Xeon D-2896TER vs A4-4020

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Primary details

Comparing A4-4020 and Xeon D-2896TER processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking2620not rated
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Market segmentDesktop processorServer
Power efficiency1.16no data
Architecture codenameRichland (2013−2014)no data
Release dateJanuary 2014 (10 years ago)1 October 2023 (1 year ago)

Detailed specifications

A4-4020 and Xeon D-2896TER 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 cores2 (Dual-core)20 (Icosa-Core)
Threads240
Base clock speed3.2 GHz2 GHz
Boost clock speed3.4 GHz3.2 GHz
L1 cache96Kno data
L2 cache1 MB (shared)no data
L3 cacheno data30 MB
Chip lithography32 nmno data
Die size246 mm2no data
Maximum case temperature (TCase)70 °Cno data
Number of transistors1,303 millionno data
64 bit support++

Compatibility

Information on A4-4020 and Xeon D-2896TER 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 configuration1no data
SocketFM2FCBGA2579
Power consumption (TDP)65 Watt110 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by A4-4020 and Xeon D-2896TER. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensionsno dataIntel® AVX-512
AES-NI++
FMA+-
AVX+-
PowerNow+-
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)no data+
QuickAssistno data-
Turbo Boost Technologyno data2.0
Hyper-Threading Technologyno data+
Thermal Monitoring-+
Deep Learning Boost-+

Security technologies

A4-4020 and Xeon D-2896TER technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.

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

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by A4-4020 and Xeon D-2896TER are enumerated here.

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

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by A4-4020 and Xeon D-2896TER. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory typesDDR3-1333DDR4
Maximum memory sizeno data1 TB
Max memory channelsno data4
ECC memory support-+

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics cardAMD Radeon HD 7480Dno data

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by A4-4020 and Xeon D-2896TER.

PCIe version2.04.0
PCI Express lanesno data32
USB revisionno data3.0
Max number of SATA 6 Gb/s Portsno data24
Number of USB portsno data4
Integrated LANno data+

Pros & cons summary


Physical cores 2 20
Threads 2 40
Power consumption (TDP) 65 Watt 110 Watt

A4-4020 has 69.2% lower power consumption.

Xeon D-2896TER, on the other hand, has 900% more physical cores and 1900% more threads.

We couldn't decide between A4-4020 and Xeon D-2896TER. We've got no test results to judge.

Note that A4-4020 is a desktop processor while Xeon D-2896TER is a server/workstation one.


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