A10-9600P vs Xeon E5-2620 v3

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Aggregate performance score

Xeon E5-2620 v3
2014
6 cores / 12 threads, 85 Watt
4.92
+235%
A10-9600P
2016
4 cores / 4 threads, 15 Watt
1.47

Xeon E5-2620 v3 outperforms A10-9600P by a whopping 235% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

Comparing Xeon E5-2620 v3 and A10-9600P processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking12422172
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Market segmentServerLaptop
Seriesno dataAMD Bristol Ridge
Power efficiency5.479.27
Architecture codenameHaswell-EP (2014−2015)Bristol Ridge (2016−2019)
Release date8 September 2014 (10 years ago)1 June 2016 (8 years ago)

Detailed specifications

Xeon E5-2620 v3 and A10-9600P 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 cores6 (Hexa-Core)4 (Quad-Core)
Threads124
Base clock speed2.4 GHz2.4 GHz
Boost clock speed3.2 GHz3.3 GHz
Bus rate8 GT/sno data
L1 cache64K (per core)no data
L2 cache256K (per core)2048 KB
L3 cache15 MB (shared)no data
Chip lithography22 nm28 nm
Die size356 mm2250 mm2
Maximum core temperature73 °C90 °C
Number of transistors2,600 million3100 Million
64 bit support++
Windows 11 compatibility--

Compatibility

Information on Xeon E5-2620 v3 and A10-9600P 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 configuration2no data
SocketFCLGA2011FP4
Power consumption (TDP)85 Watt15 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Xeon E5-2620 v3 and A10-9600P. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensionsIntel® AVX2no data
AES-NI++
FMA-FMA4
AVX+-
FRTC-+
FreeSync-+
DualGraphics-+
vPro+no data
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)+no data
Turbo Boost Technology2.0no data
Hyper-Threading Technology+no data
Idle States+no data
Thermal Monitoring+-
Flex Memory Access-no data
Demand Based Switching+no data
PAE46 Bitno data

Security technologies

Xeon E5-2620 v3 and A10-9600P technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.

TXT+no data
EDB+no data
Secure Key+no data
OS Guard+no data

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Xeon E5-2620 v3 and A10-9600P are enumerated here.

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

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Xeon E5-2620 v3 and A10-9600P. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory typesDDR4-1600, DDR4-1866DDR3, DDR4
Maximum memory size768 GBno data
Max memory channels42
Maximum memory bandwidth59 GB/sno data
ECC memory support+-

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics cardno dataAMD Radeon R5 Graphics
iGPU core countno data6
Enduro-+
Switchable graphics-+
UVD-+
VCE-+

Graphics interfaces

Available interfaces and connections of Xeon E5-2620 v3 and A10-9600P integrated GPUs.

DisplayPort-+
HDMI-+

Graphics API support

APIs supported by Xeon E5-2620 v3 and A10-9600P integrated GPUs, sometimes API versions are included.

DirectXno dataDirectX® 12
Vulkan-+

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Xeon E5-2620 v3 and A10-9600P.

PCIe version3.03.0
PCI Express lanes408

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 E5-2620 v3 4.92
+235%
A10-9600P 1.47

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 E5-2620 v3 7811
+235%
A10-9600P 2335

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 E5-2620 v3 951
+105%
A10-9600P 463

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 E5-2620 v3 4129
+297%
A10-9600P 1039

Gaming performance

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 4.92 1.47
Recency 8 September 2014 1 June 2016
Physical cores 6 4
Threads 12 4
Chip lithography 22 nm 28 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 85 Watt 15 Watt

Xeon E5-2620 v3 has a 234.7% higher aggregate performance score, 50% more physical cores and 200% more threads, and a 27.3% more advanced lithography process.

A10-9600P, on the other hand, has an age advantage of 1 year, and 466.7% lower power consumption.

The Xeon E5-2620 v3 is our recommended choice as it beats the A10-9600P in performance tests.

Be aware that Xeon E5-2620 v3 is a server/workstation processor while A10-9600P is a notebook one.


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