A8-5500 vs Xeon W3670

Primary details

Comparing Xeon W3670 and A8-5500 processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in performance ranking	1321	1971
Place by popularity	not in top-100	not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation	3.75	2.08
Market segment	Server	Desktop processor
Architecture codename	Gulftown (2010−2011)	Trinity (2012−2013)
Release date	29 August 2010 (13 years ago)	2 October 2012 (11 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)	$295	no data
Current price	$116 (0.4x MSRP)	$37

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance per price, higher is better.

Xeon W3670 has 80% better value for money than A8-5500.

Detailed specifications

Xeon W3670 and A8-5500 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	6 (Hexa-Core)	4 (Quad-Core)
Threads	12	4
Base clock speed	3.2 GHz	3.2 GHz
Boost clock speed	3.46 GHz	3.7 GHz
L1 cache	64 KB (per core)	128 KB (per core)
L2 cache	256 KB (per core)	1 MB (per core)
L3 cache	12 MB (shared)	0 KB
Chip lithography	32 nm	32 nm
Die size	239 mm2	246 mm2
Maximum core temperature	68 °C	no data
Maximum case temperature (TCase)	no data	71 °C
Number of transistors	1,170 million	1,178 million
64 bit support	+	+
Windows 11 compatibility	-	-
Unlocked multiplier	No	No

Compatibility

Information on Xeon W3670 and A8-5500 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	1	1
Socket	FCLGA1366	FM2
Power consumption (TDP)	130 Watt	65 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Xeon W3670 and A8-5500. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensions	Intel® SSE4.2	no data
AES-NI	+	no data
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)	+	no data
Turbo Boost Technology	1.0	no data
Hyper-Threading Technology	+	no data
Idle States	+	no data
Thermal Monitoring	-	no data
Demand Based Switching	+	no data
PAE	36 Bit	no data
Status	Discontinued	no data

Security technologies

Xeon W3670 and A8-5500 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 W3670 and A8-5500 are enumerated here.

AMD-V	no data	+
VT-x	+	no data
EPT	+	no data

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Xeon W3670 and A8-5500. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory types	DDR3	DDR3
Maximum memory size	24 GB	no data
Max memory channels	3	no data
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 HD 7560D

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Xeon W3670 and A8-5500.

PCIe version

2.0

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 W3670 outperforms A8-5500 by 146% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

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Pros & cons summary

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Performance score	4.16	1.69
Recency	29 August 2010	2 October 2012
Physical cores	6	4
Threads	12	4
Power consumption (TDP)	130 Watt	65 Watt

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