Xeon Gold 5217 vs A9-9425

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Aggregate performance score

A9-9425
2016
2 cores / 2 threads, 15 Watt
1.73
Xeon Gold 5217
2019
8 cores / 16 threads, 115 Watt
9.71
+461%

Xeon Gold 5217 outperforms A9-9425 by a whopping 461% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

Comparing A9-9425 and Xeon Gold 5217 processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking2043792
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluationno data7.53
Market segmentLaptopServer
SeriesAMD Bristol RidgeIntel Xeon Gold
Power efficiency10.917.99
Architecture codenameStoney Ridge (2016−2019)Cascade Lake (2019−2020)
Release date31 May 2016 (8 years ago)2 April 2019 (5 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)no data$1,522

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance per price, higher is better.

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Detailed specifications

A9-9425 and Xeon Gold 5217 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 cores2 (Dual-core)8 (Octa-Core)
Threads216
Base clock speed3.1 GHz3 GHz
Boost clock speed3.7 GHz3.7 GHz
Bus typeno dataDMI 3.0
Bus rateno data4 × 8 GT/s
Multiplierno data30
L1 cache128K (per core)512 KB
L2 cache1 MB (per core)8 MB
L3 cache0 KB11 MB
Chip lithography28 nm14 nm
Die size124.5 mm2no data
Maximum core temperature90 °C79 °C
Maximum case temperature (TCase)74 °Cno data
Number of transistors1,200 millionno data
64 bit support++
Windows 11 compatibility-+

Compatibility

Information on A9-9425 and Xeon Gold 5217 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 configuration14 (Multiprocessor)
SocketFT4FCLGA3647
Power consumption (TDP)15 Watt115 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by A9-9425 and Xeon Gold 5217. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensionsMMX, SSE, SSE2, SSE3, SSSE3, SSE4A, SSE4.1, SSE4.2, AVX, AVX2, BMI2, ABM, TBM, FMA4, XOP, SMEP, CPB, AES-NI, RDRANDIntel® 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-+
Turbo Boost Max 3.0no data-
Deep Learning Boost-+

Security technologies

A9-9425 and Xeon Gold 5217 technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.

TXTno data+
EDBno data+

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by A9-9425 and Xeon Gold 5217 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 A9-9425 and Xeon Gold 5217. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory typesDDR4DDR4-2667
Maximum memory sizeno data1 TB
Max memory channelsno data6
Maximum memory bandwidthno data128.001 GB/s
ECC memory support-+

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics cardAMD Radeon R5 (Stoney Ridge) ( - 900 MHz)no data

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by A9-9425 and Xeon Gold 5217.

PCIe versionno data3.0
PCI Express lanesno data48

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.

A9-9425 1.73
Xeon Gold 5217 9.71
+461%

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.

A9-9425 1513
Xeon Gold 5217 15429
+920%

Gaming performance

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 1.73 9.71
Recency 31 May 2016 2 April 2019
Physical cores 2 8
Threads 2 16
Chip lithography 28 nm 14 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 15 Watt 115 Watt

A9-9425 has 666.7% lower power consumption.

Xeon Gold 5217, on the other hand, has a 461.3% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 2 years, 300% more physical cores and 700% more threads, and a 100% more advanced lithography process.

The Xeon Gold 5217 is our recommended choice as it beats the A9-9425 in performance tests.

Be aware that A9-9425 is a notebook processor while Xeon Gold 5217 is a server/workstation one.


Should you still have questions on choice between A9-9425 and Xeon Gold 5217, ask them in Comments section, and we shall answer.

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