PRO A8-9600 vs Xeon Gold 6342
Aggregate performance score
Xeon Gold 6342 outperforms PRO A8-9600 by a whopping 1323% based on our aggregate benchmark results.
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Primary details
Comparing processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.
| Place in the ranking | 234 | 2195 |
| Place by popularity | not in top-100 | not in top-100 |
| Market segment | Server | Desktop processor |
| Power efficiency | 4.94 | 1.23 |
| Designer | Intel | AMD |
| Manufacturer | Intel | GlobalFoundries |
| Architecture codename | Ice Lake-SP (2021) | Bristol Ridge (2016−2019) |
| Release date | 6 April 2021 (4 years ago) | 3 October 2016 (9 years ago) |
Detailed specifications
Xeon Gold 6342 and PRO A8-9600 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 | 24 (Tetracosa-Core) | 4 (Quad-Core) |
| Threads | 48 | 4 |
| Base clock speed | 2.8 GHz | 3.1 GHz |
| Boost clock speed | 3.5 GHz | 3.4 GHz |
| L1 cache | 64K (per core) | no data |
| L2 cache | 1 MB (per core) | 2048 KB |
| L3 cache | 36 MB (shared) | no data |
| Chip lithography | 10 nm | 28 nm |
| Die size | no data | 250 mm2 |
| Maximum core temperature | no data | 90 °C |
| Maximum case temperature (TCase) | 81 °C | no data |
| Number of transistors | no data | 3,100 million |
| 64 bit support | + | + |
| Windows 11 compatibility | + | no data |
Compatibility
Information on Xeon Gold 6342 and PRO A8-9600 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 | 2 | 1 |
| Socket | FCLGA4189 | AM4 |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 230 Watt | 65 Watt |
Technologies and extensions
Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Xeon Gold 6342 and PRO A8-9600. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.
| Instruction set extensions | Intel® SSE4.2, Intel® AVX, Intel® AVX2, Intel® AVX-512 | no data |
| AES-NI | + | + |
| FMA | - | + |
| AVX | + | + |
| FRTC | - | + |
| FreeSync | - | + |
| PowerTune | - | + |
| TrueAudio | - | + |
| PowerNow | - | + |
| PowerGating | - | + |
| Out-of-band client management | - | + |
| VirusProtect | - | + |
| vPro | + | no data |
| Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST) | + | no data |
| Speed Shift | + | no data |
| Turbo Boost Technology | 2.0 | no data |
| Hyper-Threading Technology | + | no data |
| TSX | + | - |
| Deep Learning Boost | + | - |
Security technologies
Xeon Gold 6342 and PRO A8-9600 technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.
| TXT | + | no data |
| EDB | + | no data |
| SGX | Yes with Intel® SPS | no data |
Virtualization technologies
Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Xeon Gold 6342 and PRO A8-9600 are enumerated here.
| AMD-V | - | + |
| VT-d | + | no data |
| VT-x | + | no data |
| EPT | + | no data |
| IOMMU 2.0 | - | + |
Memory specs
Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Xeon Gold 6342 and PRO A8-9600. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.
| Supported memory types | DDR4-3200 | DDR4-2400 |
| Maximum memory size | 6 TB | no data |
| Max memory channels | 8 | 2 |
| ECC memory support | + | - |
Graphics specifications
General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.
| Integrated graphics card | no data | AMD Radeon R7 Graphics |
| iGPU core count | no data | 6 |
| Enduro | - | + |
| UVD | - | + |
| VCE | - | + |
Graphics interfaces
Available interfaces and connections of Xeon Gold 6342 and PRO A8-9600 integrated GPUs.
| DisplayPort | - | + |
| HDMI | - | + |
Graphics API support
APIs supported by Xeon Gold 6342 and PRO A8-9600 integrated GPUs, sometimes API versions are included.
| DirectX | no data | DirectX® 12 |
| Vulkan | - | + |
Peripherals
Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Xeon Gold 6342 and PRO A8-9600.
| PCIe version | 4.0 | 3.0 |
| PCI Express lanes | 64 | 8 |
Synthetic benchmarks
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.
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. Other than that, Passmark measures multi-core performance.
Pros & cons summary
| Performance score | 26.89 | 1.89 |
| Recency | 6 April 2021 | 3 October 2016 |
| Physical cores | 24 | 4 |
| Threads | 48 | 4 |
| Chip lithography | 10 nm | 28 nm |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 230 Watt | 65 Watt |
Xeon Gold 6342 has a 1322.8% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 4 years, 500% more physical cores and 1100% more threads, and a 180% more advanced lithography process.
PRO A8-9600, on the other hand, has 253.8% lower power consumption.
The Intel Xeon Gold 6342 is our recommended choice as it beats the AMD PRO A8-9600 in performance tests.
Be aware that Xeon Gold 6342 is a server/workstation processor while PRO A8-9600 is a desktop one.
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