PRO A4-8350B vs Xeon Silver 4208

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Aggregate performance score

Xeon Silver 4208
2019
8 cores / 16 threads, 85 Watt
7.06
+579%
PRO A4-8350B
2015
2 cores / 2 threads, 65 Watt
1.04

Xeon Silver 4208 outperforms PRO A4-8350B by a whopping 579% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

Comparing Xeon Silver 4208 and PRO A4-8350B processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking10032448
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation18.08no data
Market segmentServerDesktop processor
SeriesIntel Xeon Silverno data
Power efficiency7.861.51
Architecture codenameCascade Lake (2019−2020)Kaveri (2014−2015)
Release date2 April 2019 (5 years ago)29 September 2015 (9 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)$417no data

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance per price, higher is better.

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Detailed specifications

Xeon Silver 4208 and PRO A4-8350B 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 cores8 (Octa-Core)2 (Dual-core)
Threads162
Base clock speed2.1 GHz3.5 GHz
Boost clock speed3.2 GHz3.9 GHz
Multiplier21no data
L1 cache512 KBno data
L2 cache8 MB1024 KB
L3 cache11 MBno data
Chip lithography14 nm28 nm
Die sizeno data245 mm2
Maximum core temperature78 °C71 °C
Maximum case temperature (TCase)no data72 °C
Number of transistorsno data2,411 million
64 bit support++
Windows 11 compatibility+no data

Compatibility

Information on Xeon Silver 4208 and PRO A4-8350B 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 configuration2 (Multiprocessor)1
SocketFCLGA3647FM2+
Power consumption (TDP)85 Watt65 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Xeon Silver 4208 and PRO A4-8350B. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensionsIntel® SSE4.2, Intel® AVX, Intel® AVX2, Intel® AVX-512no data
AES-NI++
FMA-+
AVX++
FRTC-+
FreeSync-+
PowerTune-+
DualGraphics-+
TrueAudio-+
PowerNow-+
PowerGating-+
Out-of-band client management-+
VirusProtect-+
RAID-+
HSA-+
vPro+no data
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)+no data
Speed Shift+no data
Turbo Boost Technology2.0no data
Hyper-Threading Technology+no data
TSX+-
Turbo Boost Max 3.0-no data
Deep Learning Boost+-

Security technologies

Xeon Silver 4208 and PRO A4-8350B technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.

TXT+no data
EDB+no data

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Xeon Silver 4208 and PRO A4-8350B 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 Silver 4208 and PRO A4-8350B. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory typesDDR4-2400DDR3-1866
Maximum memory size1 TBno data
Max memory channels62
Maximum memory bandwidth115.212 GB/sno data
ECC memory support+-

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics cardno dataAMD Radeon R5 Graphics
iGPU core countno data4
จำนวนพาธไลน์no data256
Enduro-+
Switchable graphics-+
UVD-+
VCE-+

Graphics interfaces

Available interfaces and connections of Xeon Silver 4208 and PRO A4-8350B integrated GPUs.

DisplayPort-+
HDMI-+

Graphics API support

APIs supported by Xeon Silver 4208 and PRO A4-8350B integrated GPUs, sometimes API versions are included.

DirectXno dataDirectX® 12
Vulkan-+

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Xeon Silver 4208 and PRO A4-8350B.

PCIe version3.03.0
PCI Express lanes4816

Synthetic benchmark performance

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. 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 Silver 4208 7.06
+579%
PRO A4-8350B 1.04

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.

Xeon Silver 4208 11215
+580%
PRO A4-8350B 1649

Gaming performance

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 7.06 1.04
Recency 2 April 2019 29 September 2015
Physical cores 8 2
Threads 16 2
Chip lithography 14 nm 28 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 85 Watt 65 Watt

Xeon Silver 4208 has a 578.8% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 3 years, 300% more physical cores and 700% more threads, and a 100% more advanced lithography process.

PRO A4-8350B, on the other hand, has 30.8% lower power consumption.

The Xeon Silver 4208 is our recommended choice as it beats the PRO A4-8350B in performance tests.

Be aware that Xeon Silver 4208 is a server/workstation processor while PRO A4-8350B is a desktop one.


Should you still have questions on choice between Xeon Silver 4208 and PRO A4-8350B, ask them in Comments section, and we shall answer.

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