AMD A10-5800K vs Intel Xeon E5-2650 v3

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AMD A10-5800K CPU1 vs CPU2 Intel Xeon E5-2650 v3
AMD A10-5800K Intel Xeon E5-2650 v3

CPU comparison

In this CPU comparison, we compare the AMD A10-5800K and the Intel Xeon E5-2650 v3 and use benchmarks to check which processor is faster.

We compare the AMD A10-5800K 4 core processor released in Q3/2012 with the Intel Xeon E5-2650 v3 which has 10 CPU cores and was introduced in Q3/2014.
AMD A (112) Family Intel Xeon E5 (71)
AMD A10-5000 (2) CPU group Intel Xeon E5 v3 (32)
2 Generation 5
Trinity (Piledriver) Architecture Haswell E
Desktop / Server Segment Desktop / Server
-- Predecessor Intel Xeon E5-2650 v2
-- Successor Intel Xeon E5-2650 v4

CPU Cores and Base Frequency

The AMD A10-5800K is a 4 core processor with a clock frequency of 3.80 GHz (4.20 GHz). The processor can compute 4 threads at the same time. The Intel Xeon E5-2650 v3 clocks with 2.30 GHz (3.00 GHz), has 10 CPU cores and can calculate 20 threads in parallel.

AMD A10-5800K Characteristic Intel Xeon E5-2650 v3
4 Cores 10
4 Threads 20
normal Core architecture normal
No Hyperthreading Yes
Yes Overclocking ? No
3.80 GHz Frequency 2.30 GHz
4.20 GHz Turbo Frequency (1 Core) 3.00 GHz
4.20 GHz Turbo Frequency (All Cores) 2.60 GHz

Artificial Intelligence and Machine Learning

Processors with the support of artificial intelligence (AI) and machine learning (ML) can process many calculations, especially audio, image and video processing, much faster than classic processors. Algorithms for ML improve their performance the more data they have collected via software. ML tasks can be processed up to 10,000 times faster than with a classic processor.

AMD A10-5800K Characteristic Intel Xeon E5-2650 v3
-- AI hardware --
-- AI specifications --

Internal Graphics

Graphics (iGPU) integrated into the processor not only enable image output without having to rely on a dedicated graphics solution, but can also efficiently accelerate video playback.

AMD Radeon HD 7660D GPU no iGPU
0.80 GHz GPU frequency --
-- GPU (Turbo) --
4 GPU Generation --
32 nm Technology
2 Max. displays
6 Compute units --
384 Shader --
No Hardware Raytracing No
No Frame Generation No
2 GB Max. GPU Memory --
11 DirectX Version --

Hardware codec support

A photo or video codec that is accelerated in hardware can greatly accelerate the working speed of a processor and extend the battery life of notebooks or smartphones when playing videos.

AMD Radeon HD 7660D GPU no iGPU
No Codec h265 / HEVC (8 bit) No
No Codec h265 / HEVC (10 bit) No
Decode Codec h264 No
No Codec VP9 No
No Codec VP8 No
No Codec AV1 No
Decode Codec AVC No
Decode Codec VC-1 No
Decode / Encode Codec JPEG No

Memory & PCIe

Up to GB of memory in a maximum of 2 memory channels is supported by the AMD A10-5800K, while the Intel Xeon E5-2650 v3 supports a maximum of 768 GB of memory with a maximum memory bandwidth of 68.2 GB/s enabled.

AMD A10-5800K Characteristic Intel Xeon E5-2650 v3
DDR3-1866 Memory DDR4-2133
Max. Memory 768 GB
2 (Dual Channel) Memory channels 4 (Quad Channel)
-- Max. Bandwidth 68.2 GB/s
No ECC Yes
-- L2 Cache --
4.00 MB L3 Cache 25.00 MB
-- PCIe version 3.0
-- PCIe lanes 40
-- PCIe Bandwidth 39.4 GB/s

Thermal Management

The AMD A10-5800K has a TDP of 100 W. The TDP of the Intel Xeon E5-2650 v3 is 105 W. System integrators use the TDP of the processor as a guide when dimensioning the cooling solution.

AMD A10-5800K Characteristic Intel Xeon E5-2650 v3
100 W TDP (PL1 / PBP) 105 W
-- TDP (PL2) --
-- TDP up --
-- TDP down --
-- Tjunction max. --

Technical details

The AMD A10-5800K has 4.00 MB cache and is manufactured in 32 nm. The cache of Intel Xeon E5-2650 v3 is at 25.00 MB. The processor is manufactured in 22 nm.

