Xeon D-2899NT vs PRO A8-9600B

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Primary details

Comparing PRO A8-9600B and Xeon D-2899NT processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in performance ranking2073not rated
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Market segmentLaptopServer
SeriesBristol Ridgeno data
Architecture codenameBristol Ridge (2016−2019)no data
Release date1 June 2016 (8 years ago)1 October 2023 (less than a year ago)

Detailed specifications

PRO A8-9600B and Xeon D-2899NT 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)22 (Docosa-Core)
Threads444
Base clock speed2.4 GHz2.2 GHz
Boost clock speed3.3 GHz3.1 GHz
L2 cache2048 KBno data
L3 cacheno data30 MB
Chip lithography28 nmno data
Die size250 mm2no data
Maximum core temperature90 °Cno data
Number of transistors3100 Millionno data
64 bit support++
Windows 11 compatibility-no data
Unlocked multiplierNoNo

Compatibility

Information on PRO A8-9600B and Xeon D-2899NT 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.

SocketFP4FCBGA2579
Power consumption (TDP)15 Watt135 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by PRO A8-9600B and Xeon D-2899NT. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensionsDual-Channel DDR3/DDR4-1866 Memory Controller, PCIe 3.0 x8Intel® AVX-512
AES-NI1+
FMAFMA4no data
AVXAVXno data
FRTC1no data
FreeSync1no data
PowerTune+no data
DualGraphics1no data
TrueAudio+no data
PowerNow+no data
PowerGating+no data
Out-of-band client management+no data
VirusProtect+no data
RAID+no data
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)no data+
QuickAssistno data+
Turbo Boost Technologyno data2.0
Hyper-Threading Technologyno data+
Thermal Monitoringno data+
Statusno dataLaunched

Security technologies

PRO A8-9600B and Xeon D-2899NT technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.

TXTno data-
EDBno data+
SGXno dataYes with Intel® SPS

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by PRO A8-9600B and Xeon D-2899NT are enumerated here.

AMD-V1no data
VT-dno data+
VT-xno data+
IOMMU 2.0+no data

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by PRO A8-9600B and Xeon D-2899NT. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory typesDDR3, DDR4-1866DDR4
Maximum memory sizeno data1 TB
Max memory channels24
ECC memory supportno data+

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics cardAMD Radeon R5 Graphicsno data
iGPU core count6no data
Enduro+no data
Switchable graphics1no data
UVD+no data
VCE+no data

Graphics interfaces

Available interfaces and connections of PRO A8-9600B and Xeon D-2899NT integrated GPUs.

DisplayPort+no data
HDMI+no data

Graphics API support

APIs supported by PRO A8-9600B and Xeon D-2899NT integrated GPUs, sometimes API versions are included.

DirectXDirectX® 12no data
Vulkan1no data

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by PRO A8-9600B and Xeon D-2899NT.

PCIe version3.04.0
PCI Express lanes832
USB revisionno data3.0
Max number of SATA 6 Gb/s Portsno data24
Number of USB portsno data4
Integrated LANno data+

Pros & cons summary


Recency 1 June 2016 1 October 2023
Physical cores 4 22
Threads 4 44
Power consumption (TDP) 15 Watt 135 Watt

We couldn't decide between PRO A8-9600B and Xeon D-2899NT. We've got no test results to judge.

Be aware that PRO A8-9600B is a notebook processor while Xeon D-2899NT is a server/workstation one.


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