Xeon 6979P vs A4-5000

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Primary details

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

Place in the ranking2607not rated
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Market segmentLaptopServer
SeriesAMD A-Seriesno data
Power efficiency5.11no data
Architecture codenameKabini (2013−2014)Granite Rapids (2024)
Release date23 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 cores4 (Quad-Core)120
Threads4240
Base clock speedno data2.1 GHz
Boost clock speed1.5 GHz3.9 GHz
L1 cacheno data112 KB (per core)
L2 cache2048 KB2 MB (per core)
L3 cache0 KB504 MB (shared)
Chip lithography28 nm5 nm
Die size246 mm2no data
Maximum case temperature (TCase)90 °C80 °C
Number of transistors1,178 millionno 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 configuration12
SocketFT37529
Power consumption (TDP)15 Watt500 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 extensions86x SSE (1, 2, 3, 3S, 4.1, 4.2, 4A),-64, AES, AVXno data
AES-NI++
FMAFMA4-
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.

TXTno data+

Virtualization technologies

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

AMD-V+-
VT-dno data+
VT-xno 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 typesDDR3DDR5
Max memory channels1no data

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics cardAMD Radeon HD 8330N/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.

DirectXDirectX® 12no data
Vulkan+-

Peripherals

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

PCIe version2.05.0
PCI Express lanesno data96

Pros & cons summary


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

A4-5000 has 3233.3% lower power consumption.

Xeon 6979P, on the other hand, has an age advantage of 11 years, 2900% more physical cores and 5900% more threads, and a 460% more advanced lithography process.

We couldn't decide between A4-5000 and Xeon 6979P. We've got no test results to judge.

Be aware that A4-5000 is a notebook processor while Xeon 6979P is a server/workstation one.


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