A10-7850K vs Xeon X5670

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Aggregate performance score

Xeon X5670
2010
6 cores / 12 threads, 95 Watt
3.84
+79.4%
A10-7850K
2014
4 cores / 4 threads, 95 Watt
2.14

Xeon X5670 outperforms A10-7850K by an impressive 79% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

Comparing Xeon X5670 and A10-7850K processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking14661866
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation1.060.32
Market segmentServerDesktop processor
SeriesXeon (Desktop)AMD A-Series (Desktop)
Power efficiency3.832.13
Architecture codenameWestmere-EP (2010−2011)Godaveri (2014−2016)
Release date16 March 2010 (14 years ago)14 January 2014 (10 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)$67$173

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance per price, higher is better.

Xeon X5670 has 231% better value for money than A10-7850K.

Detailed specifications

Xeon X5670 and A10-7850K 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 cores6 (Hexa-Core)4 (Quad-Core)
Threads124
Base clock speed2.93 GHz3.7 GHz
Boost clock speed3.33 GHz4 GHz
Bus rate6400 MHzno data
L1 cache64 KB (per core)256 KB
L2 cache256 KB (per core)4096 KB
L3 cache12 MB (shared)0 KB
Chip lithography32 nm28 nm
Die size239 mm2246 mm2
Maximum core temperature81 °C72 °C
Maximum case temperature (TCase)no data74 °C
Number of transistors1,170 million1,178 million
64 bit support++
Windows 11 compatibility--
Unlocked multiplier-+

Compatibility

Information on Xeon X5670 and A10-7850K 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 configuration21
SocketFCLGA1366,LGA1366FM2+
Power consumption (TDP)95 Watt95 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Xeon X5670 and A10-7850K. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensionsIntel® SSE4.2SSE1-4A, AVX, FM4A, VT
AES-NI++
FMA-FMA4
AVX-+
FRTC-+
FreeSync-+
DualGraphics-+
TrueAudio-+
PowerNow-+
PowerGating-+
Out-of-band client management-+
VirusProtect-+
HSA-+
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)+no data
Turbo Boost Technology1.0no data
Hyper-Threading Technology+no data
Idle States+no data
Demand Based Switching+no data
PAE40 Bitno data

Security technologies

Xeon X5670 and A10-7850K 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 X5670 and A10-7850K are enumerated here.

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

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Xeon X5670 and A10-7850K. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory typesDDR3DDR3-2133
Maximum memory size288 GBno data
Max memory channels32
Maximum memory bandwidth32 GB/sno data
ECC memory support+-

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics cardno dataAMD Radeon R7 Graphics
iGPU core countno data8
จำนวนพาธไลน์no data512
Enduro-+
Switchable graphics-+
UVD-+
VCE-+

Graphics interfaces

Available interfaces and connections of Xeon X5670 and A10-7850K integrated GPUs.

DisplayPort-+
HDMI-+

Graphics API support

APIs supported by Xeon X5670 and A10-7850K integrated GPUs, sometimes API versions are included.

DirectXno dataDirectX® 12
Vulkan-+

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Xeon X5670 and A10-7850K.

PCIe version2.03.0

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.

Xeon X5670 3.84
+79.4%
A10-7850K 2.14

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.

Xeon X5670 6105
+79.5%
A10-7850K 3401

GeekBench 5 Single-Core

GeekBench 5 Single-Core is a cross-platform application developed in the form of CPU tests that independently recreate certain real-world tasks with which to accurately measure performance. This version uses only a single CPU core.

Xeon X5670 491
+8.1%
A10-7850K 454

GeekBench 5 Multi-Core

GeekBench 5 Multi-Core is a cross-platform application developed in the form of CPU tests that independently recreate certain real-world tasks with which to accurately measure performance. This version uses all available CPU cores.

Xeon X5670 2280
+101%
A10-7850K 1132

Cinebench 10 32-bit single-core

Cinebench R10 is an ancient ray tracing benchmark for processors by Maxon, authors of Cinema 4D. Its single core version uses just one CPU thread to render a futuristic looking motorcycle.

Xeon X5670 3698
+15%
A10-7850K 3216

Cinebench 10 32-bit multi-core

Cinebench Release 10 Multi Core is a variant of Cinebench R10 using all the processor threads. Possible number of threads is limited by 16 in this version.

Xeon X5670 19954
+94.1%
A10-7850K 10278

3DMark06 CPU

3DMark06 is a discontinued DirectX 9 benchmark suite from Futuremark. Its CPU part contains two scenarios, one dedicated to artificial intelligence pathfinding, another to game physics using PhysX package.

Xeon X5670 5794
+22%
A10-7850K 4748

Cinebench 11.5 64-bit multi-core

Cinebench Release 11.5 Multi Core is a variant of Cinebench R11.5 which uses all the processor threads. A maximum of 64 threads is supported in this version.

Xeon X5670 8
+110%
A10-7850K 4

Gaming performance

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 3.84 2.14
Recency 16 March 2010 14 January 2014
Physical cores 6 4
Threads 12 4
Chip lithography 32 nm 28 nm

Xeon X5670 has a 79.4% higher aggregate performance score, and 50% more physical cores and 200% more threads.

A10-7850K, on the other hand, has an age advantage of 3 years, and a 14.3% more advanced lithography process.

The Xeon X5670 is our recommended choice as it beats the A10-7850K in performance tests.

Be aware that Xeon X5670 is a server/workstation processor while A10-7850K is a desktop one.


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