FX-8370 vs Xeon E5-4627 v2

Primary details

Comparing Xeon E5-4627 v2 and FX-8370 processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking	1105	1446
Place by popularity	not in top-100	not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation	no data	0.90
Market segment	Server	Desktop processor
Power efficiency	4.27	2.94
Architecture codename	no data	Vishera (2012−2015)
Release date	1 January 2014 (10 years ago)	2 September 2014 (10 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)	no data	$199

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance per price, higher is better.

Detailed specifications

Xeon E5-4627 v2 and FX-8370 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)	8 (Octa-Core)
Threads	8	8
Base clock speed	3.3 GHz	4 GHz
Boost clock speed	3.6 GHz	4.3 GHz
Bus rate	7.2 GT/s	no data
L2 cache	no data	8192 KB
L3 cache	16 MB Intel® Smart Cache	no data
Chip lithography	22 nm	32 nm
Die size	no data	315 mm2
Maximum core temperature	88 °C	61 °C
Number of transistors	no data	1,200 million
64 bit support	+	+
Windows 11 compatibility	-	-
Unlocked multiplier	-	+
P0 Vcore voltage	no data	Min: 1.2 V - Max: 1.4 V

Compatibility

Information on Xeon E5-4627 v2 and FX-8370 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	4	1
Socket	FCLGA2011	AM3+
Power consumption (TDP)	130 Watt	125 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Xeon E5-4627 v2 and FX-8370. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensions	Intel® AVX	no data
AES-NI	+	+
FMA	-	+
AVX	-	+
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)	+	no data
Turbo Boost Technology	2.0	no data
Hyper-Threading Technology	-	no data
Idle States	+	no data
Thermal Monitoring	+	-
Demand Based Switching	+	no data
PAE	46 Bit	no data

Security technologies

Xeon E5-4627 v2 and FX-8370 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 E5-4627 v2 and FX-8370 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 E5-4627 v2 and FX-8370. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory types	DDR3-800, DDR3-1066, DDR3-1333, DDR3-1600, DDR3-1866	DDR3
Maximum memory size	768 GB	no data
Max memory channels	4	no data
Maximum memory bandwidth	59.7 GB/s	no data
ECC memory support	+	-

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics card

no data

On certain motherboards (Chipset feature)

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Xeon E5-4627 v2 and FX-8370.

PCIe version	3.0	n/a
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.

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Pros & cons summary

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Performance score	5.87	3.88
Recency	1 January 2014	2 September 2014
Chip lithography	22 nm	32 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	130 Watt	125 Watt

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