Xeon w5-2545 vs A8-9600

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Aggregate performance score

A8-9600
2017
4 cores / 4 threads, 65 Watt
2.09
Xeon w5-2545
2024
12 cores / 24 threads, 210 Watt
26.24
+1156%

Xeon w5-2545 outperforms A8-9600 by a whopping 1156% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

Comparing A8-9600 and Xeon w5-2545 processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking1893188
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation14.1383.24
Market segmentDesktop processorServer
Power efficiency3.0411.82
Architecture codenameBristol Ridge (2016−2019)Sapphire Rapids (2023−2024)
Release date27 July 2017 (7 years ago)24 August 2024 (less than a year ago)
Launch price (MSRP)$78$889

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance per price, higher is better.

Xeon w5-2545 has 489% better value for money than A8-9600.

Detailed specifications

A8-9600 and Xeon w5-2545 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)12 (Dodeca-Core)
Threads424
Base clock speed3.1 GHz3.5 GHz
Boost clock speed3.4 GHz4.7 GHz
L1 cacheno data80 KB (per core)
L2 cache2048 KB2 MB (per core)
L3 cache0 KB30 MB
Chip lithography28 nmIntel 7 nm
Die size250 mm2no data
Maximum core temperature90 °Cno data
Maximum case temperature (TCase)74 °C74 °C
Number of transistors3,100 millionno data
64 bit support++
Windows 11 compatibility-no data

Compatibility

Information on A8-9600 and Xeon w5-2545 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 configuration11
SocketAM4FCLGA4677
Power consumption (TDP)65 Watt210 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by A8-9600 and Xeon w5-2545. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensionsno dataIntel® SSE4.1, Intel® AMX, Intel® SSE4.2, Intel® AVX2, Intel® AVX-512
AES-NI++
FMA+-
AVX++
FRTC+-
FreeSync+-
PowerTune+-
TrueAudio+-
PowerNow+-
PowerGating+-
VirusProtect+-
vProno data+
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)no data+
Speed Shiftno data+
Turbo Boost Technologyno data2.0
Hyper-Threading Technologyno data+
TSX-+
Turbo Boost Max 3.0no data+
Deep Learning Boost-+

Security technologies

A8-9600 and Xeon w5-2545 technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.

TXTno data+
EDBno data+
SGXno data-
OS Guardno data+

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by A8-9600 and Xeon w5-2545 are enumerated here.

AMD-V+-
VT-dno data+
VT-xno data+
EPTno data+

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by A8-9600 and Xeon w5-2545. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory typesDDR4-2400DDR5-4800
Maximum memory sizeno data2 TB
Max memory channels24
ECC memory support-+

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics cardAMD Radeon R7 GraphicsN/A
iGPU core count6no data
Enduro+-
UVD+-
VCE+-

Graphics interfaces

Available interfaces and connections of A8-9600 and Xeon w5-2545 integrated GPUs.

DisplayPort+-
HDMI+-

Graphics API support

APIs supported by A8-9600 and Xeon w5-2545 integrated GPUs, sometimes API versions are included.

DirectXDirectX® 12no data
Vulkan+-

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by A8-9600 and Xeon w5-2545.

PCIe version3.05.0
PCI Express lanes864

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. 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.

A8-9600 2.09
Xeon w5-2545 26.24
+1156%

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.

A8-9600 3314
Xeon w5-2545 41688
+1158%

Gaming performance

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 2.09 26.24
Recency 27 July 2017 24 August 2024
Physical cores 4 12
Threads 4 24
Power consumption (TDP) 65 Watt 210 Watt

A8-9600 has 223.1% lower power consumption.

Xeon w5-2545, on the other hand, has a 1155.5% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 7 years, and 200% more physical cores and 500% more threads.

The Xeon w5-2545 is our recommended choice as it beats the A8-9600 in performance tests.

Note that A8-9600 is a desktop processor while Xeon w5-2545 is a server/workstation one.


Should you still have questions on choice between A8-9600 and Xeon w5-2545, ask them in Comments section, and we shall answer.

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