Xeon Platinum 8253 vs A8-5600K
Aggregate performance score
Xeon Platinum 8253 outperforms A8-5600K by a whopping 883% based on our aggregate benchmark results.
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Primary details
Comparing processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.
| Place in the ranking | 2229 | 442 |
| Place by popularity | not in top-100 | not in top-100 |
| Cost-effectiveness evaluation | no data | 2.07 |
| Market segment | Desktop processor | Server |
| Series | AMD A-Series (Desktop) | Intel Xeon Platinum |
| Power efficiency | 0.69 | 5.42 |
| Designer | AMD | Intel |
| Manufacturer | no data | Intel |
| Architecture codename | Trinity (2012−2013) | Cascade Lake-SP (2018) |
| Release date | 2 October 2012 (12 years ago) | 11 December 2018 (6 years ago) |
| Launch price (MSRP) | no data | $3,115 |
Cost-effectiveness evaluation
Performance per price, higher is better.
Performance to price scatter graph
Detailed specifications
A8-5600K and Xeon Platinum 8253 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) | 16 (Hexadeca-Core) |
| Threads | 4 | 32 |
| Base clock speed | 3.6 GHz | 2.2 GHz |
| Boost clock speed | 3.9 GHz | 3 GHz |
| Multiplier | no data | 22 |
| L1 cache | 128K (per core) | 64 KB (per core) |
| L2 cache | 1 MB (per core) | 1 MB (per core) |
| L3 cache | 0 KB | 22 MB (shared) |
| Chip lithography | 32 nm | 14 nm |
| Die size | 246 mm2 | no data |
| Maximum core temperature | no data | 87 °C |
| Maximum case temperature (TCase) | 74 °C | 87 °C |
| Number of transistors | 1,178 million | 8,000 million |
| 64 bit support | + | + |
| Windows 11 compatibility | - | + |
| Unlocked multiplier | + | - |
Compatibility
Information on A8-5600K and Xeon Platinum 8253 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 | 8 (Multiprocessor) |
| Socket | FM2 | FCLGA3647 |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 100 Watt | 125 Watt |
Technologies and extensions
Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by A8-5600K and Xeon Platinum 8253. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.
| Instruction set extensions | no data | 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 | + |
| Turbo Boost Technology | no data | 2.0 |
| Hyper-Threading Technology | no data | + |
| TSX | - | + |
| Turbo Boost Max 3.0 | no data | - |
| Deep Learning Boost | - | + |
Security technologies
A8-5600K and Xeon Platinum 8253 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 A8-5600K and Xeon Platinum 8253 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 A8-5600K and Xeon Platinum 8253. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.
| Supported memory types | DDR3 | DDR4-2933 |
| Maximum memory size | no data | 1 TB |
| Max memory channels | no data | 6 |
| Maximum memory bandwidth | no data | 140.8 GB/s |
| ECC memory support | - | + |
Graphics specifications
General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.
| Integrated graphics card | AMD Radeon HD 7560D (760 MHz) | N/A |
Peripherals
Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by A8-5600K and Xeon Platinum 8253.
| PCIe version | no data | 3.0 |
| PCI Express lanes | no data | 48 |
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.
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 | 1.63 | 16.03 |
| Recency | 2 October 2012 | 11 December 2018 |
| Physical cores | 4 | 16 |
| Threads | 4 | 32 |
| Chip lithography | 32 nm | 14 nm |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 100 Watt | 125 Watt |
A8-5600K has 25% lower power consumption.
Xeon Platinum 8253, on the other hand, has a 883.4% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 6 years, 300% more physical cores and 700% more threads, and a 128.6% more advanced lithography process.
The Intel Xeon Platinum 8253 is our recommended choice as it beats the AMD A8-5600K in performance tests.
Note that A8-5600K is a desktop processor while Xeon Platinum 8253 is a server/workstation one.
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