PRO A10-9700 vs Xeon E3-1271 v3

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Aggregate performance score

Xeon E3-1271 v3
2014
4 cores / 8 threads, 80 Watt
4.73
+107%
PRO A10-9700
2017
4 cores / 4 threads, 65 Watt
2.29

Xeon E3-1271 v3 outperforms PRO A10-9700 by a whopping 107% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

Comparing Xeon E3-1271 v3 and PRO A10-9700 processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking12701818
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Market segmentServerDesktop processor
Power efficiency5.603.33
Architecture codenameno dataBristol Ridge (2016−2019)
Release date1 April 2014 (10 years ago)27 July 2017 (7 years ago)

Detailed specifications

Xeon E3-1271 v3 and PRO A10-9700 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 speed3.6 GHz3.5 GHz
Boost clock speed4 GHz3.8 GHz
Bus rate5 GT/sno data
L2 cacheno data2048 KB
L3 cache8 MB Intel® Smart Cacheno data
Chip lithography22 nm28 nm
Die sizeno data250 mm2
Maximum core temperatureno data90 °C
Number of transistorsno data3,100 million
64 bit support++
Windows 11 compatibility-no data

Compatibility

Information on Xeon E3-1271 v3 and PRO A10-9700 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
SocketFCLGA1150AM4
Power consumption (TDP)80 Watt65 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Xeon E3-1271 v3 and PRO A10-9700. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensionsIntel® SSE4.1, Intel® SSE4.2, Intel® AVX2no data
AES-NI++
FMA-+
AVX-+
FRTC-+
FreeSync-+
PowerTune-+
TrueAudio-+
PowerNow-+
PowerGating-+
Out-of-band client management-+
VirusProtect-+
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)+no data
Turbo Boost Technology2.0no data
Hyper-Threading Technology+no data
TSX+-
Idle States+no data
Thermal Monitoring+-
Flex Memory Access+no data
SIPP+-
Fast Memory Access+no data

Security technologies

Xeon E3-1271 v3 and PRO A10-9700 technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.

TXT+no data
EDB+no data
Secure Key+no data
Identity Protection+-
OS Guard+no data
Anti-Theft+no data

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Xeon E3-1271 v3 and PRO A10-9700 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 E3-1271 v3 and PRO A10-9700. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory typesDDR3L-1333, DDR3L-1600DDR4-2400
Maximum memory size32 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 R7 Graphics
iGPU core countno data6
Enduro-+
UVD-+
VCE-+

Graphics interfaces

Available interfaces and connections of Xeon E3-1271 v3 and PRO A10-9700 integrated GPUs.

DisplayPort-+
HDMI-+

Graphics API support

APIs supported by Xeon E3-1271 v3 and PRO A10-9700 integrated GPUs, sometimes API versions are included.

DirectXno dataDirectX® 12
Vulkan-+

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Xeon E3-1271 v3 and PRO A10-9700.

PCIe version3.03.0
PCI Express lanes168

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 E3-1271 v3 4.73
+107%
PRO A10-9700 2.29

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 E3-1271 v3 7510
+106%
PRO A10-9700 3639

Gaming performance

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 4.73 2.29
Recency 1 April 2014 27 July 2017
Threads 8 4
Chip lithography 22 nm 28 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 80 Watt 65 Watt

Xeon E3-1271 v3 has a 106.6% higher aggregate performance score, 100% more threads, and a 27.3% more advanced lithography process.

PRO A10-9700, on the other hand, has an age advantage of 3 years, and 23.1% lower power consumption.

The Xeon E3-1271 v3 is our recommended choice as it beats the PRO A10-9700 in performance tests.

Be aware that Xeon E3-1271 v3 is a server/workstation processor while PRO A10-9700 is a desktop one.


Should you still have questions on choice between Xeon E3-1271 v3 and PRO A10-9700, ask them in Comments section, and we shall answer.

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