AMD A8-7500 vs Intel Xeon E3-1225 v3

Comparative analysis of AMD A8-7500 and Intel Xeon E3-1225 v3 processors for all known characteristics in the following categories: Essentials, Performance, Memory, Graphics, Compatibility, Peripherals, Advanced Technologies, Virtualization, Graphics interfaces, Security & Reliability. Benchmark processor performance analysis: GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Frames), GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Fps), GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Frames), GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Fps), GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames), GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps), PassMark - Single thread mark, PassMark - CPU mark, Geekbench 4 - Single Core, Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core, CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s), CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s), CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s), CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s), CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s).

AMD A8-7500

Intel Xeon E3-1225 v3

Differences

Reasons to consider the AMD A8-7500

4x more L2 cache, more data can be stored in the L2 cache for quick access later
Around 29% lower typical power consumption: 65 Watt vs 84 Watt

L2 cache	4 MB vs 256 KB (per core)
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	65 Watt vs 84 Watt

Reasons to consider the Intel Xeon E3-1225 v3

A newer manufacturing process allows for a more powerful, yet cooler running processor: 22 nm vs 28 nm
Around 1% better performance in GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Frames): 987 vs 979
Around 1% better performance in GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Fps): 987 vs 979
Around 79% better performance in GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Frames): 2348 vs 1310
Around 79% better performance in GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Fps): 2348 vs 1310
Around 43% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 2011 vs 1410
Around 56% better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 5320 vs 3411

Specifications (specs)
Manufacturing process technology	22 nm vs 28 nm
Benchmarks
GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Frames)	987 vs 979
GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Fps)	987 vs 979
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Frames)	2348 vs 1310
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Fps)	2348 vs 1310
PassMark - Single thread mark	2011 vs 1410
PassMark - CPU mark	5320 vs 3411

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: AMD A8-7500
CPU 2: Intel Xeon E3-1225 v3

GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Frames)

CPU 1

CPU 2

979

987

GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Fps)

CPU 1

CPU 2

979

987

GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Frames)

CPU 1

CPU 2

1310

2348

GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Fps)

CPU 1

CPU 2

1310

2348

PassMark - Single thread mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

1410

2011

PassMark - CPU mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

3411

5320

Name	AMD A8-7500	Intel Xeon E3-1225 v3
GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Frames)	979	987
GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Fps)	979	987
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Frames)	1310	2348
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Fps)	1310	2348
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames)	3588
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps)	3588
PassMark - Single thread mark	1410	2011
PassMark - CPU mark	3411	5320
Geekbench 4 - Single Core		758
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core		2618
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s)		3.617
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s)		76.398
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s)		0.422
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s)		2.054
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s)		5.994

Compare specifications (specs)

	AMD A8-7500	Intel Xeon E3-1225 v3
Essentials
Architecture codename	Kaveri	Haswell
Family	AMD A8-Series
Place in performance rating	1547	1922
Processor Number	A8-7500	E3-1225V3
Vertical segment	Desktop	Server
Launch date		June 2013
Launch price (MSRP)		$384
Price now		$458.34
Series		Intel® Xeon® Processor E3 v3 Family
Status		Launched
Value for money (0-100)		4.63
Performance
64 bit support
Base frequency	3000 MHz	3.20 GHz
Die size	245 mm2	160 mm
L1 cache	256 KB	64 KB (per core)
L2 cache	4 MB	256 KB (per core)
Manufacturing process technology	28 nm	22 nm
Number of cores	4	4
Number of threads	4	4
Transistor count	2.41 billion	1400 million
Bus Speed		5 GT/s DMI
L3 cache		8192 KB (shared)
Maximum frequency		3.60 GHz
Number of QPI Links		0
Memory
Max memory channels	2	2
Supported memory types	DDR3	DDR3 and DDR3L 1333/1600 at 1.5V
ECC memory support
Maximum memory bandwidth		25.6 GB/s
Maximum memory size		32 GB
Graphics
Unified Video Decoder (UVD)
Video Codec Engine (VCE)
Graphics base frequency		350 MHz
Graphics max dynamic frequency		1.20 GHz
Graphics max frequency		1.2 GHz
Intel® Clear Video HD technology
Intel® Flexible Display Interface (Intel® FDI)
Intel® InTru™ 3D technology
Intel® Quick Sync Video
Processor graphics		Intel HD Graphics P4600
Compatibility
Sockets supported	FM2+	FCLGA1150
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	65 Watt	84 Watt
Low Halogen Options Available
Max number of CPUs in a configuration		1
Package Size		37.5mm x 37.5mm
Thermal Solution		PCG 2013D
Peripherals
PCI Express revision	3.0	3.0
Max number of PCIe lanes		16
PCIe configurations		1x16, 2x8, 1x8/2x4
Scalability		1S Only
Advanced Technologies
Enhanced Virus Protection (EVP)
Fused Multiply-Add 3 (FMA3)
Fused Multiply-Add 4 (FMA4)
Intel® Advanced Vector Extensions (AVX)
Intel® AES New Instructions
TrueAudio
Enhanced Intel SpeedStep® technology
Flexible Display interface (FDI)
Idle States
Instruction set extensions		Intel® SSE4.1, Intel® SSE4.2, Intel® AVX2
Intel 64
Intel® Fast Memory Access
Intel® Flex Memory Access
Intel® Hyper-Threading technology
Intel® Stable Image Platform Program (SIPP)
Intel® TSX-NI
Intel® Turbo Boost technology
Intel® vPro™ Platform Eligibility
Thermal Monitoring
Virtualization
AMD Virtualization (AMD-V™)
Intel® Virtualization Technology (VT-x)
Intel® Virtualization Technology for Directed I/O (VT-d)
Intel® VT-x with Extended Page Tables (EPT)
Graphics interfaces
Number of displays supported		3
Security & Reliability
Anti-Theft technology
Execute Disable Bit (EDB)
Intel® Identity Protection technology
Intel® OS Guard
Intel® Secure Key technology
Intel® Trusted Execution technology (TXT)