Intel Xeon E7-8870 vs AMD A300 Series Workstations FirePro™ A320 Accelerated |
Released April, 2011
Intel Xeon E7-8870
- 2.4 GHz
- Deca core
Reasons to buy the Intel Xeon E7-8870
 | Much more l3 cache 30 MB | | Supports more CPUs in SMP configuration 8 |
| | Much more l3 cache per core 3 MB/core | | More threads 20 |
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Released August, 2012
AMD A300 Series Workstations FirePro™ A320 Accelerated
- 3.8 GHz
- Quad core
- Unlocked
Reasons to buy the AMD A300 Series Workstations FirePro™ A320 Accelerated
| | Much higher clock speed 3.8 GHz | | Much higher turbo clock speed 4.2 GHz |
| | Significantly more l2 cache 4 MB | | Has a built-in GPU Yes |
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Differences What are the advantages of each
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| Much more l3 cache | 30 MB | vs | 1 MB | 30x more l3 cache; more data can be stored in the l3 cache for quick access later | |||
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| Supports more CPUs in SMP configuration | 8 | vs | 1 | 7 supports more CPUs in SMP configuration | |||
| Much more l3 cache per core | 3 MB/core | vs | 0.25 MB/core | 12x more l3 cache per core | |||
| More threads | 20 | vs | 4 | 16 more threads | |||
| More cores | 10 | vs | 4 | 6 more cores; run more applications at once | |||
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| Much higher clock speed | 3.8 GHz | vs | 2.4 GHz | Around 60% higher clock speed | |||
| Much higher turbo clock speed | 4.2 GHz | vs | 2.8 GHz | More than 50% higher turbo clock speed | |||
| Significantly more l2 cache | 4 MB | vs | 3 MB | Around 35% more l2 cache; more data can be stored in the l2 cache for quick access later | |||
| Has a built-in GPU | Yes | vs | No | Somewhat common; A separate graphics adapter is not required | |||
| Significantly lower typical power consumption | 81.25W | vs | 105.63W | Around 25% lower typical power consumption | |||
| Much more l2 cache per core | 1 MB/core | vs | 0.3 MB/core | More than 3.2x more l2 cache per core | |||
| Newer | Aug, 2012 | vs | Apr, 2011 | Release date over 1 years later | |||
| Higher Maximum operating temperature | 74 °C | vs | 69 °C | More than 5% higher Maximum operating temperature | |||
| Significantly lower annual home energy cost | 24.09 $/year | vs | 31.32 $/year | Around 25% lower annual home energy cost | |||
| Significantly lower annual commercial energy cost | 87.6 $/year | vs | 113.88 $/year | Around 25% lower annual commercial energy cost | |||
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Features Key features of the Xeon E7-8870 vs A300 Series Workstations FirePro™ A320 Accelerated
clock speed
turbo clock speed
L2 cache
L3 cache
TDP
Specifications Full list of technical specs
summary | Xeon E7-8870 | vs | A300 Series Workstations FirePro™ A320 Accelerated |
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| Clock speed | 2.4 GHz | 3.8 GHz | |
| Turbo clock speed | 2.8 GHz | 4.2 GHz | |
| Cores | Deca core | Quad core | |
features | |||
| Has a NX bit | Yes | Yes | |
| Has virtualization support | Yes | Yes | |
| Instruction set extensions | |||
| SSE4a | |||
| AVX 1.1 | |||
| SSE2 | |||
| F16C | |||
| MMX | |||
| SSE4 | |||
| XOP | |||
| SSE3 | |||
| SSE | |||
| CLMUL | |||
| AMD64 | |||
| SSE4.1 | |||
| FMA4 | |||
| SSE4.2 | |||
| CVT16 | |||
| AMD-V | |||
| Supplemental SSE3 | |||
| AES | |||
| Supports dynamic frequency scaling | Yes | Yes | |
memory controller | |||
| Memory controller | Built-in | Built-in | |
| Memory type | |||
| DDR3-1866 | |||
| DDR3 | |||
| DDR | |||
details | Xeon E7-8870 | vs | A300 Series Workstations FirePro™ A320 Accelerated |
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| Threads | 20 | 4 | |
| L2 cache | 3 MB | 4 MB | |
| L2 cache per core | 0.3 MB/core | 1 MB/core | |
| L3 cache | 30 MB | 1 MB | |
| L3 cache per core | 3 MB/core | 0.25 MB/core | |
| Manufacture process | 32 nm | 32 nm | |
| Max CPUs | 8 | 1 | |
| Operating temperature | Unknown - 69°C | Unknown - 74°C | |
integrated graphics | |||
| GPU | None | GPU | |
| Label | N/A | AMD Radeon 800 MHz | |
| Latest DirectX | N/A | 11.0 | |
| GPU clock speed | N/A | 800 MHz | |
power consumption | |||
| TDP | 130W | 100W | |
| Annual home energy cost | 31.32 $/year | 24.09 $/year | |
| Annual commercial energy cost | 113.88 $/year | 87.6 $/year | |
| Typical power consumption | 105.63W | 81.25W | |
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