A9-9400 SoC vs Xeon D-1587

Primary details

Comparing Xeon D-1587 and A9-9400 SoC processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking	884	not rated
Place by popularity	not in top-100	not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation	2.11	no data
Market segment	Server	Desktop processor
Series	Intel Xeon D	no data
Power efficiency	12.43	no data
Architecture codename	Broadwell (2015−2019)	Stoney Ridge (2016−2019)
Release date	24 February 2016 (8 years ago)	31 May 2016 (8 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)	$1,443	no data

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance per price, higher is better.

Detailed specifications

Xeon D-1587 and A9-9400 SoC 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	16 (Hexadeca-Core)	2 (Dual-core)
Threads	32	2
Base clock speed	1.7 GHz	2.4 GHz
Boost clock speed	2.3 GHz	3.2 GHz
Bus type	DMI 2.0	no data
Multiplier	17	no data
L1 cache	64K (per core)	160 KB
L2 cache	256K (per core)	1 MB (per core)
L3 cache	1.5 MB (per core)	0 KB
Chip lithography	14 nm	28 nm
Die size	306.18 mm2	125 mm2
Maximum case temperature (TCase)	80 °C	74 °C
Number of transistors	3,200 million	1,200 million
64 bit support	+	+
Windows 11 compatibility	-	-

Compatibility

Information on Xeon D-1587 and A9-9400 SoC 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 (Uniprocessor)	1
Socket	FCBGA1667	FT4
Power consumption (TDP)	65 Watt	10 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Xeon D-1587 and A9-9400 SoC. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensions	Intel® AVX2	no data
AES-NI	+	+
FMA	-	+
AVX	+	+
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)	+	no data
Turbo Boost Technology	2.0	no data
Hyper-Threading Technology	+	no data
TSX	+	-
Idle States	+	no data
Thermal Monitoring	+	-
GPIO	+	no data

Security technologies

Xeon D-1587 and A9-9400 SoC 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-1587 and A9-9400 SoC are enumerated here.

AMD-V	-	+
VT-d	+	no data
VT-x	+	no data
EPT	+	no data

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Xeon D-1587 and A9-9400 SoC. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

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

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics card

no data

Radeon R5 3CU

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Xeon D-1587 and A9-9400 SoC.

PCIe version	2.0/3.0	3.0
PCI Express lanes	24	8
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

Pros & cons summary

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Recency	24 February 2016	31 May 2016
Physical cores	16	2
Threads	32	2
Chip lithography	14 nm	28 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	65 Watt	10 Watt

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