A8-7100 vs Xeon D-2141I

Primary details

Comparing Xeon D-2141I and A8-7100 processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in performance ranking	888	2331
Place by popularity	not in top-100	not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation	2.51	no data
Market segment	Server	Laptop
Series	Intel Xeon D	AMD Kaveri
Architecture codename	Skylake (server) (2017−2019)	Kaveri (2014−2015)
Release date	7 February 2018 (6 years ago)	4 June 2014 (10 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)	$555	no data
Current price	$1786 (3.2x MSRP)	$422

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance per price, higher is better.

Detailed specifications

Xeon D-2141I and A8-7100 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	8 (Octa-Core)	4 (Quad-Core)
Threads	16	4
Base clock speed	2.2 GHz	1.8 GHz
Boost clock speed	3 GHz	3 GHz
Bus support	4 × 8 GT/s	no data
L1 cache	512 KB	no data
L2 cache	8 MB	4096 KB
L3 cache	11 MB	no data
Chip lithography	14 nm	28 nm
Die size	no data	245 mm2
Number of transistors	no data	2410 Million
64 bit support	+	+
Windows 11 compatibility	-	-
Unlocked multiplier	No	No

Compatibility

Information on Xeon D-2141I and A8-7100 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	FCBGA2518	FP3
Power consumption (TDP)	65 Watt	19 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Xeon D-2141I and A8-7100. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensions	Intel® AVX2, Intel® AVX-512	86x SSE (1, 2, 3, 3S, 4.1, 4.2, 4A),-64, AES, AVX, FMA, DDR3-1600 Controller
AES-NI	+	+
FMA	no data	+
AVX	+	+
FRTC	no data	1
PowerTune	no data	-
TrueAudio	no data	+
PowerNow	no data	+
PowerGating	no data	+
Out-of-band client management	no data	+
VirusProtect	no data	+
HSA	no data	1
vPro	+	no data
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)	+	no data
QuickAssist	-	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
Turbo Boost Max 3.0	-	no data
Status	Launched	no data

Security technologies

Xeon D-2141I and A8-7100 technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.

TXT	+	no data
EDB	+	no data
Secure Key	+	no data
MPX	+	no data
SGX	-	no data
OS Guard	+	no data

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Xeon D-2141I and A8-7100 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-2141I and A8-7100. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory types	DDR4	DDR3-1600
Maximum memory size	512 GB	no data
Max memory channels	4	2
Maximum memory bandwidth	85.33 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 R5 Graphics
iGPU core count	no data	4
Enduro	no data	+
Switchable graphics	no data	1
UVD	no data	+
VCE	no data	+

Graphics interfaces

Available interfaces and connections of Xeon D-2141I and A8-7100 integrated GPUs.

DisplayPort	no data	+
HDMI	no data	+

Graphics API support

APIs supported by Xeon D-2141I and A8-7100 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-2141I and A8-7100.

PCIe version	3.0	3.0
PCI Express lanes	32	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-2141I outperforms A8-7100 by 639% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

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Pros & cons summary

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Performance score	7.83	1.06
Recency	7 February 2018	4 June 2014
Physical cores	8	4
Threads	16	4
Chip lithography	14 nm	28 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	65 Watt	19 Watt

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