Xeon Platinum 8470 vs A12-9800

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Aggregate performance score

A12-9800
2017
4 cores / 4 threads, 65 Watt
2.10
Xeon Platinum 8470
2023
52 cores / 104 threads, 350 Watt
51.12
+2334%

Xeon Platinum 8470 outperforms A12-9800 by a whopping 2334% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

Comparing processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking202942
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation0.472.52
Market segmentDesktop processorServer
Power efficiency1.376.17
DesignerAMDIntel
Manufacturerno dataIntel
Architecture codenameBristol Ridge (2016−2019)Sapphire Rapids (2023−2024)
Release date27 July 2017 (8 years ago)10 January 2023 (2 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)$139$9,359

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance per price, higher is better.

Xeon Platinum 8470 has 436% better value for money than A12-9800.

Performance to price scatter graph

Detailed specifications

A12-9800 and Xeon Platinum 8470 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 cores4 (Quad-Core)52
Threads4104
Base clock speed3.8 GHz2 GHz
Boost clock speed4.2 GHz3.8 GHz
L1 cacheno data80K (per core)
L2 cache2048 KB2 MB (per core)
L3 cache0 KB105 MB
Chip lithography28 nmIntel 7 nm
Die size246 mm24x 477 mm2
Maximum core temperature90 °Cno data
Maximum case temperature (TCase)74 °C79 °C
Number of transistors1,178 millionno data
64 bit support++
Windows 11 compatibility-+

Compatibility

Information on A12-9800 and Xeon Platinum 8470 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 configuration12
SocketAM4FCLGA4677
Power consumption (TDP)65 Watt350 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by A12-9800 and Xeon Platinum 8470. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensionsno dataIntel® AMX, Intel® SSE4.2, Intel® AVX, Intel® AVX2, Intel® AVX-512
AES-NI++
FMA+-
AVX++
FRTC+-
FreeSync+-
PowerTune+-
TrueAudio+-
PowerNow+-
PowerGating+-
VirusProtect+-
vProno data+
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)no data+
Speed Shiftno data+
Turbo Boost Technologyno data2.0
Hyper-Threading Technologyno data+
TSX-+
Deep Learning Boost-+

Security technologies

A12-9800 and Xeon Platinum 8470 technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.

TXTno data+
EDBno data+
SGXno dataYes with Intel® SPS
OS Guardno data+

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by A12-9800 and Xeon Platinum 8470 are enumerated here.

AMD-V+-
VT-dno data+
VT-xno data+
EPTno data+

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by A12-9800 and Xeon Platinum 8470. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory typesDDR4-2400DDR5-4800, DDR5-4400
Maximum memory sizeno data4 TB
Max memory channels28
ECC memory support-+

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics cardAMD Radeon R7 Graphicsno data
iGPU core count8no data
Enduro+-
UVD+-
VCE+-

Graphics interfaces

Available interfaces and connections of A12-9800 and Xeon Platinum 8470 integrated GPUs.

DisplayPort+-
HDMI+-

Graphics API support

APIs supported by A12-9800 and Xeon Platinum 8470 integrated GPUs, sometimes API versions are included.

DirectXDirectX® 12no data
Vulkan+-

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by A12-9800 and Xeon Platinum 8470.

PCIe version3.05.0
PCI Express lanes880

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.

A12-9800 2.10
Xeon Platinum 8470 51.12
+2334%

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.

A12-9800 3695
Samples: 170
Xeon Platinum 8470 89850
+2332%
Samples: 1

Gaming performance

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 2.10 51.12
Recency 27 July 2017 10 January 2023
Physical cores 4 52
Threads 4 104
Power consumption (TDP) 65 Watt 350 Watt

A12-9800 has 438.5% lower power consumption.

Xeon Platinum 8470, on the other hand, has a 2334.3% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 5 years, and 1200% more physical cores and 2500% more threads.

The Intel Xeon Platinum 8470 is our recommended choice as it beats the AMD A12-9800 in performance tests.

Note that A12-9800 is a desktop processor while Xeon Platinum 8470 is a server/workstation one.

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