A8-3870K vs Xeon E5-2670 v3

Primary details

Comparing Xeon E5-2670 v3 and A8-3870K processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in performance ranking	813	2068
Place by popularity	not in top-100	not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation	0.68	3.20
Market segment	Server	Desktop processor
Series	Intel Xeon E5	no data
Architecture codename	Haswell-EP (2014)	Llano (2011−2012)
Release date	8 September 2014 (9 years ago)	20 December 2011 (12 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)	$1,589	no data
Current price	$3059 (1.9x MSRP)	$32

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance per price, higher is better.

A8-3870K has 371% better value for money than Xeon E5-2670 v3.

Detailed specifications

Xeon E5-2670 v3 and A8-3870K 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	12 (Dodeca-Core)	4 (Quad-Core)
Threads	24	4
Base clock speed	2.3 GHz	3 GHz
Boost clock speed	3.1 GHz	3 GHz
Bus support	2 × 9.6 GT/s	no data
L1 cache	64K (per core)	128 KB (per core)
L2 cache	256K (per core)	1 MB (per core)
L3 cache	30 MB (shared)	0 KB
Chip lithography	22 nm	32 nm
Die size	356 mm2	228 mm2
Maximum core temperature	85 °C	no data
Number of transistors	2,600 million	1,178 million
64 bit support	+	+
Windows 11 compatibility	-	-
Unlocked multiplier	No	Yes

Compatibility

Information on Xeon E5-2670 v3 and A8-3870K 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	FM1
Power consumption (TDP)	120 Watt	100 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Xeon E5-2670 v3 and A8-3870K. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensions	Intel® AVX2	no data
AES-NI	+	no data
FMA	+	no data
AVX	+	no data
vPro	+	no data
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)	+	no data
Turbo Boost Technology	2.0	no 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
PAE	46 Bit	no data
Status	Discontinued	no data

Security technologies

Xeon E5-2670 v3 and A8-3870K 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 A8-3870K 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 E5-2670 v3 and A8-3870K. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory types	DDR4-1600, DDR4-1866, DDR4-2133	DDR3
Maximum memory size	768 GB	no data
Max memory channels	4	no data
Maximum memory bandwidth	68 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 HD 6550D

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Xeon E5-2670 v3 and A8-3870K.

PCIe version	3.0	no data
PCI Express lanes	40	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 E5-2670 v3 outperforms A8-3870K by 489% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

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Pros & cons summary

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Performance score	8.78	1.49
Recency	8 September 2014	20 December 2011
Physical cores	12	4
Threads	24	4
Chip lithography	22 nm	32 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	120 Watt	100 Watt

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