Intel Xeon E5-2687W v4 vs AMD A4-3300

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Intel Xeon E5-2687W v4 CPU1 vs CPU2 AMD A4-3300
Intel Xeon E5-2687W v4 AMD A4-3300

CPU comparison

Intel Xeon E5-2687W v4 or AMD A4-3300 - 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 E5-2687W v4 has 12 cores with 24 threads and clocks with a maximum frequency of 3.50 GHz. Up to 1536 GB of memory is supported in 4 memory channels. The Intel Xeon E5-2687W v4 was released in Q1/2016.

The AMD A4-3300 has 2 cores with 2 threads and clocks with a maximum frequency of 2.50 GHz. The CPU supports up to GB of memory in 2 memory channels. The AMD A4-3300 was released in Q3/2011.
Intel Xeon E5 (71) Family AMD A (112)
Intel Xeon E5 v4 (24) CPU group AMD A4-3000 (3)
6 Generation 1
Broadwell E Architecture Llano (K10)
Desktop / Server Segment Desktop / Server
Intel Xeon E5-2687W v3 Predecessor --
-- Successor --

CPU Cores and Base Frequency

The Intel Xeon E5-2687W v4 has 12 CPU cores and can calculate 24 threads in parallel. The clock frequency of the Intel Xeon E5-2687W v4 is 3.00 GHz (3.50 GHz) while the AMD A4-3300 has 2 CPU cores and 2 threads can calculate simultaneously. The clock frequency of the AMD A4-3300 is at 2.50 GHz.

Intel Xeon E5-2687W v4 Characteristic AMD A4-3300
12 Cores 2
24 Threads 2
normal Core architecture normal
Yes Hyperthreading No
No Overclocking ? Yes
3.00 GHz Frequency 2.50 GHz
3.50 GHz Turbo Frequency (1 Core) --
3.20 GHz Turbo Frequency (All Cores) --

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 E5-2687W v4 Characteristic AMD A4-3300
-- AI hardware --
-- AI specifications --

Internal Graphics

The Intel Xeon E5-2687W v4 or AMD A4-3300 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.

no iGPU GPU AMD Radeon HD 6410D
GPU frequency 0.44 GHz
-- GPU (Turbo) --
-- GPU Generation 3
Technology 32 nm
Max. displays 2
-- Compute units 2
-- Shader 160
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 6410D
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 E5-2687W v4 can use up to 1536 GB of memory in 4 memory channels. The maximum memory bandwidth is 76.8 GB/s. The AMD A4-3300 supports up to GB of memory in 2 memory channels and achieves a memory bandwidth of up to 25.6 GB/s.

Intel Xeon E5-2687W v4 Characteristic AMD A4-3300
DDR4-2400 Memory DDR3-1600
1536 GB Max. Memory
4 (Quad Channel) Memory channels 2 (Dual Channel)
76.8 GB/s Max. Bandwidth 25.6 GB/s
Yes ECC No
-- L2 Cache --
30.00 MB L3 Cache 1.00 MB
3.0 PCIe version --
40 PCIe lanes --
39.4 GB/s PCIe Bandwidth --

Thermal Management

The thermal design power (TDP for short) of the Intel Xeon E5-2687W v4 is 160 W, while the AMD A4-3300 has a TDP of 65 W. The TDP specifies the necessary cooling solution that is required to cool the processor sufficiently.

Intel Xeon E5-2687W v4 Characteristic AMD A4-3300
160 W TDP (PL1 / PBP) 65 W
-- TDP (PL2) --
-- TDP up --
-- TDP down --
-- Tjunction max. --

Technical details

The Intel Xeon E5-2687W v4 is manufactured in 14 nm and has 30.00 MB cache. The AMD A4-3300 is manufactured in 32 nm and has a 1.00 MB cache.

Intel Xeon E5-2687W v4 Characteristic AMD A4-3300
14 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 FM1
VT-x, VT-x EPT, VT-d Virtualization AMD-V
Yes AES-NI No
Windows 10, Linux Operating systems Windows 10, Linux
Q1/2016 Release date Q3/2011
-- Release price 32 $
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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.
Intel Xeon E5-2687W v4 Intel Xeon E5-2687W v4
12C 24T @ 3.50 GHz
936 (100%)
AMD A4-3300 AMD A4-3300
2C 2T @ 2.50 GHz
266 (28%)

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 E5-2687W v4 Intel Xeon E5-2687W v4
12C 24T @ 3.20 GHz
9823 (100%)
AMD A4-3300 AMD A4-3300
2C 2T @ 2.50 GHz
423 (4%)

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 E5-2687W v4 Intel Xeon E5-2687W v4
12C 24T @ 3.20 GHz
18221 (100%)
AMD A4-3300 AMD A4-3300
2C 2T @ 2.50 GHz
1585 (9%)

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.
Intel Xeon E5-2687W v4 Intel Xeon E5-2687W v4
12C 24T @ 3.50 GHz
1063 (100%)
AMD A4-3300 AMD A4-3300
2C 2T @ 2.50 GHz
0 (0%)

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.
Intel Xeon E5-2687W v4 Intel Xeon E5-2687W v4
12C 24T @ 3.20 GHz
8255 (100%)
AMD A4-3300 AMD A4-3300
2C 2T @ 2.50 GHz
0 (0%)

Cinebench R20 (Single-Core)

Cinebench R20 is the successor of Cinebench R15 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 E5-2687W v4 Intel Xeon E5-2687W v4
12C 24T @ 3.50 GHz
0 (0%)
AMD A4-3300 AMD A4-3300
2C 2T @ 2.50 GHz
130 (100%)

Cinebench R20 (Multi-Core)

Cinebench R20 is the successor of Cinebench R15 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 E5-2687W v4 Intel Xeon E5-2687W v4
12C 24T @ 3.20 GHz
0 (0%)
AMD A4-3300 AMD A4-3300
2C 2T @ 2.50 GHz
230 (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.
Intel Xeon E5-2687W v4 Intel Xeon E5-2687W v4
@ 0.00 GHz
0 (0%)
AMD A4-3300 AMD A4-3300
AMD Radeon HD 6410D @ 0.44 GHz
142 (100%)

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.
Intel Xeon E5-2687W v4 Intel Xeon E5-2687W v4
12C 24T @ 3.00 GHz
0 (0%)
AMD A4-3300 AMD A4-3300
2C 2T @ 2.50 GHz
231 (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 E5-2687W v4 Intel Xeon E5-2687W v4
12C 24T @ 3.50 GHz
146 (100%)
AMD A4-3300 AMD A4-3300
2C 2T @ 2.50 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 E5-2687W v4 Intel Xeon E5-2687W v4
12C 24T @ 3.20 GHz
2043 (100%)
AMD A4-3300 AMD A4-3300
2C 2T @ 2.50 GHz
0 (0%)

Devices using this processor

Intel Xeon E5-2687W v4 AMD A4-3300
Unknown Unknown

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