A8-4500M vs Xeon E5-2670 v2

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Aggregate performance score

Xeon E5-2670 v2
2013
10 cores / 20 threads, 115 Watt
7.41
+574%

Xeon E5-2670 v2 outperforms A8-4500M by a whopping 574% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

Comparing Xeon E5-2670 v2 and A8-4500M processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking9852412
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation2.26no data
Market segmentServerLaptop
Seriesno dataAMD A-Series
Power efficiency5.882.87
Architecture codenameIvy Bridge-EP (2013)Trinity (2012−2013)
Release date1 September 2013 (11 years ago)15 May 2012 (12 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)$927no data

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance per price, higher is better.

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Detailed specifications

Xeon E5-2670 v2 and A8-4500M 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 cores10 (Deca-Core)4 (Quad-Core)
Threads204
Base clock speed2.5 GHz1.9 GHz
Boost clock speed3.3 GHz2.8 GHz
Bus rate8 GT/sno data
L1 cache64 KB (per core)192 KB
L2 cache256 KB (per core)4 MB (shared)
L3 cache25 MB (shared)0 KB
Chip lithography22 nm32 nm
Die size160 mm2246 mm2
Maximum core temperature82 °Cno data
Number of transistors1,400 million1,178 million
64 bit support++
Windows 11 compatibility--

Compatibility

Information on Xeon E5-2670 v2 and A8-4500M 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 configuration21
SocketFCLGA2011FS1r2
Power consumption (TDP)115 Watt35 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Xeon E5-2670 v2 and A8-4500M. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensionsIntel® AVX86x SSE (1, 2, 3, 3S, 4.1, 4.2, 4A),-64, AES, AVX, FMA
AES-NI++
FMA-+
AVX++
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 E5-2670 v2 and A8-4500M 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 E5-2670 v2 and A8-4500M 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 E5-2670 v2 and A8-4500M. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory typesDDR3unknown
Maximum memory size768 GBno data
Max memory channels4no data
Maximum memory bandwidth59.7 GB/sno data
ECC memory support+-

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics cardno dataAMD Radeon HD 7640G

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Xeon E5-2670 v2 and A8-4500M.

PCIe version3.0no data
PCI Express lanes40no 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.


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 E5-2670 v2 7.41
+574%
A8-4500M 1.10

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 E5-2670 v2 11347
+572%
A8-4500M 1689

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 E5-2670 v2 504
+73.2%
A8-4500M 291

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 E5-2670 v2 3405
+424%
A8-4500M 650

Gaming performance

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 7.41 1.10
Recency 1 September 2013 15 May 2012
Physical cores 10 4
Threads 20 4
Chip lithography 22 nm 32 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 115 Watt 35 Watt

Xeon E5-2670 v2 has a 573.6% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 1 year, 150% more physical cores and 400% more threads, and a 45.5% more advanced lithography process.

A8-4500M, on the other hand, has 228.6% lower power consumption.

The Xeon E5-2670 v2 is our recommended choice as it beats the A8-4500M in performance tests.

Be aware that Xeon E5-2670 v2 is a server/workstation processor while A8-4500M is a notebook one.


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