Xeon E5472 vs A4-7210
Aggregate performance score
Xeon E5472 outperforms A4-7210 by a substantial 38% based on our aggregate benchmark results.
Primary details
Comparing A4-7210 and Xeon E5472 processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.
| Place in the ranking | 2425 | 2172 |
| Place by popularity | not in top-100 | not in top-100 |
| Market segment | Laptop | Server |
| Series | AMD A-Series | no data |
| Power efficiency | 3.94 | 1.70 |
| Architecture codename | Carrizo-L (2015) | no data |
| Release date | 7 May 2015 (9 years ago) | 1 October 2007 (17 years ago) |
Detailed specifications
A4-7210 and Xeon E5472 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) | no data |
| Threads | 4 | no data |
| Base clock speed | 1.8 GHz | 3 GHz |
| Boost clock speed | 2.2 GHz | no data |
| L2 cache | 2048 KB | no data |
| L3 cache | no data | 12 MB L2 Cache |
| Chip lithography | 28 nm | 45 nm |
| Maximum core temperature | 90 °C | 67 °C |
| Number of transistors | 930 Million | no data |
| 64 bit support | + | + |
| Windows 11 compatibility | - | - |
| VID voltage range | no data | 0.85V-1.35V |
Compatibility
Information on A4-7210 and Xeon E5472 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.
| Socket | FT3b | LGA771 |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 12-25 Watt | 80 Watt |
Technologies and extensions
Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by A4-7210 and Xeon E5472. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.
| Instruction set extensions | MMX, SSE4.2, AES, AVX, BMI1, F16C, AMD64, VT | no data |
| AES-NI | + | - |
| FMA | FMA4 | - |
| AVX | + | - |
| PowerNow | + | - |
| PowerGating | + | - |
| VirusProtect | + | - |
| Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST) | no data | + |
| Turbo Boost Technology | no data | - |
| Hyper-Threading Technology | no data | - |
| Idle States | no data | + |
| Thermal Monitoring | - | + |
| Demand Based Switching | no data | + |
| FSB parity | no data | + |
Security technologies
A4-7210 and Xeon E5472 technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.
| TXT | no data | - |
| EDB | no data | + |
Virtualization technologies
Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by A4-7210 and Xeon E5472 are enumerated here.
| AMD-V | + | - |
| VT-x | no data | + |
| EPT | no data | - |
| IOMMU 2.0 | + | - |
Memory specs
Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by A4-7210 and Xeon E5472. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.
| Supported memory types | DDR3L-1600 | no data |
| Max memory channels | 1 | no data |
Graphics specifications
General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.
| Integrated graphics card | AMD Radeon R3 Graphics | no data |
| Enduro | + | - |
| Switchable graphics | + | - |
| UVD | + | - |
| VCE | + | - |
Graphics interfaces
Available interfaces and connections of A4-7210 and Xeon E5472 integrated GPUs.
| DisplayPort | + | - |
| HDMI | + | - |
Graphics API support
APIs supported by A4-7210 and Xeon E5472 integrated GPUs, sometimes API versions are included.
| DirectX | DirectX® 12 | no data |
| Vulkan | + | - |
Peripherals
Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by A4-7210 and Xeon E5472.
| PCIe version | 2.0 | no data |
Synthetic benchmark performance
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. 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.
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.
GeekBench 5 Single-Core
GeekBench 5 Single-Core is a cross-platform application developed in the form of CPU tests that independently recreate certain real-world tasks with which to accurately measure performance. This version uses only a single CPU core.
GeekBench 5 Multi-Core
GeekBench 5 Multi-Core is a cross-platform application developed in the form of CPU tests that independently recreate certain real-world tasks with which to accurately measure performance. This version uses all available CPU cores.
Pros & cons summary
| Performance score | 1.08 | 1.49 |
| Recency | 7 May 2015 | 1 October 2007 |
| Chip lithography | 28 nm | 45 nm |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 12 Watt | 80 Watt |
A4-7210 has an age advantage of 7 years, a 60.7% more advanced lithography process, and 566.7% lower power consumption.
Xeon E5472, on the other hand, has a 38% higher aggregate performance score.
The Xeon E5472 is our recommended choice as it beats the A4-7210 in performance tests.
Be aware that A4-7210 is a notebook processor while Xeon E5472 is a server/workstation one.
Should you still have questions on choice between A4-7210 and Xeon E5472, ask them in Comments section, and we shall answer.
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