PRO A6-8570E vs Xeon Silver 4208

Aggregate performance score

Xeon Silver 4208
2019
8 cores / 16 threads, 85 Watt
7.37
+582%

Xeon Silver 4208 outperforms PRO A6-8570E by a whopping 582% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

Comparing Xeon Silver 4208 and PRO A6-8570E processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking9732408
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation19.33no data
Market segmentServerDesktop processor
SeriesIntel Xeon Silverno data
Architecture codenameCascade Lake (2019−2020)Carrizo (2015−2018)
Release date2 April 2019 (5 years ago)October 2018 (5 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 A6-8570E 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 GHz
Boost clock speed3.2 GHz3.4 GHz
Multiplier21no data
L1 cache512 KBno data
L2 cache8 MB1024 KB
L3 cache11 MBno data
Chip lithography14 nm28 nm
Die sizeno data250 mm2
Maximum core temperature78 °Cno data
Number of transistorsno data3,100 million
64 bit support++
Windows 11 compatibility+no data

Compatibility

Information on Xeon Silver 4208 and PRO A6-8570E 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
SocketFCLGA3647AM4
Power consumption (TDP)85 Watt65 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Xeon Silver 4208 and PRO A6-8570E. 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-+
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
StatusLaunchedno data
Deep Learning Boost+-

Security technologies

Xeon Silver 4208 and PRO A6-8570E 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 A6-8570E 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 Silver 4208 and PRO A6-8570E. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory typesDDR4-2400DDR4-2400
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
Switchable graphics-+

Graphics interfaces

Available interfaces and connections of Xeon Silver 4208 and PRO A6-8570E integrated GPUs.

DisplayPort-n/a

Graphics API support

APIs supported by Xeon Silver 4208 and PRO A6-8570E integrated GPUs, sometimes API versions are included.

DirectXno dataDirectX® 12
Vulkan-+

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Xeon Silver 4208 and PRO A6-8570E.

PCIe version3.03.0
PCI Express lanes48no 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.


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 7.37
+582%
PRO A6-8570E 1.08

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 11259
+586%
PRO A6-8570E 1642

Gaming performance

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 7.37 1.08
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 582.4% higher aggregate performance score, 300% more physical cores and 700% more threads, and a 100% more advanced lithography process.

PRO A6-8570E, on the other hand, has 30.8% lower power consumption.

The Xeon Silver 4208 is our recommended choice as it beats the PRO A6-8570E in performance tests.

Be aware that Xeon Silver 4208 is a server/workstation processor while PRO A6-8570E is a desktop one.


Should you still have questions on choice between Xeon Silver 4208 and PRO A6-8570E, ask them in Comments section, and we shall answer.

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