A10-7300 vs Xeon E5-2658
Aggregate performance score
Xeon E5-2658 outperforms A10-7300 by a whopping 247% based on our aggregate benchmark results.
Primary details
Comparing Xeon E5-2658 and A10-7300 processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.
| Place in the ranking | 1460 | 2401 |
| Place by popularity | not in top-100 | not in top-100 |
| Cost-effectiveness evaluation | 0.38 | no data |
| Market segment | Server | Laptop |
| Series | no data | AMD Kaveri |
| Power efficiency | 3.81 | 5.48 |
| Architecture codename | Sandy Bridge-EP (2012) | Kaveri (2014−2015) |
| Release date | 6 March 2012 (12 years ago) | 4 June 2014 (10 years ago) |
| Launch price (MSRP) | $1,462 | no data |
Cost-effectiveness evaluation
Performance per price, higher is better.
Detailed specifications
Xeon E5-2658 and A10-7300 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 | 2.1 GHz | 1.9 GHz |
| Boost clock speed | 2.4 GHz | 3.2 GHz |
| L1 cache | 64 KB (per core) | no data |
| L2 cache | 256 KB (per core) | 4096 KB |
| L3 cache | 20480 KB (shared) | no data |
| Chip lithography | 32 nm | 28 nm |
| Die size | 435 mm2 | 245 mm2 |
| Number of transistors | 2,270 million | 2410 Million |
| 64 bit support | + | + |
| Windows 11 compatibility | - | - |
Compatibility
Information on Xeon E5-2658 and A10-7300 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 | 2 | no data |
| Socket | 2011 | FP3 |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 95 Watt | 19 Watt |
Technologies and extensions
Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Xeon E5-2658 and A10-7300. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.
| Instruction set extensions | no data | 86x SSE (1, 2, 3, 3S, 4.1, 4.2, 4A),-64, AES, AVX, FMA |
| AES-NI | + | + |
| FMA | - | + |
| AVX | + | + |
| FRTC | - | + |
| TrueAudio | - | + |
| PowerNow | - | + |
| PowerGating | - | + |
| Out-of-band client management | - | + |
| VirusProtect | - | + |
| HSA | - | + |
| Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST) | + | no data |
| Hyper-Threading Technology | + | no data |
Security technologies
Xeon E5-2658 and A10-7300 technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.
| TXT | + | no data |
Virtualization technologies
Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Xeon E5-2658 and A10-7300 are enumerated here.
| AMD-V | - | + |
| IOMMU 2.0 | - | + |
Memory specs
Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Xeon E5-2658 and A10-7300. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.
| Supported memory types | DDR3 | DDR3 |
| Max memory channels | no data | 2 |
Graphics specifications
General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.
| Integrated graphics card | no data | AMD Radeon R6 Graphics |
| iGPU core count | no data | 6 |
| Enduro | - | + |
| Switchable graphics | - | + |
| UVD | - | + |
| VCE | - | + |
Graphics interfaces
Available interfaces and connections of Xeon E5-2658 and A10-7300 integrated GPUs.
| DisplayPort | - | + |
| HDMI | - | + |
Graphics API support
APIs supported by Xeon E5-2658 and A10-7300 integrated GPUs, sometimes API versions are included.
| DirectX | no data | DirectX® 12 |
| Vulkan | - | + |
Peripherals
Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Xeon E5-2658 and A10-7300.
| PCIe version | 3.0 | 3.0 |
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.
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.
Pros & cons summary
| Performance score | 3.82 | 1.10 |
| Recency | 6 March 2012 | 4 June 2014 |
| Physical cores | 8 | 4 |
| Threads | 16 | 4 |
| Chip lithography | 32 nm | 28 nm |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 95 Watt | 19 Watt |
Xeon E5-2658 has a 247.3% higher aggregate performance score, and 100% more physical cores and 300% more threads.
A10-7300, on the other hand, has an age advantage of 2 years, a 14.3% more advanced lithography process, and 400% lower power consumption.
The Xeon E5-2658 is our recommended choice as it beats the A10-7300 in performance tests.
Be aware that Xeon E5-2658 is a server/workstation processor while A10-7300 is a notebook one.
Should you still have questions on choice between Xeon E5-2658 and A10-7300, ask them in Comments section, and we shall answer.
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