PRO A10-8750B vs Xeon E5-2689

Primary details

Comparing Xeon E5-2689 and PRO A10-8750B processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking	1066	1984
Place by popularity	not in top-100	not in top-100
Market segment	Server	Desktop processor
Series	Xeon	no data
Power efficiency	5.14	1.84
Architecture codename	Sandy Bridge-EP (2012)	Godaveri (2014−2016)
Release date	6 March 2012 (12 years ago)	29 September 2015 (9 years ago)

Detailed specifications

Xeon E5-2689 and PRO A10-8750B 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	2.6 GHz	3.6 GHz
Boost clock speed	3.6 GHz	4 GHz
L1 cache	64 KB (per core)	no data
L2 cache	256 KB (per core)	4096 KB
L3 cache	20 MB (shared)	no data
Chip lithography	32 nm	28 nm
Die size	435 mm2	245 mm2
Maximum core temperature	no data	71 °C
Maximum case temperature (TCase)	no data	72 °C
Number of transistors	2,270 million	2,411 million
64 bit support	+	+
Windows 11 compatibility	-	no data

Compatibility

Information on Xeon E5-2689 and PRO A10-8750B 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	FM2+
Power consumption (TDP)	115 Watt	95 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Xeon E5-2689 and PRO A10-8750B. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

AES-NI	+	+
FMA	-	+
AVX	+	+
FRTC	-	+
FreeSync	-	+
PowerTune	-	+
DualGraphics	-	+
TrueAudio	-	+
PowerNow	-	+
PowerGating	-	+
Out-of-band client management	-	+
VirusProtect	-	+
RAID	-	+
HSA	-	+
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)	+	no data

Security technologies

Xeon E5-2689 and PRO A10-8750B technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.

TXT

+

no data

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Xeon E5-2689 and PRO A10-8750B are enumerated here.

AMD-V	-	+
VT-d	+	no data
VT-x	+	no data
IOMMU 2.0	-	+

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Xeon E5-2689 and PRO A10-8750B. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory types	DDR3	DDR3-2133
Max memory channels	no data	2

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics card	N/A	AMD Radeon R7 Graphics
iGPU core count	no data	8
Number of pipelines	no data	512
Enduro	-	+
Switchable graphics	-	+
UVD	-	+
VCE	-	+

Graphics interfaces

Available interfaces and connections of Xeon E5-2689 and PRO A10-8750B integrated GPUs.

DisplayPort	-	+
HDMI	-	+

Graphics API support

APIs supported by Xeon E5-2689 and PRO A10-8750B integrated GPUs, sometimes API versions are included.

DirectX	no data	DirectX® 12
Vulkan	-	+

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Xeon E5-2689 and PRO A10-8750B.

PCIe version	3.0	3.0
PCI Express lanes	40	16

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.

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Pros & cons summary

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Performance score	6.48	1.92
Recency	6 March 2012	29 September 2015
Physical cores	8	4
Threads	16	4
Chip lithography	32 nm	28 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	115 Watt	95 Watt

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