Xeon E-2456 vs A12-9700P

Primary details

Comparing A12-9700P and Xeon E-2456 processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in performance ranking	2014	434
Place by popularity	not in top-100	not in top-100
Market segment	Laptop	Server
Series	AMD Bristol Ridge	no data
Architecture codename	Bristol Ridge (2016−2019)	Raptor Lake-S
Release date	1 June 2016 (8 years ago)	14 December 2023 (less than a year ago)
Current price	$536	no data

Detailed specifications

A12-9700P and Xeon E-2456 basic parameters such as number of cores, number of threads, base frequency and turbo boost clock, lithography, cache size and multiplier lock state. These parameters indirectly say of CPU speed, though for more precise assessment you have to consider their test results.

Physical cores	4 (Quad-Core)	6 (Hexa-Core)
Threads	4	12
Base clock speed	2.5 GHz	3.3 GHz
Boost clock speed	3.4 GHz	5.1 GHz
L1 cache	no data	80 KB (per core)
L2 cache	2048 KB	1.25 MB (per core)
L3 cache	no data	18 MB (shared)
Chip lithography	28 nm	Intel 7 nm
Die size	250 mm2	163 mm2
Maximum core temperature	90 °C	100 °C
Number of transistors	3100 Million	no data
64 bit support	+	+
Windows 11 compatibility	-	no data
Unlocked multiplier	No	No

Compatibility

Information on A12-9700P and Xeon E-2456 compatibility with other computer components: motherboard (look for socket type), power supply unit (look for power consumption) etc. Useful when planning a future computer configuration or upgrading an existing one. Note that power consumption of some processors can well exceed their nominal TDP, even without overclocking. Some can even double their declared thermals given that the motherboard allows to tune the CPU power parameters.

Number of CPUs in a configuration	no data	1
Socket	FP4	FCLGA1700
Power consumption (TDP)	15 Watt	80 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by A12-9700P and Xeon E-2456. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensions	Dual-Channel DDR3/DDR4-1866 Memory Controller, PCIe 3.0 x8	Intel® SSE4.1, Intel® SSE4.2, Intel® AVX2
AES-NI	1	+
FMA	FMA4	no data
AVX	no data	+
FRTC	1	no data
FreeSync	1	no data
PowerTune	-	no data
DualGraphics	1	no data
TrueAudio	-	no data
PowerNow	-	no data
PowerGating	-	no data
Out-of-band client management	-	no data
VirusProtect	-	no data
RAID	-	no data
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)	no data	+
Turbo Boost Technology	no data	2
Hyper-Threading Technology	no data	+
TSX	no data	-
Idle States	no data	+
Thermal Monitoring	no data	+
Turbo Boost Max 3.0	no data	-
Status	no data	Launched

Security technologies

A12-9700P and Xeon E-2456 technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.

TXT	no data	+
EDB	no data	+
Secure Key	no data	+
OS Guard	no data	+

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by A12-9700P and Xeon E-2456 are enumerated here.

AMD-V	1	no data
VT-d	no data	+
VT-x	no data	+
EPT	no data	+
IOMMU 2.0	-	no data

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by A12-9700P and Xeon E-2456. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory types	DDR3, DDR4-1866	DDR5-4800
Maximum memory size	no data	128 GB
Max memory channels	2	2
ECC memory support	no data	+

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics card	AMD Radeon R7 Graphics	N/A
iGPU core count	6	no data
Enduro	+	no data
Switchable graphics	1	no data
UVD	+	no data
VCE	+	no data

Graphics interfaces

Available interfaces and connections of A12-9700P and Xeon E-2456 integrated GPUs.

DisplayPort	+	no data
HDMI	+	no data

Graphics API support

APIs supported by A12-9700P and Xeon E-2456 integrated GPUs, sometimes API versions are included.

DirectX	DirectX® 12	no data
Vulkan	1	no data

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by A12-9700P and Xeon E-2456.

PCIe version	3.0	5
PCI Express lanes	8	20

Synthetic benchmark performance

Various benchmark results of the processors in comparison. Overall score is measured in points in 0-100 range, higher is better.

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Combined synthetic benchmark score

This is our combined benchmark performance rating. We are regularly improving our combining algorithms, but if you find some perceived inconsistencies, feel free to speak up in comments section, we usually fix problems quickly.

Xeon E-2456 outperforms A12-9700P by 854% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

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Pros & cons summary

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Performance score	1.58	15.08
Recency	1 June 2016	14 December 2023
Physical cores	4	6
Threads	4	12
Power consumption (TDP)	15 Watt	80 Watt

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