Xeon Platinum 8454H vs Pro A8-8600B

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Aggregate performance score

Pro A8-8600B
2015
4 cores / 4 threads, 12 Watt
1.38
Xeon Platinum 8454H
2023
32 cores / 64 threads, 270 Watt
39.25
+2744%

Xeon Platinum 8454H outperforms Pro A8-8600B by a whopping 2744% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

Comparing Pro A8-8600B and Xeon Platinum 8454H processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking223570
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluationno data10.42
Market segmentLaptopServer
SeriesAMD Carrizono data
Power efficiency3.7313.75
Architecture codenameCarrizo (2015−2018)Sapphire Rapids (2023−2024)
Release date3 June 2015 (9 years ago)10 January 2023 (1 year ago)
Launch price (MSRP)no data$6,540

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance per price, higher is better.

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Detailed specifications

Pro A8-8600B and Xeon Platinum 8454H 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)32 (Dotriaconta-Core)
Threads464
Base clock speed1.6 GHz2.1 GHz
Boost clock speed3 GHz3.4 GHz
L1 cacheno data80K (per core)
L2 cache2048 KB2 MB (per core)
L3 cacheno data82.5 MB
Chip lithography28 nmIntel 7 nm
Die sizeno data4x 477 mm2
Maximum case temperature (TCase)no data71 °C
Number of transistors3100 Millionno data
64 bit support++
Windows 11 compatibility-no data

Compatibility

Information on Pro A8-8600B and Xeon Platinum 8454H 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 configurationno data8
SocketFP4FCLGA4677
Power consumption (TDP)12-35 Watt270 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Pro A8-8600B and Xeon Platinum 8454H. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensionsHSA 1.0Intel® AMX, Intel® SSE4.2, Intel® AVX, Intel® AVX2, Intel® AVX-512
AES-NI++
FMAFMA4-
AVXAVX+
FRTC+-
FreeSync+-
TrueAudio+-
PowerNow+-
PowerGating+-
Out-of-band client management+-
VirusProtect+-
RAID+-
HSA+-
vProno data+
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)no data+
Speed Shiftno data+
Turbo Boost Technologyno data2.0
Hyper-Threading Technologyno data+
TSX-+
Deep Learning Boost-+

Security technologies

Pro A8-8600B and Xeon Platinum 8454H technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.

TXTno data+
EDBno data+
SGXno dataYes with Intel® SPS
OS Guardno data+

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Pro A8-8600B and Xeon Platinum 8454H are enumerated here.

AMD-V+-
VT-dno data+
VT-xno data+
EPTno data+
IOMMU 2.0+-

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Pro A8-8600B and Xeon Platinum 8454H. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory typesDDR3/DDR3L-2133DDR5-4800, DDR5-4400
Maximum memory sizeno data4 TB
Max memory channels28
ECC memory support-+

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics cardAMD Radeon R6 Graphicsno data
iGPU core count6no data
จำนวนพาธไลน์384no data
Enduro+-
Switchable graphics+-
UVD+-
VCE+-

Graphics interfaces

Available interfaces and connections of Pro A8-8600B and Xeon Platinum 8454H integrated GPUs.

DisplayPort+-
HDMI+-

Graphics API support

APIs supported by Pro A8-8600B and Xeon Platinum 8454H integrated GPUs, sometimes API versions are included.

DirectXDirectX® 12no data
Vulkan+-

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Pro A8-8600B and Xeon Platinum 8454H.

PCIe version3.05.0
PCI Express lanesno data80

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.

Pro A8-8600B 1.38
Xeon Platinum 8454H 39.25
+2744%

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.

Pro A8-8600B 2190
Xeon Platinum 8454H 62347
+2747%

Gaming performance

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 1.38 39.25
Recency 3 June 2015 10 January 2023
Physical cores 4 32
Threads 4 64
Power consumption (TDP) 12 Watt 270 Watt

Pro A8-8600B has 2150% lower power consumption.

Xeon Platinum 8454H, on the other hand, has a 2744.2% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 7 years, and 700% more physical cores and 1500% more threads.

The Xeon Platinum 8454H is our recommended choice as it beats the Pro A8-8600B in performance tests.

Be aware that Pro A8-8600B is a notebook processor while Xeon Platinum 8454H is a server/workstation one.


Should you still have questions on choice between Pro A8-8600B and Xeon Platinum 8454H, ask them in Comments section, and we shall answer.

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