Intel Xeon D-1559 vs AMD A8-6500B

Head-to-head processor comparison

Aggregated Scores

Combined benchmark scores for both processors


Overall Score

Out of 2,060 results in the database

4,707

Rank #1,097

vs
4,343

Rank #1,476

4,707
4,343

Xeon D-1559 wins by 7.7% (Rank #1097 vs #1476)

Singlecore Score

Out of 2,060 results in the database

4,339

Rank #1,452

vs
4,311

Rank #1,477

4,339
4,311

Xeon D-1559 wins by 0.6% (Rank #1452 vs #1477)

Multicore Score

Out of 2,060 results in the database

5,260

Rank #487

vs
4,391

Rank #1,477

5,260
4,391

Xeon D-1559 wins by 16.5% (Rank #487 vs #1477)

Number Crunching

Out of 1,771 results in the database

4,796

Rank #540

vs
4,555

Rank #1,141

4,796
4,555

Xeon D-1559 wins by 5% (Rank #540 vs #1141)

Data Processing

Out of 1,771 results in the database

4,795

Rank #564

vs
4,503

Rank #1,311

4,795
4,503

Xeon D-1559 wins by 6.1% (Rank #564 vs #1311)

Physics & Compute

Out of 1,771 results in the database

4,767

Rank #627

vs
4,503

Rank #1,385

4,767
4,503

Xeon D-1559 wins by 5.5% (Rank #627 vs #1385)


Specifications

Side-by-side comparison of key specifications


Specification Xeon D-1559 A8-6500B Diff
Cores
12
4
+66.7%
Threads
24
4
+83.3%
Base Frequency
1,500 MHz
3,500 MHz
-57.1%
Turbo Frequency (1 core)
2,100 MHz
--
Clock Multiplier
15x
35x
-57.1%
L1 Cache
768 KB
--
L2 Cache
3 MiB
--
L3 Cache
18 MiB
--
Memory Channels
2
--
Maximum Memory
128 GB
--
Max Bandwidth
32 GB/s
--
PCIe Lanes
24
--
Max CPUs
1
--
TDP (lower is better)
45 W
65 W
30.8% less
Process (lower is better)
14 nm
32 nm
56.3% less

General Information

Specification Xeon D-1559 A8-6500B
Designer Intel AMD
Family Xeon --
Series D-1500 --
Model Number D-1559 --
Microarchitecture Broadwell --
Core Name Broadwell Richland
Core Family 6 --
Core Model 6 --
Socket -- Socket FM2
Package FCBGA-1667 µPGA
Memory Type DDR4-2133 DDR3
ECC Support Yes --
PCIe Revision 3.0 --
PCIe Configuration x16, x8, x4 --
Market Segment Embedded Desktop
Release Price $727.00 --
Locked Multiplier Yes Yes

Designer

Xeon D-1559
Intel
A8-6500B
AMD

Family

Xeon D-1559
Xeon
A8-6500B
--

Series

Xeon D-1559
D-1500
A8-6500B
--

Model Number

Xeon D-1559
D-1559
A8-6500B
--

Microarchitecture

Xeon D-1559
Broadwell
A8-6500B
--

Core Name

Xeon D-1559
Broadwell
A8-6500B
Richland

Core Family

Xeon D-1559
6
A8-6500B
--

Core Model

Xeon D-1559
6
A8-6500B
--

Socket

Xeon D-1559
--
A8-6500B
Socket FM2

Package

Xeon D-1559
FCBGA-1667
A8-6500B
µPGA

Memory Type

Xeon D-1559
DDR4-2133
A8-6500B
DDR3

ECC Support

Xeon D-1559
Yes
A8-6500B
--

PCIe Revision

Xeon D-1559
3.0
A8-6500B
--

PCIe Configuration

Xeon D-1559
x16, x8, x4
A8-6500B
--

Market Segment

Xeon D-1559
Embedded
A8-6500B
Desktop

Release Price

Xeon D-1559
$727.00
A8-6500B
--

Locked Multiplier

Xeon D-1559
Yes
A8-6500B
Yes

Physical Specifications

Manufacturing process and die characteristics


Specification Xeon D-1559 A8-6500B
Process 14 nm 32 nm
Die Area 306.18 mm² 246 mm²
Transistor Count 4.70 billion 1,303
Manufacturer Intel GlobalFoundries
Technology CMOS --
Word Size 64-bit --
ISA x86-64 (x86) --

Process

Xeon D-1559
14 nm
A8-6500B
32 nm

Die Area

Xeon D-1559
306.18 mm²
A8-6500B
246 mm²

Transistor Count

Xeon D-1559
4.70 billion
A8-6500B
1,303

Manufacturer

Xeon D-1559
Intel
A8-6500B
GlobalFoundries

Technology

Xeon D-1559
CMOS
A8-6500B
--

Word Size

Xeon D-1559
64-bit
A8-6500B
--

ISA

Xeon D-1559
x86-64 (x86)
A8-6500B
--

CPU Extensions

Supported instruction set extensions comparison


Extension Xeon D-1559 A8-6500B
3DNow!
ABM
ADX
AES
AMD-V
ATT
AVX
AVX2
BMI1
BMI2
CLMUL
EIST
EMMX
EPT
F16C
FMA
FMA3
FMA4
FPU
Flex Memory
HT
IPT
MMX
MWT
NX
PowerNow!
Protected
RdRand
Real
SMEP
SMM
SSE
SSE2
SSE3
SSE4.1
SSE4.2
SSE4a
SSSE3
Secure Key
TBM
TBT 2.0
TSX
TXT
VT-d
VT-x
XOP
vPro
x86-16
x86-32
x86-64