A10-6800K vs Xeon E5-1680 v2

Primary details

Comparing Xeon E5-1680 v2 and A10-6800K processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking	936	1914
Place by popularity	not in top-100	not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation	no data	0.28
Market segment	Server	Desktop processor
Series	no data	AMD A-Series (Desktop)
Power efficiency	5.78	1.90
Architecture codename	Ivy Bridge-EP (2013)	Richland (2013−2014)
Release date	10 September 2013 (11 years ago)	1 June 2013 (11 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)	no data	$142

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance per price, higher is better.

Detailed specifications

Xeon E5-1680 v2 and A10-6800K 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	8 (Octa-Core)	4 (Quad-Core)
Threads	16	4
Base clock speed	3 GHz	4.1 GHz
Boost clock speed	3.9 GHz	4.4 GHz
Bus rate	0 GT/s	no data
L1 cache	64K (per core)	192 KB
L2 cache	256K (per core)	4096 KB
L3 cache	25 MB (shared)	0 KB
Chip lithography	22 nm	32 nm
Die size	341 mm2	246 mm2
Maximum core temperature	no data	74 °C
Maximum case temperature (TCase)	85 °C	74 °C
Number of transistors	2,800 million	1,303 million
64 bit support	+	+
Windows 11 compatibility	-	-
Unlocked multiplier	+	+
VID voltage range	0.65–1.3V	no data

Compatibility

Information on Xeon E5-1680 v2 and A10-6800K 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	FCLGA2011	FM2
Power consumption (TDP)	130 Watt	100 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Xeon E5-1680 v2 and A10-6800K. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensions	Intel® AVX	no data
AES-NI	+	+
FMA	-	+
AVX	+	+
PowerNow	-	+
PowerGating	-	+
VirusProtect	-	+
vPro	+	no data
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)	+	no data
Turbo Boost Technology	+	no data
Hyper-Threading Technology	+	no data
Idle States	+	no data
Thermal Monitoring	+	-
Flex Memory Access	-	no data
Demand Based Switching	+	no data

Security technologies

Xeon E5-1680 v2 and A10-6800K 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 E5-1680 v2 and A10-6800K 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 E5-1680 v2 and A10-6800K. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory types	DDR3-800, DDR3-1066, DDR3-1333, DDR3-1600, DDR3-1866	DDR3-2133
Maximum memory size	256 GB	no data
Max memory channels	4	2
Maximum memory bandwidth	59.7 GB/s	no data
ECC memory support	+	-

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics card	no data	AMD Radeon HD 8670D
Number of pipelines	no data	384
Enduro	-	+
Switchable graphics	-	+
UVD	-	+
VCE	-	+

Graphics interfaces

Available interfaces and connections of Xeon E5-1680 v2 and A10-6800K integrated GPUs.

DisplayPort	-	+
HDMI	-	+

Graphics API support

APIs supported by Xeon E5-1680 v2 and A10-6800K integrated GPUs, sometimes API versions are included.

DirectX

no data

DirectX® 11

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Xeon E5-1680 v2 and A10-6800K.

PCIe version	3.0	2.0
PCI Express lanes	40	no 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.

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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	8.24	2.08
Recency	10 September 2013	1 June 2013
Physical cores	8	4
Threads	16	4
Chip lithography	22 nm	32 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	130 Watt	100 Watt

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