Xeon Platinum 8358 vs A8-7100

Primary details

Comparing A8-7100 and Xeon Platinum 8358 processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking	2414	107
Place by popularity	not in top-100	not in top-100
Market segment	Laptop	Server
Series	AMD Kaveri	no data
Power efficiency	5.12	12.97
Architecture codename	Kaveri (2014−2015)	Ice Lake-SP (2021)
Release date	4 June 2014 (10 years ago)	6 April 2021 (3 years ago)

Detailed specifications

A8-7100 and Xeon Platinum 8358 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	1.8 GHz	2.6 GHz
Boost clock speed	3 GHz	3.4 GHz
L1 cache	no data	64K (per core)
L2 cache	4096 KB	1 MB (per core)
L3 cache	no data	48 MB (shared)
Chip lithography	28 nm	10 nm
Die size	245 mm2	no data
Maximum case temperature (TCase)	no data	81 °C
Number of transistors	2410 Million	no data
64 bit support	+	+
Windows 11 compatibility	-	+

Compatibility

Information on A8-7100 and Xeon Platinum 8358 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	2
Socket	FP3	FCLGA4189
Power consumption (TDP)	19 Watt	250 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by A8-7100 and Xeon Platinum 8358. 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
AES-NI	+	+
FMA	+	-
AVX	+	+
FRTC	+	-
TrueAudio	+	-
PowerNow	+	-
PowerGating	+	-
Out-of-band client management	+	-
VirusProtect	+	-
HSA	+	-
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	-	+
Status	no data	Launched
Deep Learning Boost	-	+

Security technologies

A8-7100 and Xeon Platinum 8358 technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.

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

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by A8-7100 and Xeon Platinum 8358 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 A8-7100 and Xeon Platinum 8358. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory types	DDR3-1600	DDR4-3200
Maximum memory size	no data	6 TB
Max memory channels	2	8
ECC memory support	-	+

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics card	AMD Radeon R5 Graphics	no data
iGPU core count	4	no data
Enduro	+	-
Switchable graphics	+	-
UVD	+	-
VCE	+	-

Graphics interfaces

Available interfaces and connections of A8-7100 and Xeon Platinum 8358 integrated GPUs.

DisplayPort	+	-
HDMI	+	-

Graphics API support

APIs supported by A8-7100 and Xeon Platinum 8358 integrated GPUs, sometimes API versions are included.

DirectX	DirectX® 12	no data
Vulkan	+	-

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by A8-7100 and Xeon Platinum 8358.

PCIe version	3.0	4.0
PCI Express lanes	no data	64

Synthetic benchmark performance

Various benchmark results of the processors in comparison. Overall score is measured in points in 0-100 range, higher is better.

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Combined synthetic benchmark score

This is our combined benchmark performance rating. We are regularly improving our combining algorithms, but if you find some perceived inconsistencies, feel free to speak up in comments section, we usually fix problems quickly.

Pros & cons summary

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Performance score	1.07	35.63
Recency	4 June 2014	6 April 2021
Physical cores	4	32
Threads	4	64
Chip lithography	28 nm	10 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	19 Watt	250 Watt

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