AMD A8-6500T VS Intel Xeon E5-2697 v2

Comparison of video cards AMD A8-6500T vs Intel Xeon E5-2697 v2 in benchmarks and specifications.

Differences Specifications Benchmarks

Differences

Top features of AMD A8-6500T

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Performance per watt

45 W 130 W

About 2.89 0.97 times less performance per watt

Top features of Intel Xeon E5-2697 v2

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Higher clock speed

2.70 GHz 2.10 GHz

Around 22% better clock speed
More number of cores

12 4

3 times more cores
Higher turbo clock speed

3.50 GHz 3.10 GHz

Around 11 % better overclocked clock speed

Specifications

Complete list of technical specifications

AMD A8-6500T Intel Xeon E5-2697 v2

CPU generation and family

Let's find out which one of AMD A8-6500T and Intel Xeon E5-2697 v2 is of a more recent generation, and what segment it belongs to.

Specification	Value
Name	AMD A8-6500T Intel Xeon E5-2697 v2
Segment	Desktop / Server Desktop / Server
Family	AMD A Intel Xeon E5
Generation	3 4
CPU group	AMD A8-6000 Intel Xeon E5 v2
Successor	-- Intel Xeon E5-2697 v3

CPU Cores and Base Frequency

In this block we are going to compare AMD A8-6500T vs Intel Xeon E5-2697 v2 by main technical specifications: number of cores and threads, base and maximum frequencies, process technology and cache size. The higher these specifications are, the more powerful your CPU will be.

Specification	Value
Frequency	2.10 GHz 2.70 GHz
CPU Cores	4 12
Turbo (1 Core)	3.10 GHz 3.50 GHz
CPU Threads	4 24
Hyperthreading	No Yes
Overclocking	Yes No
Core architecture	normal normal

Internal Graphics

Common specifications for integrated graphics cards in AMD A8-6500T and Intel Xeon E5-2697 v2 along with supported interfaces and connection options. This block has no effect on the final efficiency of the CPU.

Specification	Value
GPU name	AMD Radeon HD 8550D no iGPU
GPU frequency	0.72 GHz
GPU (Turbo)	No turbo No turbo
Execution units	4
Shader	256
Max. GPU Memory	2 GB --
Max. displays	2
Generation	5
DirectX Version	11.2
Technology	32 nm
Release date	Q2/2013

Hardware codec support

Let's compare the support of video codecs between AMD A8-6500T and Intel Xeon E5-2697 v2. Hardware support of video decoding by embedded graphics cards directly affects the speed and quality of rendering videos.

Specification	Value
h265 / HEVC (8 bit)	No No
h265 / HEVC (10 bit)	No No
h264	Decode No
VP9	No No
VP8	No No
AV1	No No
AVC	Decode No
VC-1	Decode No
JPEG	Decode / Encode No

Memory & PCIe

To choose the best model between AMD A8-6500T and Intel Xeon E5-2697 v2 you need to pay special attention to memory type, clock frequency, multi-channel features, and PCIe version. The higher these numbers are, the better your CPU will be. Keep in mind that the maximum memory and frequency may also depend on the model of the motherboard.

Specification	Value
Memory type	DDR3-1866 DDR3-1866
ECC	No Yes
Memory channels	2 4
PCIe version	3.0
PCIe lanes	40

Encryption

AES-NI encryption support for CPUs AMD A8-6500T and Intel Xeon E5-2697 v2.

Specification	Value
AES-NI	Yes Yes

Thermal Management

Let's find out what TDP value would be better for AMD A8-6500T or Intel Xeon E5-2697 v2? The Thermal Design Power (TDP) indicates the maximum amount of heat that should be dissipated by the chip cooling system. However, the value of TDP gives only a rough indication of the real power consumption of the CPU.

Specification	Value
TDP (PL1)	45 W 130 W

Technical details

Here you can find a comparison of 2nd and 3rd level cache sizes for AMD A8-6500T and Intel Xeon E5-2697 v2 CPUs along with a list of ISA extensions.

Specification	Value
Instruction set (ISA)	x86-64 (64 bit) x86-64 (64 bit)
Virtualization	AMD-V VT-x, VT-x EPT, VT-d
ISA extensions	SSE4a, SSE4.1, SSE4.2, AVX, FMA3, FMA4 SSE4.1, SSE4.2, AVX
L3-Cache	4.00 MB 30.00 MB
Architecture	Richland (Piledriver) Ivy Bridge EP
Technology	32 nm 22 nm
Socket	FM2 LGA 2011
Release date	Q3/2013 Q3/2013