AMD A4-3300M vs Intel Xeon E5-2658 v3

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AMD A4-3300M CPU1 vs CPU2 Intel Xeon E5-2658 v3
AMD A4-3300M Intel Xeon E5-2658 v3

CPU comparison

AMD A4-3300M or Intel Xeon E5-2658 v3 - which processor is faster? In this comparison we look at the differences and analyze which of these two CPUs is better. We compare the technical data and benchmark results.

The AMD A4-3300M has 2 cores with 2 threads and clocks with a maximum frequency of 2.50 GHz. Up to GB of memory is supported in 2 memory channels. The AMD A4-3300M was released in Q2/2011.

The Intel Xeon E5-2658 v3 has 12 cores with 24 threads and clocks with a maximum frequency of 2.90 GHz. The CPU supports up to 768 GB of memory in 4 memory channels. The Intel Xeon E5-2658 v3 was released in Q3/2014.
AMD A (112) Family Intel Xeon E5 (71)
AMD A4-3000M (5) CPU group Intel Xeon E5 v3 (32)
1 Generation 5
Llano (K10) Architecture Haswell E
Mobile Segment Desktop / Server
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-- Successor --

CPU Cores and Base Frequency

The AMD A4-3300M has 2 CPU cores and can calculate 2 threads in parallel. The clock frequency of the AMD A4-3300M is 1.90 GHz (2.50 GHz) while the Intel Xeon E5-2658 v3 has 12 CPU cores and 24 threads can calculate simultaneously. The clock frequency of the Intel Xeon E5-2658 v3 is at 2.20 GHz (2.90 GHz).

AMD A4-3300M Characteristic Intel Xeon E5-2658 v3
2 Cores 12
2 Threads 24
normal Core architecture normal
No Hyperthreading Yes
Yes Overclocking ? No
1.90 GHz Frequency 2.20 GHz
2.50 GHz Turbo Frequency (1 Core) 2.90 GHz
2.50 GHz Turbo Frequency (All Cores) 2.50 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 A4-3300M Characteristic Intel Xeon E5-2658 v3
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-- AI specifications --

Internal Graphics

The AMD A4-3300M or Intel Xeon E5-2658 v3 has integrated graphics, called iGPU for short. The iGPU uses the system's main memory as graphics memory and sits on the processor's die.

AMD Radeon HD 6480G GPU no iGPU
0.44 GHz GPU frequency --
-- GPU (Turbo) --
3 GPU Generation --
32 nm Technology
2 Max. displays
3 Compute units --
240 Shader --
No Hardware Raytracing No
No Frame Generation No
1 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 6480G 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

The AMD A4-3300M can use up to GB of memory in 2 memory channels. The maximum memory bandwidth is 21.3 GB/s. The Intel Xeon E5-2658 v3 supports up to 768 GB of memory in 4 memory channels and achieves a memory bandwidth of up to 68.2 GB/s.

AMD A4-3300M Characteristic Intel Xeon E5-2658 v3
DDR3-1333 Memory DDR4-2133
Max. Memory 768 GB
2 (Dual Channel) Memory channels 4 (Quad Channel)
21.3 GB/s Max. Bandwidth 68.2 GB/s
No ECC Yes
-- L2 Cache --
2.00 MB L3 Cache 30.00 MB
-- PCIe version 3.0
-- PCIe lanes 40
-- PCIe Bandwidth 39.4 GB/s

Thermal Management

The thermal design power (TDP for short) of the AMD A4-3300M is 35 W, while the Intel Xeon E5-2658 v3 has a TDP of 105 W. The TDP specifies the necessary cooling solution that is required to cool the processor sufficiently.

AMD A4-3300M Characteristic Intel Xeon E5-2658 v3
35 W TDP (PL1 / PBP) 105 W
-- TDP (PL2) --
-- TDP up --
-- TDP down --
-- Tjunction max. --

Technical details

The AMD A4-3300M is manufactured in 32 nm and has 2.00 MB cache. The Intel Xeon E5-2658 v3 is manufactured in 22 nm and has a 30.00 MB cache.

AMD A4-3300M Characteristic Intel Xeon E5-2658 v3
32 nm Technology 22 nm
Unknown Chip design Monolithic
x86-64 (64 bit) Instruction set (ISA) x86-64 (64 bit)
SSE3, SSE4a ISA extensions SSE4.1, SSE4.2, AVX2
FS1 Socket LGA 2011-3
AMD-V Virtualization VT-x, VT-x EPT, VT-d
No AES-NI Yes
Operating systems Windows 10, Linux
Q2/2011 Release date Q3/2014
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Average performance in benchmarks

⌀ Single core performance in 1 CPU benchmarks
⌀ Multi core performance in 2 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 A4-3300M AMD A4-3300M
2C 2T @ 2.50 GHz
257 (34%)
Intel Xeon E5-2658 v3 Intel Xeon E5-2658 v3
12C 24T @ 2.90 GHz
752 (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 A4-3300M AMD A4-3300M
2C 2T @ 2.50 GHz
467 (6%)
Intel Xeon E5-2658 v3 Intel Xeon E5-2658 v3
12C 24T @ 2.50 GHz
7458 (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 A4-3300M AMD A4-3300M
2C 2T @ 2.50 GHz
1242 (9%)
Intel Xeon E5-2658 v3 Intel Xeon E5-2658 v3
12C 24T @ 2.50 GHz
13491 (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 A4-3300M AMD A4-3300M
AMD Radeon HD 6480G @ 0.44 GHz
213 (100%)
Intel Xeon E5-2658 v3 Intel Xeon E5-2658 v3
@ 0.00 GHz
0 (0%)

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 A4-3300M AMD A4-3300M
2C 2T @ 2.50 GHz
0 (0%)
Intel Xeon E5-2658 v3 Intel Xeon E5-2658 v3
12C 24T @ 2.90 GHz
112 (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 A4-3300M AMD A4-3300M
2C 2T @ 2.50 GHz
0 (0%)
Intel Xeon E5-2658 v3 Intel Xeon E5-2658 v3
12C 24T @ 2.50 GHz
1595 (100%)

Devices using this processor

AMD A4-3300M Intel Xeon E5-2658 v3
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