Product comparison · 2 cpus

HP AMD A8-5500B vs NEC Intel Xeon E5-2420

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  • 15specifications compared
  • 13differ
  • 2identical
  • 34known for one product only

Key differences

  • Processor family
    • AMD A8-5500B:AMD A8
    • Intel Xeon E5-2420:Intel® Xeon® E5 Family
  • Processor model
    • AMD A8-5500B:A8-5500B
    • Intel Xeon E5-2420:E5-2420
  • Processor base frequency
    • AMD A8-5500B:3.2 GHz
    • Intel Xeon E5-2420:1.9 GHz
  • Processor cores
    • AMD A8-5500B:4
    • Intel Xeon E5-2420:6
  • Component for
    • AMD A8-5500B:PC
    • Intel Xeon E5-2420:Server/workstation
  • Processor cache
    • AMD A8-5500B:4 MB
    • Intel Xeon E5-2420:15 MB
  • Processor cache type
    • AMD A8-5500B:L2
    • Intel Xeon E5-2420:L3
  • Thermal Design Power (TDP)
    • AMD A8-5500B:65 W
    • Intel Xeon E5-2420:95 W

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Comparison of AMD A8-5500B, Intel Xeon E5-2420
49 specifications
Processor10 differ
Processor familyDiffersAMD A8Intel® Xeon® E5 Family
Processor modelDiffersA8-5500BE5-2420
Processor base frequencyDiffers3.2 GHz1.9 GHz
Processor coresDiffers46
Component forDiffersPCServer/workstation
Processor threadsKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source12
System bus rateKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source7.2 GT/s
Processor operating modesKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source64-bit
Processor boost frequencyKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source2.4 GHz
Processor cacheDiffers4 MB15 MB
Processor cache typeDiffersL2L3
Thermal Design Power (TDP)Differs65 W95 W
VID Voltage RangeDiffers0.825 - 1.475 V0.6 - 1.35 V
Compatible chipsetsKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceIntel® C602, Intel® C602J, Intel® C604, Intel® C606, Intel C608
SteppingDiffersB0C2
Bus typeKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceQPI
Number of QPI linksKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source1
Memory bandwidth supported by processor (max)Known for oneUnknown — not stated by the source32 GB/s
Processor socketKnown for oneSocket FM2Unknown — not stated by the source
Package typeKnown for oneTrayUnknown — not stated by the source
Memory1 differ
Maximum internal memory supported by processorKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source375 GB
Memory clock speeds supported by processorDiffers1866 MHz800,1066,1333 MHz
Memory channelsKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceTriple-channel
ECCKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceYes
Graphics1 differ
On-board graphics cardDiffersYesNo
On-board graphics card modelKnown for oneAMD Radeon HD 7560DUnknown — not stated by the source
Features1 differ
Execute Disable BitKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceYes
Idle StatesKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceYes
Thermal Monitoring TechnologiesKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceYes
Market segmentDiffersDesktopServer
Supported instruction setsKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceAVX
CPU configuration (max)Known for oneUnknown — not stated by the source2
ScalabilityKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceS2S
Processor special featuresidentical
Enhanced Intel SpeedStep TechnologyKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceYes
Intel Flex Memory AccessKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceYes
Intel Trusted Execution TechnologyKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceYes
Intel® AES New Instructions (Intel® AES-NI)Known for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceYes
Intel® Hyper Threading Technology (Intel® HT Technology)Known for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceYes
Intel® Smart CacheKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceYes
Intel® Turbo Boost TechnologyKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceYes
Intel Demand Based SwitchingKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceYes
Intel VT-x with Extended Page Tables (EPT)Known for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceYes
Intel Virtualization Technology (VT-x)Known for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceYes
Intel Virtualization Technology for Directed I/O (VT-d)Known for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceYes
Intel® vPro™ Platform EligibilityKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceYes
Other featuresidentical
Intel® Virtualization Technology (Intel® VT)Known for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceVT-d, VT-x
Operational conditionsidentical
Maximum operating temperatureKnown for one71.3 °CUnknown — not stated by the source

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