Xeon Gold 6426Y vs PRO A12-9800

Primary details

Comparing PRO A12-9800 and Xeon Gold 6426Y processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in performance ranking	1755	190
Place by popularity	not in top-100	not in top-100
Market segment	Desktop processor	Server
Architecture codename	Bristol Ridge (2016−2019)	Sapphire Rapids (2023)
Release date	3 October 2016 (7 years ago)	10 January 2023 (1 year ago)

Detailed specifications

PRO A12-9800 and Xeon Gold 6426Y 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	3.8 GHz	2.5 GHz
Boost clock speed	4.2 GHz	4.1 GHz
L1 cache	no data	80K (per core)
L2 cache	2048 KB	2 MB (per core)
L3 cache	no data	37.5 MB
Chip lithography	28 nm	Intel 7 nm
Die size	250 mm2	no data
Maximum core temperature	90 °C	no data
Maximum case temperature (TCase)	no data	80 °C
Number of transistors	3,100 million	no data
64 bit support	+	+

Compatibility

Information on PRO A12-9800 and Xeon Gold 6426Y 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	2
Socket	AM4	FCLGA4677
Power consumption (TDP)	65 Watt	185 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by PRO A12-9800 and Xeon Gold 6426Y. 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	+	-
PowerTune	+	-
TrueAudio	+	-
PowerNow	+	-
PowerGating	+	-
Out-of-band client management	+	-
VirusProtect	+	-
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

PRO A12-9800 and Xeon Gold 6426Y 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 A12-9800 and Xeon Gold 6426Y 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 PRO A12-9800 and Xeon Gold 6426Y. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory types	DDR4-2400	DDR5-4800, DDR5-4400
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	+	-
UVD	+	-
VCE	+	-

Graphics interfaces

Available interfaces and connections of PRO A12-9800 and Xeon Gold 6426Y integrated GPUs.

DisplayPort	+	-
HDMI	+	-

Graphics API support

APIs supported by PRO A12-9800 and Xeon Gold 6426Y integrated GPUs, sometimes API versions are included.

DirectX	DirectX® 12	no data
Vulkan	+	-

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by PRO A12-9800 and Xeon Gold 6426Y.

PCIe version	3.0	5
PCI Express lanes	8	80

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	2.40	24.67
Recency	3 October 2016	10 January 2023
Physical cores	4	16
Threads	4	32
Power consumption (TDP)	65 Watt	185 Watt

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