Xeon Silver 4309Y vs A12-9800

Primary details

Comparing A12-9800 and Xeon Silver 4309Y processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in performance ranking	1717	582
Place by popularity	not in top-100	not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation	2.65	7.64
Market segment	Desktop processor	Server
Architecture codename	Bristol Ridge (2016−2019)	Ice Lake-SP (2021)
Release date	27 July 2017 (6 years ago)	6 April 2021 (3 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)	$139	no data
Current price	$95 (0.7x MSRP)	$2293

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance per price, higher is better.

Xeon Silver 4309Y has 188% better value for money than A12-9800.

Detailed specifications

A12-9800 and Xeon Silver 4309Y 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	3.6 GHz
L1 cache	no data	64K (per core)
L2 cache	2048 KB	1 MB (per core)
L3 cache	0 KB	12 MB (shared)
Chip lithography	28 nm	10 nm
Die size	246 mm2	no data
Maximum core temperature	90 °C	76 °C
Maximum case temperature (TCase)	74 °C	76 °C
Number of transistors	1,178 million	no data
64 bit support	+	+
Windows 11 compatibility	-	+
Unlocked multiplier	No	No

Compatibility

Information on A12-9800 and Xeon Silver 4309Y 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	2
Socket	AM4	FCLGA4189
Power consumption (TDP)	65 Watt	105 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by A12-9800 and Xeon Silver 4309Y. 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	+	no data
AVX	+	+
FRTC	1	no data
FreeSync	1	no data
PowerTune	+	no data
TrueAudio	+	no data
PowerNow	+	no data
PowerGating	+	no data
VirusProtect	+	no data
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	no data	+
Status	no data	Launched

Security technologies

A12-9800 and Xeon Silver 4309Y technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.

TXT	no data	+
EDB	no data	+
SGX	no data	Yes with Intel® SPS

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by A12-9800 and Xeon Silver 4309Y are enumerated here.

AMD-V	+	no data
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 Silver 4309Y. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory types	DDR4-2400	DDR4-2667
Maximum memory size	no data	6 TB
Max memory channels	2	8
ECC memory support	no data	+

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

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

Graphics interfaces

Available interfaces and connections of A12-9800 and Xeon Silver 4309Y integrated GPUs.

DisplayPort	+	no data
HDMI	+	no data

Graphics API support

APIs supported by A12-9800 and Xeon Silver 4309Y integrated GPUs, sometimes API versions are included.

DirectX	DirectX® 12	no data
Vulkan	1	no data

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by A12-9800 and Xeon Silver 4309Y.

PCIe version	3.0	4.0
PCI Express lanes	8	64

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 Silver 4309Y outperforms A12-9800 by 430% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

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Pros & cons summary

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Performance score	2.33	12.35
Recency	27 July 2017	6 April 2021
Physical cores	4	8
Threads	4	16
Chip lithography	28 nm	10 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	65 Watt	105 Watt

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