Intel Xeon E5-2696 v2
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Comparing AMD A10-5700 vs Intel Xeon E5-2696 v2

Comparison of video cards AMD A10-5700 vs Intel Xeon E5-2696 v2 in benchmarks and specifications.

Differences

Intel Xeon E5-2696 v2

Top features of Intel Xeon E5-2696 v2

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AMD A10-5700

Top features of AMD A10-5700

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  • Higher clock speed
    3.40 GHz left arrow 2.50 GHz
    Around 26% better clock speed
  • Performance per watt
    65 W left arrow 130 W
    About 0.5 times less performance per watt

Specifications

Complete list of technical specifications

CPU generation and family

Let's find out which one of Intel Xeon E5-2696 v2 and AMD A10-5700 is of a more recent generation, and what segment it belongs to.

Specification Value
Name Intel Xeon E5-2696 v2 left arrow AMD A10-5700
Family Intel Xeon E5 left arrow AMD A
CPU group Intel Xeon E5 v2 left arrow AMD A10-5000
Segment Desktop / Server left arrow Desktop / Server
Generation 4 left arrow 2

CPU Cores and Base Frequency

In this block we are going to compare Intel Xeon E5-2696 v2 vs AMD A10-5700 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
Core architecture normal left arrow normal
Overclocking No left arrow No
Frequency 2.50 GHz left arrow 3.40 GHz

Internal Graphics

Common specifications for integrated graphics cards in Intel Xeon E5-2696 v2 and AMD A10-5700 along with supported interfaces and connection options. This block has no effect on the final efficiency of the CPU.

Specification Value
GPU name no iGPU left arrow AMD Radeon HD 7660D
GPU frequency left arrow 0.80 GHz
GPU (Turbo) No turbo left arrow No turbo
Execution units left arrow 6
Shader left arrow 384
Max. GPU Memory -- left arrow 2 GB
Max. displays left arrow 2
Generation left arrow 4
Technology left arrow 32 nm
Release date left arrow Q3/2012

Hardware codec support

Let's compare the support of video codecs between Intel Xeon E5-2696 v2 and AMD A10-5700. 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 left arrow No
h265 / HEVC (10 bit) No left arrow No
h264 No left arrow Decode
VP8 No left arrow No
VP9 No left arrow No
AV1 No left arrow No
AVC No left arrow Decode
VC-1 No left arrow Decode
JPEG No left arrow Decode / Encode

Memory & PCIe

To choose the best model between Intel Xeon E5-2696 v2 and AMD A10-5700 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 left arrow DDR3-1866
Max. Memory 768 GB left arrow
Memory channels 4 (Quad Channel) left arrow 2
ECC Yes left arrow No

Thermal Management

Let's find out what TDP value would be better for Intel Xeon E5-2696 v2 or AMD A10-5700? 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) 130 W left arrow 65 W

Technical details

Here you can find a comparison of 2nd and 3rd level cache sizes for Intel Xeon E5-2696 v2 and AMD A10-5700 CPUs along with a list of ISA extensions.

Specification Value
Technology 22 nm left arrow 32 nm
Socket LGA 2011 left arrow FM2
L2-Cache 3.00 MB left arrow --
L3-Cache 30.00 MB left arrow 4.00 MB
Architecture Ivy Bridge EP left arrow Trinity (Piledriver)
Virtualization VT-x, VT-x EPT, VT-d left arrow AMD-V
Instruction set (ISA) x86-64 (64 bit) left arrow x86-64 (64 bit)
ISA extensions SSE4.1, SSE4.2, AVX left arrow SSE4a, SSE4.1, SSE4.2, AVX, FMA3, FMA4
Release date Q3/2013 left arrow Q3/2012

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