AMD A10-5800K Characteristic Intel Xeon E5-2650 v3
32 nm Technology 22 nm
Unknown Chip design Monolithic
x86-64 (64 bit) Instruction set (ISA) x86-64 (64 bit)
SSE4a, SSE4.1, SSE4.2, AVX, FMA3, FMA4 ISA extensions SSE4.1, SSE4.2, AVX2
FM2 Socket LGA 2011-3
AMD-V Virtualization VT-x, VT-x EPT, VT-d
Yes AES-NI Yes
Windows 10, Linux Operating systems Windows 10, Linux
Q3/2012 Release date Q3/2014
100 $ Release price --
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Average performance in benchmarks

⌀ Single core performance in 2 CPU benchmarks
⌀ Multi core performance in 3 CPU benchmarks

Geekbench 5, 64bit (Single-Core)

Geekbench 5 is a cross plattform benchmark that heavily uses the systems memory. A fast memory will push the result a lot. The single-core test only uses one CPU core, the amount of cores or hyperthreading ability doesn't count.
AMD A10-5800K AMD A10-5800K
4C 4T @ 4.20 GHz
523 (65%)
Intel Xeon E5-2650 v3 Intel Xeon E5-2650 v3
10C 20T @ 3.00 GHz
805 (100%)

Geekbench 5, 64bit (Multi-Core)

Geekbench 5 is a cross plattform benchmark that heavily uses the systems memory. A fast memory will push the result a lot. The multi-core test involves all CPU cores and taks a big advantage of hyperthreading.
AMD A10-5800K AMD A10-5800K
4C 4T @ 4.20 GHz
1483 (23%)
Intel Xeon E5-2650 v3 Intel Xeon E5-2650 v3
10C 20T @ 2.60 GHz
6354 (100%)

Estimated results for PassMark CPU Mark

Some of the CPUs listed below have been benchmarked by CPU-monkey. However the majority of CPUs have not been tested and the results have been estimated by a CPU-monkey’s secret proprietary formula. As such they do not accurately reflect the actual Passmark CPU mark values and are not endorsed by PassMark Software Pty Ltd.
AMD A10-5800K AMD A10-5800K
4C 4T @ 4.20 GHz
4683 (39%)
Intel Xeon E5-2650 v3 Intel Xeon E5-2650 v3
10C 20T @ 2.60 GHz
12021 (100%)

Cinebench R15 (Single-Core)

Cinebench R15 is the successor of Cinebench 11.5 and is also based on the Cinema 4 Suite. Cinema 4 is a worldwide used software to create 3D forms. The single-core test only uses one CPU core, the amount of cores or hyperthreading ability doesn't count.
AMD A10-5800K AMD A10-5800K
4C 4T @ 4.20 GHz
91 (79%)
Intel Xeon E5-2650 v3 Intel Xeon E5-2650 v3
10C 20T @ 3.00 GHz
115 (100%)

Cinebench R15 (Multi-Core)

Cinebench R15 is the successor of Cinebench 11.5 and is also based on the Cinema 4 Suite. Cinema 4 is a worldwide used software to create 3D forms. The multi-core test involves all CPU cores and taks a big advantage of hyperthreading.
AMD A10-5800K AMD A10-5800K
4C 4T @ 4.20 GHz
314 (23%)
Intel Xeon E5-2650 v3 Intel Xeon E5-2650 v3
10C 20T @ 2.60 GHz
1381 (100%)

Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)

Geekbench 6 is a benchmark for modern computers, notebooks and smartphones. What is new is an optimized utilization of newer CPU architectures, e.g. based on the big.LITTLE concept and combining CPU cores of different sizes. The single-core benchmark only evaluates the performance of the fastest CPU core, the number of CPU cores in a processor is irrelevant here.
AMD A10-5800K AMD A10-5800K
4C 4T @ 4.20 GHz
0 (0%)
Intel Xeon E5-2650 v3 Intel Xeon E5-2650 v3
10C 20T @ 3.00 GHz
1022 (100%)

Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)

Geekbench 6 is a benchmark for modern computers, notebooks and smartphones. What is new is an optimized utilization of newer CPU architectures, e.g. based on the big.LITTLE concept and combining CPU cores of different sizes. The multi-core benchmark evaluates the performance of all of the processor's CPU cores. Virtual thread improvements such as AMD SMT or Intel's Hyper-Threading have a positive impact on the benchmark result.
AMD A10-5800K AMD A10-5800K
4C 4T @ 4.20 GHz
0 (0%)
Intel Xeon E5-2650 v3 Intel Xeon E5-2650 v3
10C 20T @ 2.60 GHz
6066 (100%)

iGPU - FP32 Performance (Single-precision GFLOPS)

The theoretical computing performance of the internal graphics unit of the processor with simple accuracy (32 bit) in GFLOPS. GFLOPS indicates how many billion floating point operations the iGPU can perform per second.
AMD A10-5800K AMD A10-5800K
AMD Radeon HD 7660D @ 0.80 GHz
614 (100%)
Intel Xeon E5-2650 v3 Intel Xeon E5-2650 v3
@ 0.00 GHz
0 (0%)

CPU-Z Benchmark 17 (Multi-Core)

The CPU-Z benchmark measures a processor's performance by measuring the time it takes the system to complete all benchmark calculations. The faster the benchmark is completed, the higher the score.
AMD A10-5800K AMD A10-5800K
4C 4T @ 3.80 GHz
746 (100%)
Intel Xeon E5-2650 v3 Intel Xeon E5-2650 v3
10C 20T @ 2.30 GHz
0 (0%)

Devices using this processor

AMD A10-5800K Intel Xeon E5-2650 v3
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