A10-8700P vs Xeon D-1531

Primary details

Comparing Xeon D-1531 and A10-8700P processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in performance ranking	1183	2099
Place by popularity	not in top-100	not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation	0.25	no data
Market segment	Server	Laptop
Series	Intel Xeon D	AMD Carrizo
Architecture codename	Broadwell (2015−2019)	Carrizo (2015−2018)
Release date	1 November 2015 (8 years ago)	3 June 2015 (9 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)	$348	no data
Current price	$2360 (6.8x MSRP)	$466

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance per price, higher is better.

Detailed specifications

Xeon D-1531 and A10-8700P 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	6 (Hexa-Core)	4 (Quad-Core)
Threads	12	4
Base clock speed	2.2 GHz	1.8 GHz
Boost clock speed	2.7 GHz	3.2 GHz
L1 cache	64K (per core)	no data
L2 cache	256K (per core)	2048 KB
L3 cache	1.5 MB (per core)	no data
Chip lithography	14 nm	28 nm
Die size	246.24 mm2	no data
Maximum core temperature	no data	90 °C
Maximum case temperature (TCase)	80 °C	no data
Number of transistors	3,200 million	3100 Million
64 bit support	+	+
Windows 11 compatibility	-	-
Unlocked multiplier	No	No

Compatibility

Information on Xeon D-1531 and A10-8700P 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	no data
Socket	FCBGA1667	FP4
Power consumption (TDP)	45 Watt	12 - 35 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Xeon D-1531 and A10-8700P. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensions	Intel® AVX2	HSA 1.0
AES-NI	+	1
FMA	no data	FMA4
AVX	+	AVX
FRTC	no data	1
FreeSync	no data	1
PowerTune	no data	-
DualGraphics	no data	1
TrueAudio	no data	+
PowerNow	no data	+
PowerGating	no data	+
Out-of-band client management	no data	+
VirusProtect	no data	+
HSA	no data	+
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)	+	no data
Turbo Boost Technology	2.0	no data
Hyper-Threading Technology	+	no data
TSX	+	no data
Idle States	+	no data
Thermal Monitoring	+	no data
GPIO	+	no data
Status	Launched	no data

Security technologies

Xeon D-1531 and A10-8700P technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.

TXT	+	no data
EDB	+	no data
Secure Key	+	no data
OS Guard	+	no data

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Xeon D-1531 and A10-8700P are enumerated here.

AMD-V	no data	1
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 Xeon D-1531 and A10-8700P. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory types	DDR4, DDR3	DDR3-2133
Maximum memory size	128 GB	no data
Max memory channels	2	2
Maximum memory bandwidth	34.124 GB/s	no data
ECC memory support	+	no data

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics card	no data	AMD Radeon R6 Graphics
iGPU core count	no data	6
Enduro	no data	+
Switchable graphics	no data	1
UVD	no data	+
VCE	no data	+

Graphics interfaces

Available interfaces and connections of Xeon D-1531 and A10-8700P integrated GPUs.

DisplayPort	no data	+
HDMI	no data	+

Graphics API support

APIs supported by Xeon D-1531 and A10-8700P integrated GPUs, sometimes API versions are included.

DirectX	no data	DirectX® 12
Vulkan	no data	1

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Xeon D-1531 and A10-8700P.

PCIe version	2.0/3.0	3.0
PCI Express lanes	32	no data
USB revision	2.0/3.0	no data
Total number of SATA ports	6	no data
Number of USB ports	8	no data
Integrated LAN	+	no data
UART	+	no data

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.

Xeon D-1531 outperforms A10-8700P by 234% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

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Pros & cons summary

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Performance score	4.84	1.45
Recency	1 November 2015	3 June 2015
Physical cores	6	4
Threads	12	4
Chip lithography	14 nm	28 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	45 Watt	12 Watt

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