A9-9400 SoC vs Xeon X5670

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Primary details

Comparing Xeon X5670 and A9-9400 SoC processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking1465not rated
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation1.06no data
Market segmentServerDesktop processor
SeriesXeon (Desktop)no data
Power efficiency3.82no data
Architecture codenameWestmere-EP (2010−2011)Stoney Ridge (2016−2019)
Release date16 March 2010 (14 years ago)31 May 2016 (8 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)$67no data

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance per price, higher is better.

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Detailed specifications

Xeon X5670 and A9-9400 SoC 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)2 (Dual-core)
Threads122
Base clock speed2.93 GHz2.4 GHz
Boost clock speed3.33 GHz3.2 GHz
Bus rate6400 MHzno data
L1 cache64 KB (per core)160 KB
L2 cache256 KB (per core)1 MB (per core)
L3 cache12 MB (shared)0 KB
Chip lithography32 nm28 nm
Die size239 mm2125 mm2
Maximum core temperature81 °Cno data
Maximum case temperature (TCase)no data74 °C
Number of transistors1,170 million1,200 million
64 bit support++
Windows 11 compatibility--

Compatibility

Information on Xeon X5670 and A9-9400 SoC 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,LGA1366FT4
Power consumption (TDP)95 Watt10 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Xeon X5670 and A9-9400 SoC. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensionsIntel® SSE4.2no data
AES-NI++
FMA-+
AVX-+
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 A9-9400 SoC 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 A9-9400 SoC 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 X5670 and A9-9400 SoC. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory typesDDR3DDR4
Maximum memory size288 GBno data
Max memory channels3no data
Maximum memory bandwidth32 GB/sno data
ECC memory support+-

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics cardno dataRadeon R5 3CU

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Xeon X5670 and A9-9400 SoC.

PCIe version2.03.0
PCI Express lanesno data8

Pros & cons summary


Recency 16 March 2010 31 May 2016
Physical cores 6 2
Threads 12 2
Chip lithography 32 nm 28 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 95 Watt 10 Watt

Xeon X5670 has 200% more physical cores and 500% more threads.

A9-9400 SoC, on the other hand, has an age advantage of 6 years, a 14.3% more advanced lithography process, and 850% lower power consumption.

We couldn't decide between Xeon X5670 and A9-9400 SoC. We've got no test results to judge.

Be aware that Xeon X5670 is a server/workstation processor while A9-9400 SoC is a desktop one.


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