Xeon Platinum 8568Y vs PRO A12-8870E

Primary details

Comparing PRO A12-8870E and Xeon Platinum 8568Y processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking	1958	not rated
Place by popularity	not in top-100	not in top-100
Market segment	Desktop processor	Server
Power efficiency	5.16	no data
Architecture codename	Carrizo (2015−2018)	no data
Release date	October 2016 (8 years ago)	1 October 2023 (1 year ago)

Detailed specifications

PRO A12-8870E and Xeon Platinum 8568Y 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)	48 (Octatetraconta-Core)
Threads	4	96
Base clock speed	2.9 GHz	2.3 GHz
Boost clock speed	3.8 GHz	4 GHz
L2 cache	2048 KB	no data
L3 cache	no data	300 MB
Chip lithography	28 nm	Intel 7 nm
Die size	250 mm2	no data
Maximum core temperature	no data	81 °C
Number of transistors	3,100 million	no data
64 bit support	+	-

Compatibility

Information on PRO A12-8870E and Xeon Platinum 8568Y 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	no data
Socket	AM4	FCLGA4677
Power consumption (TDP)	35 Watt	350 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by PRO A12-8870E and Xeon Platinum 8568Y. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensions	no data	Intel® AMX, Intel® SSE4.2, Intel® AVX, Intel® AVX2, Intel® AVX-512
AES-NI	+	+
FMA	+	-
AVX	+	-
FRTC	+	-
FreeSync	+	-
Speed Shift	no data	+
Turbo Boost Technology	no data	2.0
Hyper-Threading Technology	no data	+
TSX	-	+
Deep Learning Boost	-	+

Security technologies

PRO A12-8870E and Xeon Platinum 8568Y technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.

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

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by PRO A12-8870E and Xeon Platinum 8568Y 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 PRO A12-8870E and Xeon Platinum 8568Y. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory types	DDR4-2400	DDR5 @ 5600 MT/s (1 DPC)
Maximum memory size	no data	4 TB
Max memory channels	2	8
ECC memory support	-	+

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics card	AMD Radeon R7 Graphics	no data
iGPU core count	8	no data
Enduro	n/a	-
Switchable graphics	+	-

Graphics interfaces

Available interfaces and connections of PRO A12-8870E and Xeon Platinum 8568Y integrated GPUs.

DisplayPort

n/a

-

Graphics API support

APIs supported by PRO A12-8870E and Xeon Platinum 8568Y integrated GPUs, sometimes API versions are included.

DirectX	DirectX® 12	no data
Vulkan	+	-

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by PRO A12-8870E and Xeon Platinum 8568Y.

PCIe version	3.0	5.0
PCI Express lanes	no data	80

Pros & cons summary

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Physical cores	4	48
Threads	4	96
Power consumption (TDP)	35 Watt	350 Watt

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