Xeon E-2478 vs A12-9800

Primary details

Comparing A12-9800 and Xeon E-2478 processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking	1809	314
Place by popularity	not in top-100	not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation	1.44	82.64
Market segment	Desktop processor	Server
Power efficiency	3.31	22.22
Architecture codename	Bristol Ridge (2016−2019)	Raptor Lake-S (2023−2024)
Release date	27 July 2017 (7 years ago)	14 December 2023 (less than a year ago)
Launch price (MSRP)	$139	$568

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance per price, higher is better.

Xeon E-2478 has 5639% better value for money than A12-9800.

Detailed specifications

A12-9800 and Xeon E-2478 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)	8 (Octa-Core)
Threads	4	16
Base clock speed	3.8 GHz	2.8 GHz
Boost clock speed	4.2 GHz	5.2 GHz
Bus rate	no data	16 GT/s
L1 cache	no data	80 KB (per core)
L2 cache	2048 KB	2 MB (per core)
L3 cache	0 KB	24 MB (shared)
Chip lithography	28 nm	Intel 7 nm
Die size	246 mm2	257 mm2
Maximum core temperature	90 °C	100 °C
Maximum case temperature (TCase)	74 °C	no data
Number of transistors	1,178 million	no data
64 bit support	+	+
Windows 11 compatibility	-	no data

Compatibility

Information on A12-9800 and Xeon E-2478 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	1	1
Socket	AM4	FCLGA1700
Power consumption (TDP)	65 Watt	80 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by A12-9800 and Xeon E-2478. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensions	no data	Intel® SSE4.1, Intel® SSE4.2, Intel® AVX2
AES-NI	+	+
FMA	+	-
AVX	+	+
FRTC	+	-
FreeSync	+	-
PowerTune	+	-
TrueAudio	+	-
PowerNow	+	-
PowerGating	+	-
VirusProtect	+	-
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)	no data	+
Turbo Boost Technology	no data	2
Hyper-Threading Technology	no data	+
Idle States	no data	+
Thermal Monitoring	-	+
Turbo Boost Max 3.0	no data	+

Security technologies

A12-9800 and Xeon E-2478 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 A12-9800 and Xeon E-2478 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 A12-9800 and Xeon E-2478. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory types	DDR4-2400	DDR5-4800
Maximum memory size	no data	128 GB
Max memory channels	2	2
ECC memory support	-	+

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics card	AMD Radeon R7 Graphics	N/A
iGPU core count	8	no data
Enduro	+	-
UVD	+	-
VCE	+	-

Graphics interfaces

Available interfaces and connections of A12-9800 and Xeon E-2478 integrated GPUs.

DisplayPort	+	-
HDMI	+	-

Graphics API support

APIs supported by A12-9800 and Xeon E-2478 integrated GPUs, sometimes API versions are included.

DirectX	DirectX® 12	no data
Vulkan	+	-

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by A12-9800 and Xeon E-2478.

PCIe version	3.0	5
PCI Express lanes	8	16

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.

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Pros & cons summary

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Performance score	2.27	18.78
Recency	27 July 2017	14 December 2023
Physical cores	4	8
Threads	4	16
Power consumption (TDP)	65 Watt	80 Watt

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