A4-3310MX vs Xeon E5-2658

Primary details

Comparing Xeon E5-2658 and A4-3310MX processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in performance ranking	1378	2773
Place by popularity	not in top-100	not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation	3.06	no data
Market segment	Server	Laptop
Series	no data	AMD A-Series
Architecture codename	Sandy Bridge-EP (2012)	Llano (2011−2012)
Release date	6 March 2012 (12 years ago)	14 June 2011 (13 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)	$1,462	no data
Current price	$126 (0.1x MSRP)	$136

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance per price, higher is better.

Detailed specifications

Xeon E5-2658 and A4-3310MX 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)	2 (Dual-core)
Threads	16	2
Base clock speed	2.1 GHz	2.1 GHz
Boost clock speed	2.4 GHz	2.5 GHz
L1 cache	64 KB (per core)	128 KB (per core)
L2 cache	256 KB (per core)	1 MB (per core)
L3 cache	20480 KB (shared)	0 KB
Chip lithography	32 nm	32 nm
Die size	435 mm2	228 mm2
Number of transistors	2,270 million	1,178 million
64 bit support	+	+
Windows 11 compatibility	-	-
Unlocked multiplier	No	No

Compatibility

Information on Xeon E5-2658 and A4-3310MX 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	1
Socket	2011	FS1
Power consumption (TDP)	95 Watt	35 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Xeon E5-2658 and A4-3310MX. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensions	no data	3DNow!, MMX, SSE, SSE2, SSE3, SSE4a, DDR3 Memory Controller, Radeon HD 6480G
AES-NI	+	no data
AVX	+	no data
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)	+	no data
Hyper-Threading Technology	+	no data

Security technologies

Xeon E5-2658 and A4-3310MX 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 A4-3310MX are enumerated here.

AMD-V

no data

+

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Xeon E5-2658 and A4-3310MX. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory types

DDR3

DDR3

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics card

no data

AMD Radeon HD 6480G

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Xeon E5-2658 and A4-3310MX.

PCIe version

3.0

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.

Xeon E5-2658 outperforms A4-3310MX by 671% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

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Pros & cons summary

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Performance score	3.93	0.51
Recency	6 March 2012	14 June 2011
Physical cores	8	2
Threads	16	2
Power consumption (TDP)	95 Watt	35 Watt

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