Xeon Platinum 8470 vs A8-4557M

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Primary details

Comparing processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the rankingnot rated29
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluationno data6.02
Market segmentLaptopServer
SeriesAMD A-Seriesno data
Power efficiencyno data15.36
DesignerAMDIntel
Manufacturerno dataIntel
Architecture codenameTrinity (2012−2013)Sapphire Rapids (2023−2024)
Release date15 May 2012 (12 years ago)10 January 2023 (2 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)no data$9,359

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Performance per price, higher is better.

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Detailed specifications

A8-4557M and Xeon Platinum 8470 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)52
Threads4104
Base clock speed1.9 GHz2 GHz
Boost clock speed2.8 GHz3.8 GHz
L1 cacheno data80K (per core)
L2 cache4 MB2 MB (per core)
L3 cacheno data105 MB
Chip lithography32 nmIntel 7 nm
Die size246 mm24x 477 mm2
Maximum case temperature (TCase)no data79 °C
Number of transistors1303 Millionno data
64 bit support++
Windows 11 compatibility-+

Compatibility

Information on A8-4557M and Xeon Platinum 8470 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 configurationno data2
SocketBGAFCLGA4677
Power consumption (TDP)35 Watt350 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by A8-4557M and Xeon Platinum 8470. 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, AVX, FMAIntel® AMX, Intel® SSE4.2, Intel® AVX, Intel® AVX2, Intel® AVX-512
AES-NI++
FMA+-
AVX++
vProno data+
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)no data+
Speed Shiftno data+
Turbo Boost Technologyno data2.0
Hyper-Threading Technologyno data+
TSX-+
Deep Learning Boost-+

Security technologies

A8-4557M and Xeon Platinum 8470 technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.

TXTno data+
EDBno data+
SGXno dataYes with Intel® SPS
OS Guardno data+

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by A8-4557M and Xeon Platinum 8470 are enumerated here.

VT-dno data+
VT-xno data+
EPTno data+

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by A8-4557M and Xeon Platinum 8470. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory typesno dataDDR5-4800, DDR5-4400
Maximum memory sizeno data4 TB
Max memory channelsno data8
ECC memory support-+

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics cardAMD Radeon HD 7640G (497 - 655 MHz)no data

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by A8-4557M and Xeon Platinum 8470.

PCIe versionno data5.0
PCI Express lanesno data80

Pros & cons summary


Recency 15 May 2012 10 January 2023
Physical cores 4 52
Threads 4 104
Power consumption (TDP) 35 Watt 350 Watt

A8-4557M has 900% lower power consumption.

Xeon Platinum 8470, on the other hand, has an age advantage of 10 years, and 1200% more physical cores and 2500% more threads.

We couldn't decide between AMD A8-4557M and Intel Xeon Platinum 8470. We've got no test results to judge.

Be aware that A8-4557M is a notebook processor while Xeon Platinum 8470 is a server/workstation one.

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