A10-9700 vs Xeon E5-2665

Primary details

Comparing Xeon E5-2665 and A10-9700 processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in performance ranking	1104	1726
Place by popularity	not in top-100	not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation	0.63	3.64
Market segment	Server	Desktop processor
Architecture codename	Sandy Bridge-EP (2012)	Bristol Ridge (2016−2019)
Release date	6 March 2012 (12 years ago)	27 July 2017 (6 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)	$142	$90
Current price	$1189 (8.4x MSRP)	$75 (0.8x MSRP)

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance per price, higher is better.

A10-9700 has 478% better value for money than Xeon E5-2665.

Detailed specifications

Xeon E5-2665 and A10-9700 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	2.4 GHz	3.5 GHz
Boost clock speed	3.1 GHz	3.8 GHz
L1 cache	64 KB (per core)	no data
L2 cache	256 KB (per core)	2048 KB
L3 cache	20480 KB (shared)	0 KB
Chip lithography	32 nm	28 nm
Die size	435 mm2	246 mm2
Maximum core temperature	82 °C	90 °C
Maximum case temperature (TCase)	no data	74 °C
Number of transistors	2,270 million	1,178 million
64 bit support	+	+
Windows 11 compatibility	-	-
Unlocked multiplier	No	No

Compatibility

Information on Xeon E5-2665 and A10-9700 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	FCLGA2011	AM4
Power consumption (TDP)	115 Watt	65 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Xeon E5-2665 and A10-9700. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensions	Intel® AVX	no data
AES-NI	+	+
FMA	no data	+
AVX	+	+
FRTC	no data	1
FreeSync	no data	1
PowerTune	no data	+
TrueAudio	no data	+
PowerNow	no data	+
PowerGating	no data	+
VirusProtect	no data	+
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)	+	no data
Turbo Boost Technology	2.0	no data
Hyper-Threading Technology	+	no data
Idle States	+	no data
Thermal Monitoring	+	no data
Flex Memory Access	-	no data
Demand Based Switching	+	no data
Status	Discontinued	no data

Security technologies

Xeon E5-2665 and A10-9700 technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.

TXT	+	no data
EDB	+	no data
Identity Protection	-	no data

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Xeon E5-2665 and A10-9700 are enumerated here.

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

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Xeon E5-2665 and A10-9700. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory types	DDR3	DDR4-2400
Maximum memory size	384 GB	no data
Max memory channels	4	2
Maximum memory bandwidth	51.2 GB/s	no data
ECC memory support	+	no data

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics card	no data	AMD Radeon R7 Graphics
iGPU core count	no data	6
Enduro	no data	+
UVD	no data	+
VCE	no data	+

Graphics interfaces

Available interfaces and connections of Xeon E5-2665 and A10-9700 integrated GPUs.

DisplayPort	no data	+
HDMI	no data	+

Graphics API support

APIs supported by Xeon E5-2665 and A10-9700 integrated GPUs, sometimes API versions are included.

DirectX	no data	DirectX® 12
Vulkan	no data	1

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Xeon E5-2665 and A10-9700.

PCIe version	3.0	3.0
PCI Express lanes	40	8

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 E5-2665 outperforms A10-9700 by 134% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

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Pros & cons summary

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Performance score	5.36	2.29
Recency	6 March 2012	27 July 2017
Physical cores	8	4
Threads	16	4
Cost	$142	$90
Chip lithography	32 nm	28 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	115 Watt	65 Watt

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