Xeon 6979P vs A4-5000

Primary details

Comparing A4-5000 and Xeon 6979P processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking	2580	not rated
Place by popularity	not in top-100	not in top-100
Market segment	Laptop	Server
Series	AMD A-Series	no data
Power efficiency	5.17	no data
Architecture codename	Kabini (2013−2014)	Granite Rapids (2024)
Release date	23 May 2013 (11 years ago)	24 September 2024 (less than a year ago)

Detailed specifications

A4-5000 and Xeon 6979P 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)	120
Threads	4	240
Base clock speed	no data	2.1 GHz
Boost clock speed	1.5 GHz	3.9 GHz
L1 cache	no data	112 KB (per core)
L2 cache	2048 KB	2 MB (per core)
L3 cache	0 KB	504 MB (shared)
Chip lithography	28 nm	5 nm
Die size	246 mm2	no data
Maximum case temperature (TCase)	90 °C	80 °C
Number of transistors	1,178 million	no data
64 bit support	+	+
Windows 11 compatibility	-	no data

Compatibility

Information on A4-5000 and Xeon 6979P 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	FT3	7529
Power consumption (TDP)	15 Watt	500 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by A4-5000 and Xeon 6979P. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensions	86x SSE (1, 2, 3, 3S, 4.1, 4.2, 4A),-64, AES, AVX	no data
AES-NI	+	+
FMA	FMA4	-
AVX	+	+
PowerNow	+	-
PowerGating	+	-
VirusProtect	+	-
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)	no data	+
TSX	-	+

Security technologies

A4-5000 and Xeon 6979P technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.

TXT

no data

+

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by A4-5000 and Xeon 6979P are enumerated here.

AMD-V	+	-
VT-d	no data	+
VT-x	no data	+
IOMMU 2.0	+	-

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by A4-5000 and Xeon 6979P. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory types	DDR3	DDR5
Max memory channels	1	no data

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics card	AMD Radeon HD 8330	N/A
Enduro	+	-
Switchable graphics	+	-
UVD	+	-
VCE	+	-

Graphics interfaces

Available interfaces and connections of A4-5000 and Xeon 6979P integrated GPUs.

DisplayPort	+	-
HDMI	+	-

Graphics API support

APIs supported by A4-5000 and Xeon 6979P integrated GPUs, sometimes API versions are included.

DirectX	DirectX® 12	no data
Vulkan	+	-

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by A4-5000 and Xeon 6979P.

PCIe version	2.0	5.0
PCI Express lanes	no data	96

Pros & cons summary

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Recency	23 May 2013	24 September 2024
Physical cores	4	120
Threads	4	240
Chip lithography	28 nm	5 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	15 Watt	500 Watt

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