Pentium Silver A1030 vs Xeon w9-3495X

Primary details

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

Place in the ranking	47	2847
Place by popularity	not in top-100	not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation	6.63	no data
Market segment	Server	Laptop
Power efficiency	15.71	5.58
Designer	Intel	Intel
Manufacturer	Intel	no data
Architecture codename	Sapphire Rapids (2023−2024)	no data
Release date	15 February 2023 (2 years ago)	1 July 2020 (5 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)	$5,889	no data

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance per price, higher is better.

Performance to price scatter graph

Detailed specifications

Xeon w9-3495X and Pentium Silver A1030 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	56 (Hexapentaconta-Core)	2 (Dual-core)
Performance-cores	56	no data
Threads	112	2
Base clock speed	1.9 GHz	2 GHz
Boost clock speed	4.8 GHz	2.7 GHz
L1 cache	80 KB (per core)	no data
L2 cache	2 MB (per core)	no data
L3 cache	105 MB	4 MB
Chip lithography	Intel 7 nm	14 nm
Die size	4x 477 mm2	no data
Maximum core temperature	no data	105 deg C
Maximum case temperature (TCase)	81 °C	no data
64 bit support	+	+
Windows 11 compatibility	+	no data
Unlocked multiplier	+	-

Compatibility

Information on Xeon w9-3495X and Pentium Silver A1030 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	1
Socket	FCLGA4677	FCBGA1090
Power consumption (TDP)	350 Watt	15 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Xeon w9-3495X and Pentium Silver A1030. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensions	Intel® SSE4.1, Intel® AMX, Intel® SSE4.2, Intel® AVX2, Intel® AVX-512	Intel® SSE4.2
AES-NI	+	+
AVX	+	-
vPro	+	-
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)	+	+
Speed Shift	+	-
Turbo Boost Technology	2.0	-
Hyper-Threading Technology	+	-
TSX	+	-
Idle States	no data	+
Thermal Monitoring	-	+
Smart Response	no data	-
GPIO	no data	+
Turbo Boost Max 3.0	+	-
Deep Learning Boost	+	-

Security technologies

Xeon w9-3495X and Pentium Silver A1030 technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.

TXT	+	no data
EDB	+	+
Secure Key	no data	+
MPX	-	+
Identity Protection	-	+
SGX	-	Yes with Intel® ME
OS Guard	+	+
Anti-Theft	no data	-

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Xeon w9-3495X and Pentium Silver A1030 are enumerated here.

VT-d	+	+
VT-x	+	+
EPT	+	+

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Xeon w9-3495X and Pentium Silver A1030. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory types	DDR5-4800	upto-2400
Maximum memory size	4 TB	8 GB
Max memory channels	8	2
ECC memory support	+	-

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics card	N/A	no data
Max video memory	no data	8 GB
Quick Sync Video	-	+
Graphics max frequency	no data	700 GHz
Execution Units	no data	12

Graphics interfaces

Available interfaces and connections of Xeon w9-3495X and Pentium Silver A1030 integrated GPUs.

Number of displays supported	no data	3
eDP	no data	+
DisplayPort	-	+
HDMI	-	+
MIPI-DSI	no data	+

Graphics image quality

Maximum display resolutions supported by Xeon w9-3495X and Pentium Silver A1030 integrated GPUs, including resolutions over different interfaces.

4K resolution support

no data

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Graphics API support

APIs supported by Xeon w9-3495X and Pentium Silver A1030 integrated GPUs, sometimes API versions are included.

DirectX	no data	12
OpenGL	no data	4.4

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Xeon w9-3495X and Pentium Silver A1030.

PCIe version	5.0	2.0
PCI Express lanes	112	6
USB revision	no data	2.0/3.0
Total number of SATA ports	no data	2
Max number of SATA 6 Gb/s Ports	no data	2
Number of USB ports	no data	8
Integrated LAN	no data	-
UART	no data	+

Synthetic benchmarks

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	51.29	0.78
Recency	15 February 2023	1 July 2020
Physical cores	56	2
Threads	112	2
Power consumption (TDP)	350 Watt	15 Watt

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