Xeon 6737P vs A8-5545M
Aggregate performance score
Xeon 6737P outperforms A8-5545M by a whopping 4788% based on our aggregate benchmark results.
Contents
Primary details
Comparing processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.
| Place in the ranking | 2775 | 72 |
| Place by popularity | not in top-100 | not in top-100 |
| Cost-effectiveness evaluation | no data | 7.57 |
| Market segment | Laptop | Server |
| Series | AMD A-Series | no data |
| Power efficiency | 1.57 | 7.11 |
| Designer | AMD | Intel |
| Manufacturer | no data | Intel |
| Architecture codename | Richland (2013−2014) | Granite Rapids (2024−2026) |
| Release date | 1 June 2013 (12 years ago) | 24 February 2025 (less than a year ago) |
| Launch price (MSRP) | no data | $4,995 |
Cost-effectiveness evaluation
Performance per price, higher is better.
Performance to price scatter graph
Detailed specifications
A8-5545M and Xeon 6737P 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) | 32 (Dotriaconta-Core) |
| Threads | 4 | 64 |
| Base clock speed | 1.7 GHz | 2.9 GHz |
| Boost clock speed | 2.7 GHz | 4 GHz |
| L1 cache | 128 KB (per core) | 112 KB (per core) |
| L2 cache | 1 MB (per core) | 2 MB (per core) |
| L3 cache | 0 KB | 144 MB (shared) |
| Chip lithography | 32 nm | Intel 3 nm |
| Die size | 246 mm2 | 598 mm2 |
| Maximum case temperature (TCase) | 71 °C | 82 °C |
| Number of transistors | 1,178 million | no data |
| 64 bit support | + | + |
| Windows 11 compatibility | - | no data |
Compatibility
Information on A8-5545M and Xeon 6737P 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 | FP2 | FCLGA4710 |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 25 Watt | 270 Watt |
Technologies and extensions
Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by A8-5545M and Xeon 6737P. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.
| Instruction set extensions | 86x SSE (1, 2, 3, 3S, 4.1, 4.2, 4A),-64, AES, AVX, FMA | Intel® SSE4.2, Intel® AVX, Intel® AVX2, Intel® AVX-512, Intel® AMX |
| AES-NI | + | + |
| FMA | + | - |
| AVX | + | + |
| 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
A8-5545M and Xeon 6737P technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.
| TXT | no data | + |
| EDB | no data | + |
| SGX | no data | + |
| OS Guard | no data | + |
Virtualization technologies
Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by A8-5545M and Xeon 6737P 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 A8-5545M and Xeon 6737P. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.
| Supported memory types | DDR3 | DDR5(6400MT/s) |
| Maximum memory size | no data | 4 TB |
| Max memory channels | no data | 8 |
| ECC memory support | - | + |
Graphics specifications
General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.
| Integrated graphics card | AMD Radeon HD 8510G (450 - 554 MHz) | N/A |
Peripherals
Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by A8-5545M and Xeon 6737P.
| PCIe version | no data | 5.0 |
| PCI Express lanes | no data | 88 |
Synthetic benchmarks
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.
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. Other than that, Passmark measures multi-core performance.
Pros & cons summary
| Performance score | 0.93 | 45.46 |
| Recency | 1 June 2013 | 24 February 2025 |
| Physical cores | 4 | 32 |
| Threads | 4 | 64 |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 25 Watt | 270 Watt |
A8-5545M has 980% lower power consumption.
Xeon 6737P, on the other hand, has a 4788.2% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 11 years, and 700% more physical cores and 1500% more threads.
The Intel Xeon 6737P is our recommended choice as it beats the AMD A8-5545M in performance tests.
Be aware that A8-5545M is a notebook processor while Xeon 6737P is a server/workstation one.
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