A10-7890K vs Xeon L5609
Aggregated performance score
A10-7890K outperforms Xeon L5609 by a small 7% based on our aggregated benchmark results.
Primary details
Comparing Xeon L5609 and A10-7890K processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.
| Place in performance ranking | 1766 | 1711 |
| Place by popularity | not in top-100 | not in top-100 |
| Cost-effectiveness evaluation | 0.04 | 0.17 |
| Market segment | Server | Desktop processor |
| Architecture codename | Westmere-EP (2010−2011) | Godaveri (2014−2018) |
| Release date | 16 March 2010 (14 years ago) | 11 January 2016 (8 years ago) |
| Launch price (MSRP) | no data | $150 |
| Current price | $2360 | $342 (2.3x MSRP) |
Cost-effectiveness evaluation
Performance per price, higher is better.
A10-7890K has 325% better value for money than Xeon L5609.
Detailed specifications
Xeon L5609 and A10-7890K 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 | 4 (Quad-Core) | 4 (Quad-Core) |
| Threads | 4 | 4 |
| Base clock speed | 1.86 GHz | 4 GHz |
| Boost clock speed | 1.86 GHz | 4.3 GHz |
| L1 cache | 64 KB (per core) | 256 KB |
| L2 cache | 256 KB (per core) | 4096 KB |
| L3 cache | 12 MB (shared) | 0 KB |
| Chip lithography | 32 nm | 28 nm |
| Die size | 239 mm2 | 246 mm2 |
| Maximum core temperature | 63 °C | 72 °C |
| Maximum case temperature (TCase) | no data | 74 °C |
| Number of transistors | 1,170 million | 1,178 million |
| 64 bit support | + | + |
| Windows 11 compatibility | - | - |
| Unlocked multiplier | No | Yes |
Compatibility
Information on Xeon L5609 and A10-7890K 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 | FCLGA1366,LGA1366 | FM2+ |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 40 Watt | 95 Watt |
Technologies and extensions
Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Xeon L5609 and A10-7890K. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.
| Instruction set extensions | Intel® SSE4.2 | no data |
| AES-NI | + | 1 |
| FMA | no data | FMA4 |
| AVX | no data | AVX |
| FRTC | no data | 1 |
| FreeSync | no data | 1 |
| PowerTune | no data | + |
| DualGraphics | no data | 1 |
| TrueAudio | no data | + |
| PowerNow | no data | + |
| PowerGating | no data | + |
| Out-of-band client management | no data | + |
| VirusProtect | no data | + |
| RAID | no data | - |
| HSA | no data | 1 |
| Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST) | + | no data |
| Turbo Boost Technology | - | no data |
| Hyper-Threading Technology | - | no data |
| Idle States | + | no data |
| Thermal Monitoring | - | no data |
| Demand Based Switching | + | no data |
| PAE | 40 Bit | no data |
| Status | Discontinued | no data |
Security technologies
Xeon L5609 and A10-7890K technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.
| TXT | + | no data |
| EDB | + | no data |
Virtualization technologies
Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Xeon L5609 and A10-7890K are enumerated here.
| AMD-V | no data | + |
| VT-d | + | no data |
| VT-x | + | no data |
| EPT | + | no data |
| IOMMU 2.0 | no data | + |
Memory specs
Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Xeon L5609 and A10-7890K. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.
| Supported memory types | DDR3 | DDR3-2133 |
| Maximum memory size | 288 GB | no data |
| Max memory channels | 3 | 2 |
| Maximum memory bandwidth | 25.6 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 R7 Graphics |
| iGPU core count | no data | 8 |
| Number of pipelines | no data | 512 |
| Enduro | no data | + |
| Switchable graphics | no data | 1 |
| UVD | no data | + |
| VCE | no data | + |
Graphics interfaces
Available interfaces and connections of Xeon L5609 and A10-7890K integrated GPUs.
| DisplayPort | no data | + |
| HDMI | no data | + |
Graphics API support
APIs supported by Xeon L5609 and A10-7890K integrated GPUs, sometimes API versions are included.
| DirectX | no data | DirectX® 12 |
| Vulkan | no data | 1 |
Peripherals
Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Xeon L5609 and A10-7890K.
| PCIe version | 2.0 | 3.0 |
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.
A10-7890K outperforms Xeon L5609 by 7% based on our aggregated 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%
A10-7890K outperforms Xeon L5609 by 7% in Passmark.
Pros & cons summary
| Performance score | 2.13 | 2.28 |
| Recency | 16 March 2010 | 11 January 2016 |
| Chip lithography | 32 nm | 28 nm |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 40 Watt | 95 Watt |
Given the minimal performance differences, no clear winner can be declared between Xeon L5609 and A10-7890K.
Be aware that Xeon L5609 is a server/workstation processor while A10-7890K is a desktop one.
Should you still have questions on choice between Xeon L5609 and A10-7890K, ask them in Comments section, and we shall answer.
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