A9-9420 vs Xeon W-2102

Primary details

Comparing Xeon W-2102 and A9-9420 processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking	1603	2507
Place by popularity	not in top-100	not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation	6.11	no data
Market segment	Server	Laptop
Series	Intel Xeon W	AMD Bristol Ridge
Power efficiency	2.52	5.93
Architecture codename	Skylake (server) (2017−2018)	Stoney Ridge (2016−2019)
Release date	29 August 2017 (7 years ago)	31 May 2016 (8 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)	$202	no data

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance per price, higher is better.

Detailed specifications

Xeon W-2102 and A9-9420 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)	2 (Dual-core)
Threads	4	2
Base clock speed	2.9 GHz	3 GHz
Boost clock speed	2.9 GHz	3.6 GHz
Bus type	DMI 3.0	no data
Bus rate	4 × 8 GT/s	no data
Multiplier	29	no data
L1 cache	64K (per core)	160 KB
L2 cache	1 MB (per core)	1 MB (shared)
L3 cache	8.25 MB (shared)	no data
Chip lithography	14 nm	28 nm
Die size	484 mm2	125 mm2
Maximum core temperature	no data	90 °C
Maximum case temperature (TCase)	66 °C	74 °C
Number of transistors	no data	1,200 million
64 bit support	+	+
Windows 11 compatibility	+	-

Compatibility

Information on Xeon W-2102 and A9-9420 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 (Uniprocessor)	1
Socket	FCLGA2066	FT4
Power consumption (TDP)	120 Watt	15 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Xeon W-2102 and A9-9420. 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	Virtualization,
AES-NI	+	+
FMA	-	+
AVX	+	+
vPro	+	no data
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)	+	no data
Speed Shift	+	no data
Turbo Boost Technology	-	no data
Hyper-Threading Technology	-	no data
TSX	+	-
Idle States	+	no data
Thermal Monitoring	+	-
Flex Memory Access	-	no data
Demand Based Switching	+	no data
PAE	46 Bit	no data
Turbo Boost Max 3.0	-	no data

Security technologies

Xeon W-2102 and A9-9420 technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.

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

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Xeon W-2102 and A9-9420 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 W-2102 and A9-9420. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory types	DDR4-1600, DDR4-1866, DDR4-2133, DDR4-2400	DDR4
Maximum memory size	512 GB	no data
Max memory channels	4	no data
Maximum memory bandwidth	76.805 GB/s	no data
ECC memory support	+	-

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics card

no data

Radeon R5

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Xeon W-2102 and A9-9420.

PCIe version	3.0	3.0
PCI Express lanes	48	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.

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Pros & cons summary

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Performance score	3.19	0.94
Recency	29 August 2017	31 May 2016
Physical cores	4	2
Threads	4	2
Chip lithography	14 nm	28 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	120 Watt	15 Watt

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