PRO A6-8570 vs Xeon W-2145

Primary details

Comparing processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking	818	2527
Place by popularity	not in top-100	not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation	1.61	no data
Market segment	Server	Desktop processor
Series	Intel Xeon W	no data
Power efficiency	3.09	0.71
Designer	Intel	AMD
Manufacturer	Intel	GlobalFoundries
Architecture codename	Skylake (server) (2017−2018)	Carrizo (2015−2018)
Release date	29 August 2017 (7 years ago)	October 2018 (6 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)	$1,113	no data

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance per price, higher is better.

Performance to price scatter graph

Detailed specifications

Xeon W-2145 and PRO A6-8570 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	8 (Octa-Core)	2 (Dual-core)
Threads	16	2
Base clock speed	3.7 GHz	3.5 GHz
Boost clock speed	4.5 GHz	3.8 GHz
Bus type	DMI 3.0	no data
Bus rate	4 × 8 GT/s	no data
Multiplier	37	no data
L1 cache	64K (per core)	no data
L2 cache	1 MB (per core)	1024 KB
L3 cache	11 MB (shared)	no data
Chip lithography	14 nm	28 nm
Die size	484 mm2	250 mm2
Maximum case temperature (TCase)	70 °C	no data
Number of transistors	no data	3,100 million
64 bit support	+	+
Windows 11 compatibility	+	no data

Compatibility

Information on Xeon W-2145 and PRO A6-8570 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	Socket R4	AM4
Power consumption (TDP)	140 Watt	65 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Xeon W-2145 and PRO A6-8570. 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	-	+
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	+	-
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-2145 and PRO A6-8570 technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.

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

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Xeon W-2145 and PRO A6-8570 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-2145 and PRO A6-8570. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory types	DDR4	DDR4-2400
Maximum memory size	512 GB	no data
Max memory channels	4	2
Maximum memory bandwidth	85.33 GB/s	no data
ECC memory support	+	-

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics card	no data	AMD Radeon R5 Graphics
iGPU core count	no data	6
Switchable graphics	-	+

Graphics interfaces

Available interfaces and connections of Xeon W-2145 and PRO A6-8570 integrated GPUs.

DisplayPort

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n/a

Graphics API support

APIs supported by Xeon W-2145 and PRO A6-8570 integrated GPUs, sometimes API versions are included.

DirectX	no data	DirectX® 12
Vulkan	-	+

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Xeon W-2145 and PRO A6-8570.

PCIe version	3.0	3.0
PCI Express lanes	48	no 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.

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Combined synthetic benchmark score

This is our combined benchmark performance rating.

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Pros & cons summary

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Performance score	10.81	1.15
Physical cores	8	2
Threads	16	2
Chip lithography	14 nm	28 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	140 Watt	65 Watt

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