PRO A12-9800B vs Xeon E3-1230 v6

Primary details

Comparing Xeon E3-1230 v6 and PRO A12-9800B processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in performance ranking	1117	1944
Place by popularity	not in top-100	not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation	3.39	no data
Market segment	Server	Laptop
Series	Intel Xeon E3	AMD Bristol Ridge
Architecture codename	Kaby Lake (2016−2019)	Bristol Ridge (2016−2019)
Release date	28 March 2017 (7 years ago)	1 June 2016 (8 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)	$250	no data
Current price	$471 (1.9x MSRP)	$676

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance per price, higher is better.

Detailed specifications

Xeon E3-1230 v6 and PRO A12-9800B 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)	4 (Quad-Core)
Threads	8	4
Base clock speed	3.5 GHz	2.7 GHz
Boost clock speed	3.9 GHz	3.6 GHz
Bus support	8 GT/s	no data
L1 cache	256 KB	no data
L2 cache	1 MB	2048 KB
L3 cache	8 MB	no data
Chip lithography	14 nm	28 nm
Die size	no data	250 mm2
Maximum core temperature	no data	90 °C
Number of transistors	no data	3100 Million
64 bit support	+	+
Windows 11 compatibility	-	-
Unlocked multiplier	No	No

Compatibility

Information on Xeon E3-1230 v6 and PRO A12-9800B 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	FCLGA1151	FP4
Power consumption (TDP)	72 Watt	15 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Xeon E3-1230 v6 and PRO A12-9800B. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensions	Intel® SSE4.1, Intel® SSE4.2, Intel® AVX2	Dual-Channel DDR3/DDR4-1866 Memory Controller, PCIe 3.0 x8
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	+
RAID	no data	+
vPro	+	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
Status	Discontinued	no data

Security technologies

Xeon E3-1230 v6 and PRO A12-9800B 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	Yes with both Intel® SPS and Intel® ME	no data
OS Guard	+	no data

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Xeon E3-1230 v6 and PRO A12-9800B 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 E3-1230 v6 and PRO A12-9800B. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory types	DDR4-2400, DDR3L-1866	DDR3, DDR4-1866
Maximum memory size	64 GB	no data
Max memory channels	2	2
Maximum memory bandwidth	37.5 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 R7 Graphics
iGPU core count	no data	8
Enduro	no data	+
Switchable graphics	no data	1
UVD	no data	+
VCE	no data	+

Graphics interfaces

Available interfaces and connections of Xeon E3-1230 v6 and PRO A12-9800B integrated GPUs.

DisplayPort	no data	+
HDMI	no data	+

Graphics image quality

Maximum display resolutions supported by Xeon E3-1230 v6 and PRO A12-9800B integrated GPUs, including resolutions over different interfaces.

Max resolution over HDMI 1.4	N/A	no data
Max resolution over eDP	N/A	no data
Max resolution over DisplayPort	N/A	no data
Max resolution over VGA	N/A	no data

Graphics API support

APIs supported by Xeon E3-1230 v6 and PRO A12-9800B integrated GPUs, sometimes API versions are included.

DirectX	N/A	DirectX® 12
OpenGL	N/A	no data
Vulkan	no data	1

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Xeon E3-1230 v6 and PRO A12-9800B.

PCIe version	3.0	3.0
PCI Express lanes	16	8

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 E3-1230 v6 outperforms PRO A12-9800B by 205% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

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Pros & cons summary

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Performance score	5.30	1.74
Recency	28 March 2017	1 June 2016
Threads	8	4
Chip lithography	14 nm	28 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	72 Watt	15 Watt

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