Xeon Platinum 8160 vs A12-9700P
Aggregate performance score
Xeon Platinum 8160 outperforms A12-9700P by a whopping 1100% based on our aggregate benchmark results.
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Primary details
Comparing processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.
| Place in the ranking | 2425 | 460 |
| Place by popularity | not in top-100 | not in top-100 |
| Cost-effectiveness evaluation | no data | 0.89 |
| Market segment | Laptop | Server |
| Series | AMD Bristol Ridge | Intel Xeon Platinum |
| Power efficiency | no data | 11.75 |
| Designer | AMD | Intel |
| Architecture codename | Bristol Ridge (2016−2019) | Skylake (server) (2017−2018) |
| Release date | 1 June 2016 (9 years ago) | 25 April 2017 (8 years ago) |
| Launch price (MSRP) | no data | $4,702 |
Cost-effectiveness evaluation
Performance per price, higher is better.
Performance to price scatter graph
Detailed specifications
A12-9700P and Xeon Platinum 8160 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) | 24 (Tetracosa-Core) |
| Threads | 4 | 48 |
| Base clock speed | 2.5 GHz | 2.1 GHz |
| Boost clock speed | 3.4 GHz | 3.7 GHz |
| Multiplier | no data | 21 |
| L1 cache | no data | 1.5 MB |
| L2 cache | 2048 KB | 24 MB |
| L3 cache | no data | 33 MB |
| Chip lithography | 28 nm | 14 nm |
| Die size | 250 mm2 | no data |
| Maximum core temperature | 90 °C | 85 °C |
| Number of transistors | 3100 Million | no data |
| 64 bit support | + | + |
| Windows 11 compatibility | - | + |
Compatibility
Information on A12-9700P and Xeon Platinum 8160 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 | 8 (Multiprocessor) |
| Socket | FP4 | FCLGA3647 |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 2 MB | 150 Watt |
Technologies and extensions
Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by A12-9700P and Xeon Platinum 8160. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.
| Instruction set extensions | no data | Intel® SSE4.2, Intel® AVX, Intel® AVX2, Intel® AVX-512 |
| AES-NI | + | + |
| FMA | FMA4 | - |
| AVX | - | + |
| FRTC | + | - |
| FreeSync | + | - |
| DualGraphics | + | - |
| vPro | no data | + |
| Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST) | no data | + |
| Speed Shift | no data | + |
| Turbo Boost Technology | no data | 2.0 |
| Hyper-Threading Technology | no data | + |
| TSX | - | + |
| Turbo Boost Max 3.0 | no data | - |
Security technologies
A12-9700P and Xeon Platinum 8160 technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.
| TXT | no data | + |
| EDB | no data | + |
Virtualization technologies
Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by A12-9700P and Xeon Platinum 8160 are enumerated here.
| AMD-V | + | - |
| VT-d | no data | + |
| VT-x | no data | + |
| EPT | no data | + |
Memory specs
Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by A12-9700P and Xeon Platinum 8160. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.
| Supported memory types | DDR3, DDR4 | DDR4-2666 |
| Maximum memory size | no data | 768 GB |
| Max memory channels | 2 | 6 |
| Maximum memory bandwidth | no data | 128.001 GB/s |
| ECC memory support | - | + |
Graphics specifications
General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.
| Integrated graphics card | AMD Radeon R7 Graphics | no data |
| iGPU core count | 6 | no data |
| Enduro | + | - |
| Switchable graphics | + | - |
| UVD | + | - |
| VCE | + | - |
Graphics interfaces
Available interfaces and connections of A12-9700P and Xeon Platinum 8160 integrated GPUs.
| DisplayPort | + | - |
| HDMI | + | - |
Graphics API support
APIs supported by A12-9700P and Xeon Platinum 8160 integrated GPUs, sometimes API versions are included.
| DirectX | DirectX® 12 | no data |
| Vulkan | + | - |
Peripherals
Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by A12-9700P and Xeon Platinum 8160.
| PCIe version | 3.0 | 3.0 |
| PCI Express lanes | 8 | 48 |
Synthetic benchmarks
Various benchmark results of the processors in comparison. Overall score is measured in points in 0-100 range, higher is better.
Combined synthetic benchmark score
This is our combined benchmark performance rating.
Passmark
Passmark CPU Mark is a widespread benchmark, consisting of 8 different types of workload, including integer and floating point math, extended instructions, compression, encryption and physics calculation. There is also one separate single-threaded scenario measuring single-core performance. Other than that, Passmark measures multi-core performance.
Pros & cons summary
| Performance score | 1.37 | 16.44 |
| Recency | 1 June 2016 | 25 April 2017 |
| Physical cores | 4 | 24 |
| Threads | 4 | 48 |
| Chip lithography | 28 nm | 14 nm |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 2 Watt | 150 Watt |
A12-9700P has 7400% lower power consumption.
Xeon Platinum 8160, on the other hand, has a 1100% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 10 months, 500% more physical cores and 1100% more threads, and a 100% more advanced lithography process.
The Intel Xeon Platinum 8160 is our recommended choice as it beats the AMD A12-9700P in performance tests.
Be aware that A12-9700P is a notebook processor while Xeon Platinum 8160 is a server/workstation one.
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