Xeon 6511P vs PRO A8-9600B
Aggregate performance score
Xeon 6511P outperforms PRO A8-9600B by a whopping 2234% based on our aggregate benchmark results.
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Primary details
Comparing processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.
| Place in the ranking | 2473 | 188 |
| Place by popularity | not in top-100 | not in top-100 |
| Market segment | Laptop | Server |
| Series | Bristol Ridge | no data |
| Power efficiency | 3.52 | 8.22 |
| Designer | AMD | Intel |
| Architecture codename | Bristol Ridge (2016−2019) | no data |
| Release date | 1 June 2016 (9 years ago) | 1 January 2025 (less than a year ago) |
Detailed specifications
PRO A8-9600B and Xeon 6511P 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 | 2.4 GHz | 2.3 GHz |
| Boost clock speed | 3.3 GHz | 4.2 GHz |
| L2 cache | 2048 KB | no data |
| L3 cache | no data | 72 MB |
| Chip lithography | 28 nm | Intel 3 nm |
| Die size | 250 mm2 | no data |
| Maximum core temperature | 90 °C | 83 °C |
| Number of transistors | 3100 Million | no data |
| 64 bit support | + | - |
| Windows 11 compatibility | - | no data |
Compatibility
Information on PRO A8-9600B and Xeon 6511P 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.
| Socket | FP4 | FCLGA4710 |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 15 Watt | 150 Watt |
Technologies and extensions
Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by PRO A8-9600B and Xeon 6511P. 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 | FMA4 | - |
| AVX | AVX | - |
| FRTC | + | - |
| FreeSync | + | - |
| PowerTune | + | - |
| DualGraphics | + | - |
| TrueAudio | + | - |
| PowerNow | + | - |
| PowerGating | + | - |
| Out-of-band client management | + | - |
| VirusProtect | + | - |
| RAID | + | - |
| Speed Shift | no data | + |
| Turbo Boost Technology | no data | 2.0 |
| Hyper-Threading Technology | no data | + |
| TSX | - | + |
| Deep Learning Boost | - | + |
Security technologies
PRO A8-9600B and Xeon 6511P technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.
| TXT | no data | + |
| EDB | no data | + |
| SGX | no data | + |
| OS Guard | no data | + |
Virtualization technologies
Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by PRO A8-9600B and Xeon 6511P 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 A8-9600B and Xeon 6511P. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.
| Supported memory types | DDR3, DDR4 | DDR5(6400MT/s) |
| 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 R5 Graphics | no data |
| iGPU core count | 6 | no data |
| Enduro | + | - |
| Switchable graphics | + | - |
| UVD | + | - |
| VCE | + | - |
Graphics interfaces
Available interfaces and connections of PRO A8-9600B and Xeon 6511P integrated GPUs.
| DisplayPort | + | - |
| HDMI | + | - |
Graphics API support
APIs supported by PRO A8-9600B and Xeon 6511P integrated GPUs, sometimes API versions are included.
| DirectX | DirectX® 12 | no data |
| Vulkan | + | - |
Peripherals
Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by PRO A8-9600B and Xeon 6511P.
| PCIe version | 3.0 | 5.0 |
| PCI Express lanes | 8 | 136 |
Synthetic benchmarks
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.
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. Other than that, Passmark measures multi-core performance.
Pros & cons summary
| Performance score | 1.25 | 29.18 |
| Recency | 1 June 2016 | 1 January 2025 |
| Physical cores | 4 | 16 |
| Threads | 4 | 32 |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 15 Watt | 150 Watt |
PRO A8-9600B has 900% lower power consumption.
Xeon 6511P, on the other hand, has a 2234.4% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 8 years, and 300% more physical cores and 700% more threads.
The Intel Xeon 6511P is our recommended choice as it beats the AMD PRO A8-9600B in performance tests.
Be aware that PRO A8-9600B is a notebook processor while Xeon 6511P is a server/workstation one.
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