Intel Xeon E7-2850 vs AMD A8-3850

Comparative analysis of Intel Xeon E7-2850 and AMD A8-3850 processors for all known characteristics in the following categories: Essentials, Performance, Memory, Compatibility, Peripherals, Security & Reliability, Advanced Technologies, Virtualization. Benchmark processor performance analysis: 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), GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Frames), GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Frames), GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames), GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Fps), GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Fps), GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps).

Intel Xeon E7-2850

AMD A8-3850

Differences

Reasons to consider the Intel Xeon E7-2850

6 more cores, run more applications at once: 10 vs 4
16 more threads: 20 vs 4

Number of cores	10 vs 4
Number of threads	20 vs 4
Max number of CPUs in a configuration	2 vs 1

Reasons to consider the AMD A8-3850

Around 21% higher clock speed: 2.9 GHz vs 2.40 GHz
Around 30% lower typical power consumption: 100 Watt vs 130 Watt

Maximum frequency	2.9 GHz vs 2.40 GHz
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	100 Watt vs 130 Watt

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: Intel Xeon E7-2850
CPU 2: AMD A8-3850

Name	Intel Xeon E7-2850	AMD A8-3850
PassMark - Single thread mark		1216
PassMark - CPU mark		2397
Geekbench 4 - Single Core		361
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core		1136
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s)		3.124
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s)		211.23
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s)		0.404
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s)		10.601
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s)		43.843
GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Frames)		953
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Frames)		1977
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames)		4691
GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Fps)		953
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Fps)		1977
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps)		4691

Compare specifications (specs)

	Intel Xeon E7-2850	AMD A8-3850
Essentials
Architecture codename	Westmere EX	Llano
Launch date	Q2'11	June 2011
Place in performance rating	not rated	1567
Processor Number	E7-2850
Series	Intel® Xeon® Processor E7 Family	A-Series (Desktop)
Status	Discontinued
Vertical segment	Server	Desktop
Performance
64 bit support
Base frequency	2.00 GHz
Bus Speed	6.4 GT/s QPI
Manufacturing process technology	32 nm	32 nm
Maximum core temperature	69°C
Maximum frequency	2.40 GHz	2.9 GHz
Number of cores	10	4
Number of threads	20	4
Die size		228 mm
L1 cache		128 KB (per core)
L2 cache		1024 KB (per core)
Transistor count		1178 million
Memory
Max memory channels	4
Maximum memory size	1 TB
Supported memory types	DDR3 800/978/1066/1333 (Max Speed 1066 MHz)	DDR3
Compatibility
Low Halogen Options Available
Max number of CPUs in a configuration	2	1
Package Size	49.17mm x 56.47mm
Sockets supported	LGA1567	FM1
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	130 Watt	100 Watt
Peripherals
Scalability	S2S
Security & Reliability
Execute Disable Bit (EDB)
Intel® Trusted Execution technology (TXT)
Advanced Technologies
Enhanced Intel SpeedStep® technology
Instruction set extensions	Intel® SSE4.1, Intel® SSE4.2
Intel 64
Intel® AES New Instructions
Intel® Hyper-Threading technology
Intel® Turbo Boost technology
Thermal Monitoring
Virtualization
Intel® Virtualization Technology (VT-x)
Intel® Virtualization Technology for Directed I/O (VT-d)
Intel® VT-x with Extended Page Tables (EPT)
AMD Virtualization (AMD-V™)