Xeon Silver 4509Y vs A4-7300

Primary details

Comparing A4-7300 and Xeon Silver 4509Y processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking	2483	not rated
Place by popularity	not in top-100	not in top-100
Market segment	Desktop processor	Server
Power efficiency	1.40	no data
Architecture codename	Richland (2013−2014)	Sapphire Rapids (2023−2024)
Release date	August 2014 (10 years ago)	14 December 2023 (less than a year ago)
Launch price (MSRP)	no data	$563

Detailed specifications

A4-7300 and Xeon Silver 4509Y 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	2 (Dual-core)	8 (Octa-Core)
Threads	2	16
Base clock speed	3.8 GHz	2.6 GHz
Boost clock speed	4 GHz	4.1 GHz
L1 cache	96 KB	80 KB (per core)
L2 cache	1024 KB	2 MB (per core)
L3 cache	no data	22.5 MB (shared)
Chip lithography	32 nm	Intel 7 nm
Die size	246 mm2	no data
Maximum core temperature	70 °C	no data
Maximum case temperature (TCase)	70 °C	84 °C
Number of transistors	1,303 million	no data
64 bit support	+	+

Compatibility

Information on A4-7300 and Xeon Silver 4509Y 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	FM2	FCLGA4677
Power consumption (TDP)	65 Watt	125 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by A4-7300 and Xeon Silver 4509Y. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensions	no data	Intel® AMX, Intel® SSE4.2, Intel® AVX, Intel® AVX2, Intel® AVX-512
AES-NI	+	+
FMA	+	-
AVX	+	+
PowerNow	+	-
PowerGating	+	-
VirusProtect	+	-
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	-	+
Deep Learning Boost	-	+

Security technologies

A4-7300 and Xeon Silver 4509Y technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.

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

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by A4-7300 and Xeon Silver 4509Y are enumerated here.

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

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by A4-7300 and Xeon Silver 4509Y. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory types	DDR3-1600	DDR5 @ 4400 MT/s (1 DPC &2DPC)
Maximum memory size	no data	4 TB
Max memory channels	2	8
ECC memory support	-	+

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics card	AMD Radeon HD 8470D	N/A
Number of pipelines	192	no data
Enduro	+	-
Switchable graphics	+	-
UVD	+	-
VCE	+	-

Graphics interfaces

Available interfaces and connections of A4-7300 and Xeon Silver 4509Y integrated GPUs.

DisplayPort	+	-
HDMI	+	-

Graphics API support

APIs supported by A4-7300 and Xeon Silver 4509Y integrated GPUs, sometimes API versions are included.

DirectX

DirectX® 11

no data

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by A4-7300 and Xeon Silver 4509Y.

PCIe version	2.0	5
PCI Express lanes	no data	80

Pros & cons summary

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Physical cores	2	8
Threads	2	16
Power consumption (TDP)	65 Watt	125 Watt

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