Xeon w7-2495X vs Pro A8-8600B
Aggregate performance score
Xeon w7-2495X outperforms Pro A8-8600B by a whopping 2579% based on our aggregate benchmark results.
Primary details
Comparing Pro A8-8600B and Xeon w7-2495X processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.
| Place in performance ranking | 2117 | 75 |
| Place by popularity | not in top-100 | not in top-100 |
| Cost-effectiveness evaluation | no data | 28.00 |
| Market segment | Laptop | Server |
| Series | AMD Carrizo | no data |
| Architecture codename | Carrizo (2015−2018) | Sapphire Rapids |
| Release date | 3 June 2015 (9 years ago) | 1 January 2023 (1 year ago) |
| Current price | $500 | $2579 |
Cost-effectiveness evaluation
Performance per price, higher is better.
Detailed specifications
Pro A8-8600B and Xeon w7-2495X 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) | 24 (Tetracosa-Core) |
| Threads | 4 | 48 |
| Base clock speed | 1.6 GHz | 2.5 GHz |
| Boost clock speed | 3 GHz | 4.8 GHz |
| L1 cache | no data | 80K (per core) |
| L2 cache | 2048 KB | 2 MB (per core) |
| L3 cache | no data | 45 MB |
| Chip lithography | 28 nm | Intel 7 nm |
| Maximum core temperature | no data | 77 °C |
| Maximum case temperature (TCase) | no data | 77 °C |
| Number of transistors | 3100 Million | no data |
| 64 bit support | + | + |
| Windows 11 compatibility | - | + |
| Unlocked multiplier | No | Yes |
Compatibility
Information on Pro A8-8600B and Xeon w7-2495X 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 | no data | 1 |
| Socket | FP4 | FCLGA4677 |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 12-35 Watt | 225 Watt |
Technologies and extensions
Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Pro A8-8600B and Xeon w7-2495X. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.
| Instruction set extensions | HSA 1.0 | Intel® SSE4.1, Intel® AMX, Intel® SSE4.2, Intel® AVX2, Intel® AVX-512 |
| AES-NI | 1 | + |
| FMA | FMA4 | no data |
| AVX | AVX | + |
| FRTC | 1 | no data |
| FreeSync | 1 | no data |
| PowerTune | - | no data |
| TrueAudio | + | no data |
| PowerNow | + | no data |
| PowerGating | + | no data |
| Out-of-band client management | + | no data |
| VirusProtect | + | no data |
| RAID | + | no data |
| HSA | + | no data |
| vPro | no data | + |
| Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST) | no data | + |
| Speed Shift | no data | + |
| Turbo Boost Technology | no data | 2.0 |
| Hyper-Threading Technology | no data | + |
| TSX | no data | + |
| Turbo Boost Max 3.0 | no data | + |
| Status | no data | Launched |
Security technologies
Pro A8-8600B and Xeon w7-2495X 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 A8-8600B and Xeon w7-2495X are enumerated here.
| AMD-V | 1 | no data |
| VT-d | no data | + |
| VT-x | no data | + |
| EPT | no data | + |
| IOMMU 2.0 | + | no data |
Memory specs
Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Pro A8-8600B and Xeon w7-2495X. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.
| Supported memory types | DDR3/DDR3L-2133 | DDR5-4800 |
| Maximum memory size | no data | 2 TB |
| Max memory channels | 2 | 4 |
| ECC memory support | no data | + |
Graphics specifications
General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.
| Integrated graphics card | AMD Radeon R6 Graphics | no data |
| iGPU core count | 6 | no data |
| Number of pipelines | 384 | no data |
| Enduro | + | no data |
| Switchable graphics | 1 | no data |
| UVD | + | no data |
| VCE | + | no data |
Graphics interfaces
Available interfaces and connections of Pro A8-8600B and Xeon w7-2495X integrated GPUs.
| DisplayPort | + | no data |
| HDMI | + | no data |
Graphics API support
APIs supported by Pro A8-8600B and Xeon w7-2495X integrated GPUs, sometimes API versions are included.
| DirectX | DirectX® 12 | no data |
| Vulkan | 1 | no data |
Peripherals
Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Pro A8-8600B and Xeon w7-2495X.
| PCIe version | 3.0 | 5.0 |
| PCI Express lanes | no data | 64 |
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.
Xeon w7-2495X outperforms Pro A8-8600B by 2579% based on our aggregate benchmark results.
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.
Benchmark coverage: 68%
Xeon w7-2495X outperforms Pro A8-8600B by 2586% in Passmark.
GeekBench 5 Single-Core
GeekBench 5 Single-Core is a cross-platform application developed in the form of CPU tests that independently recreate certain real-world tasks with which to accurately measure performance. This version uses only a single CPU core.
Benchmark coverage: 42%
Xeon w7-2495X outperforms Pro A8-8600B by 407% in GeekBench 5 Single-Core.
GeekBench 5 Multi-Core
GeekBench 5 Multi-Core is a cross-platform application developed in the form of CPU tests that independently recreate certain real-world tasks with which to accurately measure performance. This version uses all available CPU cores.
Benchmark coverage: 42%
Xeon w7-2495X outperforms Pro A8-8600B by 1660% in GeekBench 5 Multi-Core.
Pros & cons summary
| Performance score | 1.42 | 38.04 |
| Recency | 3 June 2015 | 1 January 2023 |
| Physical cores | 4 | 24 |
| Threads | 4 | 48 |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 12 Watt | 225 Watt |
The Xeon w7-2495X 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 w7-2495X is a server/workstation one.
Should you still have questions on choice between Pro A8-8600B and Xeon w7-2495X, ask them in Comments section, and we shall answer.
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