Xeon Platinum 8376H vs A4-9120
Primary details
Comparing A4-9120 and Xeon Platinum 8376H processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.
| Place in the ranking | 2605 | not rated |
| Place by popularity | not in top-100 | not in top-100 |
| Market segment | Laptop | Server |
| Series | Bristol Ridge | no data |
| Architecture codename | Stoney Ridge (2016−2019) | Cooper Lake-SP (2021) |
| Release date | 1 June 2017 (7 years ago) | 6 April 2021 (3 years ago) |
Detailed specifications
A4-9120 and Xeon Platinum 8376H 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) | 28 (Octacosa-Core) |
| Threads | 2 | 56 |
| Base clock speed | 2.2 GHz | 2.6 GHz |
| Boost clock speed | 2.5 GHz | 4.3 GHz |
| L1 cache | 160 KB | 64K (per core) |
| L2 cache | 1 MB | 1 MB (per core) |
| L3 cache | no data | 38.5 MB (shared) |
| Chip lithography | 28 nm | 14 nm |
| Die size | 124.5 mm2 | no data |
| Maximum core temperature | 90 °C | no data |
| Number of transistors | 1200 Million | no data |
| 64 bit support | + | + |
| Windows 11 compatibility | - | - |
Compatibility
Information on A4-9120 and Xeon Platinum 8376H 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 | no data | 8 |
| Socket | BGA | FCLGA4189 |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 10-15 Watt | 205 Watt |
Technologies and extensions
Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by A4-9120 and Xeon Platinum 8376H. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.
| Instruction set extensions | Virtualization, | Intel® SSE4.2, Intel® AVX, Intel® AVX2, Intel® AVX-512 |
| AES-NI | - | + |
| AVX | - | + |
| vPro | no data | + |
| Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST) | no data | + |
| Speed Shift | no data | + |
| Hyper-Threading Technology | no data | + |
| TSX | - | + |
| Status | no data | Launched |
| Deep Learning Boost | - | + |
Security technologies
A4-9120 and Xeon Platinum 8376H 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 A4-9120 and Xeon Platinum 8376H are enumerated here.
| AMD-V | + | - |
| VT-d | no data | + |
| VT-x | no data | + |
| EPT | no data | + |
Memory specs
Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by A4-9120 and Xeon Platinum 8376H. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.
| Supported memory types | DDR4 | DDR4 RDIMM |
| Maximum memory size | no data | 1.12 TB |
| Max memory channels | no data | 6 |
| ECC memory support | - | + |
Graphics specifications
General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.
| Integrated graphics card | AMD Radeon R2 (Stoney Ridge) | no data |
Peripherals
Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by A4-9120 and Xeon Platinum 8376H.
| PCIe version | no data | 3.0 |
| PCI Express lanes | no data | 48 |
Pros & cons summary
| Recency | 1 June 2017 | 6 April 2021 |
| Physical cores | 2 | 28 |
| Threads | 2 | 56 |
| Chip lithography | 28 nm | 14 nm |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 10 Watt | 205 Watt |
A4-9120 has 1950% lower power consumption.
Xeon Platinum 8376H, on the other hand, has an age advantage of 3 years, 1300% more physical cores and 2700% more threads, and a 100% more advanced lithography process.
We couldn't decide between A4-9120 and Xeon Platinum 8376H. We've got no test results to judge.
Be aware that A4-9120 is a notebook processor while Xeon Platinum 8376H is a server/workstation one.
Should you still have questions on choice between A4-9120 and Xeon Platinum 8376H, ask them in Comments section, and we shall answer.
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