A8-7600 vs Xeon E3-1285L v4

Primary details

Comparing Xeon E3-1285L v4 and A8-7600 processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking	1204	1904
Place by popularity	not in top-100	not in top-100
Market segment	Server	Desktop processor
Power efficiency	7.41	2.95
Architecture codename	Broadwell-DT (2015)	Kaveri (2014−2015)
Release date	2 June 2015 (9 years ago)	31 July 2014 (10 years ago)

Detailed specifications

Xeon E3-1285L v4 and A8-7600 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	4 (Quad-Core)	4 (Quad-Core)
Threads	8	4
Base clock speed	3.4 GHz	3.1 GHz
Boost clock speed	3.8 GHz	3.8 GHz
Bus rate	5 GT/s	no data
L1 cache	64K (per core)	256 KB
L2 cache	256K (per core)	4096 KB
L3 cache	6 MB (shared)	no data
Chip lithography	14 nm	28 nm
Die size	160 mm2	245 mm2
Maximum core temperature	no data	71 °C
Number of transistors	1,400 million	2,411 million
64 bit support	+	+
Windows 11 compatibility	-	no data

Compatibility

Information on Xeon E3-1285L v4 and A8-7600 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	1
Socket	FCLGA1150	FM2+
Power consumption (TDP)	65 Watt	65 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Xeon E3-1285L v4 and A8-7600. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensions	Intel® SSE4.1, Intel® SSE4.2, Intel® AVX2	no data
AES-NI	+	+
FMA	-	+
AVX	+	+
FRTC	-	+
FreeSync	-	+
DualGraphics	-	+
TrueAudio	-	+
PowerNow	-	+
PowerGating	-	+
Out-of-band client management	-	+
VirusProtect	-	+
HSA	-	+
vPro	+	no data
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)	+	no data
eDRAM	128 MB	no data
Turbo Boost Technology	2.0	no data
Hyper-Threading Technology	+	no data
TSX	+	-
Idle States	+	no data
FDI	+	no data

Security technologies

Xeon E3-1285L v4 and A8-7600 technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.

TXT	+	no data
EDB	+	no data
OS Guard	+	no data

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Xeon E3-1285L v4 and A8-7600 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 E3-1285L v4 and A8-7600. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory types	DDR3L-1333, DDR3L-1600, DDR3L-1866	DDR3-2133
Maximum memory size	32 GB	no data
Max memory channels	2	2
Maximum memory bandwidth	29.8 GB/s	no data
ECC memory support	+	-

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics card	Intel Iris Pro P6300	AMD Radeon R7 Graphics
iGPU core count	no data	6
Number of pipelines	no data	384
Max video memory	32 GB	no data
Quick Sync Video	+	-
Clear Video	+	no data
Enduro	-	+
Switchable graphics	-	+
UVD	-	+
VCE	-	+
Graphics max frequency	1.15 GHz	no data
Execution Units	48	no data

Graphics interfaces

Available interfaces and connections of Xeon E3-1285L v4 and A8-7600 integrated GPUs.

Number of displays supported	3	no data
DisplayPort	-	+
HDMI	-	+

Graphics API support

APIs supported by Xeon E3-1285L v4 and A8-7600 integrated GPUs, sometimes API versions are included.

DirectX	no data	DirectX® 12
Vulkan	-	+

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Xeon E3-1285L v4 and A8-7600.

PCIe version	3.0	3.0
PCI Express lanes	16	16

Synthetic benchmark performance

Various benchmark results of the processors in comparison. Overall score is measured in points in 0-100 range, higher is better.

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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.

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Pros & cons summary

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Performance score	5.28	2.10
Recency	2 June 2015	31 July 2014
Threads	8	4
Chip lithography	14 nm	28 nm

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