Intel Xeon E5-2658 v3 vs AMD A8-3500M

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Intel Xeon E5-2658 v3 CPU1 vs CPU2 AMD A8-3500M
Intel Xeon E5-2658 v3 AMD A8-3500M

CPU comparison

Intel Xeon E5-2658 v3 or AMD A8-3500M - 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 Intel Xeon E5-2658 v3 has 12 cores with 24 threads and clocks with a maximum frequency of 2.90 GHz. Up to 768 GB of memory is supported in 4 memory channels. The Intel Xeon E5-2658 v3 was released in Q3/2014.

The AMD A8-3500M has 4 cores with 4 threads and clocks with a maximum frequency of 2.40 GHz. The CPU supports up to GB of memory in 2 memory channels. The AMD A8-3500M was released in Q2/2011.
Intel Xeon E5 (71) Family AMD A (112)
Intel Xeon E5 v3 (32) CPU group AMD A6-3000M (9)
5 Generation 1
Haswell E Architecture Llano (K10)
Desktop / Server Segment Mobile
-- Predecessor --
-- Successor --

CPU Cores and Base Frequency

The Intel Xeon E5-2658 v3 is a 12 core processor with a clock frequency of 2.20 GHz (2.90 GHz). The AMD A8-3500M has 4 CPU cores with a clock frequency of 1.50 GHz (2.40 GHz).

Intel Xeon E5-2658 v3 Characteristic AMD A8-3500M
12 Cores 4
24 Threads 4
normal Core architecture normal
Yes Hyperthreading No
No Overclocking ? Yes
2.20 GHz Frequency 1.50 GHz
2.90 GHz Turbo Frequency (1 Core) 2.40 GHz
2.50 GHz Turbo Frequency (All Cores) 2.40 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.

Intel Xeon E5-2658 v3 Characteristic AMD A8-3500M
-- AI hardware --
-- AI specifications --

Internal Graphics

The integrated graphics unit of a processor is not only responsible for the pure image output on the system, but can also significantly increase the efficiency of the system with the support of modern video codecs.

no iGPU GPU AMD Radeon HD 6620G
GPU frequency 0.44 GHz
-- GPU (Turbo) --
-- GPU Generation 3
Technology 32 nm
Max. displays 2
-- Compute units 5
-- Shader 400
No Hardware Raytracing No
No Frame Generation No
-- Max. GPU Memory 1 GB
-- DirectX Version 11

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.

no iGPU GPU AMD Radeon HD 6620G
No Codec h265 / HEVC (8 bit) No
No Codec h265 / HEVC (10 bit) No
No Codec h264 Decode
No Codec VP9 No
No Codec VP8 No
No Codec AV1 No
No Codec AVC Decode
No Codec VC-1 Decode
No Codec JPEG Decode / Encode

Memory & PCIe

The Intel Xeon E5-2658 v3 supports a maximum of 768 GB of memory in 4 memory channels. The AMD A8-3500M can connect up to GB of memory in 2 memory channels.

Intel Xeon E5-2658 v3 Characteristic AMD A8-3500M
DDR4-2133 Memory DDR3-1333
768 GB Max. Memory
4 (Quad Channel) Memory channels 2 (Dual Channel)
68.2 GB/s Max. Bandwidth 21.3 GB/s
Yes ECC No
-- L2 Cache --
30.00 MB L3 Cache 4.00 MB
3.0 PCIe version --
40 PCIe lanes --
39.4 GB/s PCIe Bandwidth --

Thermal Management

The TDP (Thermal Design Power) of a processor specifies the required cooling solution. The Intel Xeon E5-2658 v3 has a TDP of 105 W, that of the AMD A8-3500M is 35 W.

Intel Xeon E5-2658 v3 Characteristic AMD A8-3500M
105 W TDP (PL1 / PBP) 35 W
-- TDP (PL2) --
-- TDP up --
-- TDP down --
-- Tjunction max. --

Technical details

The Intel Xeon E5-2658 v3 has a 30.00 MB cache, while the AMD A8-3500M cache has a total of 4.00 MB.

Intel Xeon E5-2658 v3 Characteristic AMD A8-3500M
22 nm Technology 32 nm
Monolithic Chip design Unknown
x86-64 (64 bit) Instruction set (ISA) x86-64 (64 bit)
SSE4.1, SSE4.2, AVX2 ISA extensions SSE3, SSE4a
LGA 2011-3 Socket FS1
VT-x, VT-x EPT, VT-d Virtualization AMD-V
Yes AES-NI No
Windows 10, Linux Operating systems
Q3/2014 Release date Q2/2011
-- Release price --
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Average performance in benchmarks

⌀ Single core performance in 1 CPU benchmarks
Intel Xeon E5-2658 v3 (100%)
AMD A8-3500M (32%)
⌀ Multi core performance in 2 CPU benchmarks
Intel Xeon E5-2658 v3 (100%)
AMD A8-3500M (13%)

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.
Intel Xeon E5-2658 v3 Intel Xeon E5-2658 v3
12C 24T @ 2.90 GHz
752 (100%)
AMD A8-3500M AMD A8-3500M
4C 4T @ 2.40 GHz
242 (32%)

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.
Intel Xeon E5-2658 v3 Intel Xeon E5-2658 v3
12C 24T @ 2.50 GHz
7458 (100%)
AMD A8-3500M AMD A8-3500M
4C 4T @ 2.40 GHz
751 (10%)

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.
Intel Xeon E5-2658 v3 Intel Xeon E5-2658 v3
12C 24T @ 2.50 GHz
13491 (100%)
AMD A8-3500M AMD A8-3500M
4C 4T @ 2.40 GHz
2052 (15%)

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.
Intel Xeon E5-2658 v3 Intel Xeon E5-2658 v3
@ 0.00 GHz
0 (0%)
AMD A8-3500M AMD A8-3500M
AMD Radeon HD 6620G @ 0.44 GHz
355 (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.
Intel Xeon E5-2658 v3 Intel Xeon E5-2658 v3
12C 24T @ 2.90 GHz
112 (100%)
AMD A8-3500M AMD A8-3500M
4C 4T @ 2.40 GHz
0 (0%)

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.
Intel Xeon E5-2658 v3 Intel Xeon E5-2658 v3
12C 24T @ 2.50 GHz
1595 (100%)
AMD A8-3500M AMD A8-3500M
4C 4T @ 2.40 GHz
0 (0%)

Devices using this processor

Intel Xeon E5-2658 v3 AMD A8-3500M
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