A10-7860K vs Xeon E5-2670 v3

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Aggregate performance score

Xeon E5-2670 v3
2014
12 cores / 24 threads, 120 Watt
8.78
+314%

Xeon E5-2670 v3 outperforms A10-7860K by a whopping 314% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

Comparing Xeon E5-2670 v3 and A10-7860K processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in performance ranking8111791
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation0.67no data
Market segmentServerDesktop processor
SeriesIntel Xeon E5no data
Architecture codenameHaswell-EP (2014)Godaveri (2014−2018)
Release date8 September 2014 (9 years ago)2 February 2016 (8 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)$1,589no data
Current price$3059 (1.9x MSRP)$29

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance per price, higher is better.

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Detailed specifications

Xeon E5-2670 v3 and A10-7860K 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 cores12 (Dodeca-Core)4 (Quad-Core)
Threads244
Base clock speed2.3 GHz3.6 GHz
Boost clock speed3.1 GHz4 GHz
Bus support2 × 9.6 GT/sno data
L1 cache64K (per core)256 KB
L2 cache256K (per core)4096 KB
L3 cache30 MB (shared)no data
Chip lithography22 nm28 nm
Die size356 mm2245 mm2
Maximum core temperature85 °C71 °C
Maximum case temperature (TCase)no data72 °C
Number of transistors2,600 million2,411 million
64 bit support++
Windows 11 compatibility-no data
Unlocked multiplierNoYes

Compatibility

Information on Xeon E5-2670 v3 and A10-7860K 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
SocketFCLGA2011FM2+
Power consumption (TDP)120 Watt65 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Xeon E5-2670 v3 and A10-7860K. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensionsIntel® AVX2no data
AES-NI++
FMA++
AVX++
FRTCno data1
FreeSyncno data1
PowerTuneno data+
DualGraphicsno data1
TrueAudiono data+
PowerNowno data-
PowerGatingno data-
Out-of-band client managementno data-
VirusProtectno data-
RAIDno data-
vPro+no data
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)+no data
Turbo Boost Technology2.0no data
Hyper-Threading Technology+no data
TSX-no data
Idle States+no data
Thermal Monitoring+no data
Flex Memory Access-no data
Demand Based Switching+no data
PAE46 Bitno data
StatusDiscontinuedno data

Security technologies

Xeon E5-2670 v3 and A10-7860K technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.

TXT+no data
EDB+no data
Secure Key+no data
Identity Protection-no data
OS Guard+no data

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Xeon E5-2670 v3 and A10-7860K are enumerated here.

AMD-Vno data+
VT-d+no data
VT-x+no data
EPT+no data
IOMMU 2.0no data-

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Xeon E5-2670 v3 and A10-7860K. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory typesDDR4-1600, DDR4-1866, DDR4-2133DDR3-2133
Maximum memory size768 GBno data
Max memory channels42
Maximum memory bandwidth68 GB/sno data
ECC memory support+no data

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics cardno dataAMD Radeon R7 Graphics
iGPU core countno data8
Number of pipelinesno data512
Endurono data+
Switchable graphicsno data1
UVDno data+
VCEno data+

Graphics interfaces

Available interfaces and connections of Xeon E5-2670 v3 and A10-7860K integrated GPUs.

DisplayPortno data+
HDMIno data+

Graphics API support

APIs supported by Xeon E5-2670 v3 and A10-7860K integrated GPUs, sometimes API versions are included.

DirectXno dataDirectX® 12
Vulkanno data1

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Xeon E5-2670 v3 and A10-7860K.

PCIe version3.03.0
PCI Express lanes4016

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 v3 8.78
+314%
A10-7860K 2.12

Xeon E5-2670 v3 outperforms A10-7860K by 314% based on our aggregate benchmark results.


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.

Benchmark coverage: 68%

Xeon E5-2670 v3 13586
+315%
A10-7860K 3277

Xeon E5-2670 v3 outperforms A10-7860K by 315% in Passmark.

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.

Benchmark coverage: 42%

Xeon E5-2670 v3 930
+105%
A10-7860K 454

Xeon E5-2670 v3 outperforms A10-7860K by 105% in GeekBench 5 Single-Core.

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.

Benchmark coverage: 42%

Xeon E5-2670 v3 5946
+429%
A10-7860K 1125

Xeon E5-2670 v3 outperforms A10-7860K by 429% in GeekBench 5 Multi-Core.

Gaming performance

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 8.78 2.12
Recency 8 September 2014 2 February 2016
Physical cores 12 4
Threads 24 4
Chip lithography 22 nm 28 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 120 Watt 65 Watt

The Xeon E5-2670 v3 is our recommended choice as it beats the A10-7860K in performance tests.

Be aware that Xeon E5-2670 v3 is a server/workstation processor while A10-7860K is a desktop one.


Should you still have questions on choice between Xeon E5-2670 v3 and A10-7860K, ask them in Comments section, and we shall answer.

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