt12 - 35 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Xeon E3-1240 v2 and Pro A10-8700B. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensionsIntel® SSE4.1, Intel® SSE4.2, Intel® AVXHSA 1.0
AES-NI++
FMA-FMA4
AVX+AVX
FRTC-+
FreeSync-+
TrueAudio-+
PowerNow-+
PowerGating-+
Out-of-band client management-+
VirusProtect-+
RAID-+
HSA-+
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)+no data
Turbo Boost Technology2.0no data
Hyper-Threading Technology+no data
Thermal Monitoring+-
Flex Memory Access+no data
Demand Based Switching+no data
Fast Memory Access+no data

Security technologies

Xeon E3-1240 v2 and Pro A10-8700B technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.

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

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Xeon E3-1240 v2 and Pro A10-8700B are enumerated here.

AMD-V-+
VT-d+no data
VT-x+no data
EPT+no data
IOMMU 2.0-+

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Xeon E3-1240 v2 and Pro A10-8700B. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory typesDDR3DDR3/DDR3L-2133
Maximum memory size32.77 GBno data
Max memory channels22
Maximum memory bandwidth25.6 GB/sno data
ECC memory support+-

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics cardno dataAMD Radeon R6 Graphics
iGPU core countno data6
Number of pipelinesno data384
Enduro-+
Switchable graphics-+
UVD-+
VCE-+

Graphics interfaces

Available interfaces and connections of Xeon E3-1240 v2 and Pro A10-8700B integrated GPUs.

DisplayPort-+
HDMI-+

Graphics API support

APIs supported by Xeon E3-1240 v2 and Pro A10-8700B integrated GPUs, sometimes API versions are included.

DirectXno dataDirectX® 12
Vulkan-+

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Xeon E3-1240 v2 and Pro A10-8700B.

PCIe version3.03.0

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 E3-1240 v2 4.00
+188%
Pro A10-8700B 1.39

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.

Xeon E3-1240 v2 6360
+188%
Pro A10-8700B 2212

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.

Xeon E3-1240 v2 664
+44%
Pro A10-8700B 461

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.

Xeon E3-1240 v2 2304
+132%
Pro A10-8700B 992

Gaming performance

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 4.00 1.39
Recency 14 May 2012 3 June 2015
Threads 8 4
Chip lithography 22 nm 28 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 69 Watt 12 Watt

Xeon E3-1240 v2 has a 187.8% higher aggregate performance score, 100% more threads, and a 27.3% more advanced lithography process.

Pro A10-8700B, on the other hand, has an age advantage of 3 years, and 475% lower power consumption.

The Xeon E3-1240 v2 is our recommended choice as it beats the Pro A10-8700B in performance tests.

Be aware that Xeon E3-1240 v2 is a server/workstation processor while Pro A10-8700B is a notebook one.


Should you still have questions on choice between Xeon E3-1240 v2 and Pro A10-8700B, ask them in Comments section, and we shall answer.

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