Intel Xeon Silver 4208 vs AMD A12-9800E

Head-to-head processor comparison

Aggregated Scores

Combined benchmark scores for both processors


Overall Score

Out of 2,060 results in the database

5,096

Rank #797

vs
4,591

Rank #1,198

5,096
4,591

Xeon Silver 4208 wins by 9.9% (Rank #797 vs #1198)

Singlecore Score

Out of 2,060 results in the database

5,065

Rank #901

vs
4,656

Rank #1,174

5,065
4,656

Xeon Silver 4208 wins by 8.1% (Rank #901 vs #1174)

Multicore Score

Out of 2,060 results in the database

5,142

Rank #542

vs
4,494

Rank #1,236

5,142
4,494

Xeon Silver 4208 wins by 12.6% (Rank #542 vs #1236)

Number Crunching

Out of 1,771 results in the database

4,837

Rank #492

vs
4,579

Rank #1,032

4,837
4,579

Xeon Silver 4208 wins by 5.3% (Rank #492 vs #1032)

Data Processing

Out of 1,771 results in the database

4,841

Rank #519

vs
4,545

Rank #1,074

4,841
4,545

Xeon Silver 4208 wins by 6.1% (Rank #519 vs #1074)

Physics & Compute

Out of 1,771 results in the database

4,886

Rank #483

vs
4,539

Rank #1,158

4,886
4,539

Xeon Silver 4208 wins by 7.1% (Rank #483 vs #1158)


Specifications

Side-by-side comparison of key specifications


Specification Xeon Silver 4208 A12-9800E Diff
Cores
8
2
+75%
Threads
16
2
+87.5%
Base Frequency
2,100 MHz
3,200 MHz
-34.4%
Turbo Frequency (1 core)
3,200 MHz
--
Clock Multiplier
21x
31x
-32.3%
L1 Cache
512 KB
125 KB
+75.6%
L2 Cache
8 MiB
1 MiB
+88.1%
L3 Cache
11 MiB
--
Memory Channels
6
2
+66.7%
Maximum Memory
1,024 GB
0 GB
+100%
Max Bandwidth
107 GB/s
26 GB/s
+76.1%
PCIe Lanes
48
16
+66.7%
Max CPUs
2
1
+50%
TDP (lower is better)
85 W
53 W
37.6% more
Process (lower is better)
14 nm
22 nm
36.4% less

General Information

Specification Xeon Silver 4208 A12-9800E
Designer Intel AMD
Family Xeon --
Series 4200 --
Model Number 4208 G3420
Microarchitecture Cascade Lake --
Core Name Cascade Lake SP Bristol Ridge
Core Family 6 --
Socket Socket P and LGA-3647 FCLGA1150
Package FCLGA-3647 µPGA
Chipset Lewisburg --
Memory Type DDR4-2400 DDR3-1333/1600, DDR3L-1333/1600 @ 1.5V
ECC Support Yes Yes
PCIe Revision 3.0 Up to 3.0
PCIe Configuration 1x16, x8, x4 Up to 1x16, 2x8, 1x8+2x4
Market Segment Server Desktop
Release Price $417.00 --
Locked Multiplier Yes No

Designer

Xeon Silver 4208
Intel
A12-9800E
AMD

Family

Xeon Silver 4208
Xeon
A12-9800E
--

Series

Xeon Silver 4208
4200
A12-9800E
--

Model Number

Xeon Silver 4208
4208
A12-9800E
G3420

Microarchitecture

Xeon Silver 4208
Cascade Lake
A12-9800E
--

Core Name

Xeon Silver 4208
Cascade Lake SP
A12-9800E
Bristol Ridge

Core Family

Xeon Silver 4208
6
A12-9800E
--

Socket

Xeon Silver 4208
Socket P and LGA-3647
A12-9800E
FCLGA1150

Package

Xeon Silver 4208
FCLGA-3647
A12-9800E
µPGA

Chipset

Xeon Silver 4208
Lewisburg
A12-9800E
--

Memory Type

Xeon Silver 4208
DDR4-2400
A12-9800E
DDR3-1333/1600, DDR3L-1333/1600 @ 1.5V

ECC Support

Xeon Silver 4208
Yes
A12-9800E
Yes

PCIe Revision

Xeon Silver 4208
3.0
A12-9800E
Up to 3.0

PCIe Configuration

Xeon Silver 4208
1x16, x8, x4
A12-9800E
Up to 1x16, 2x8, 1x8+2x4

Market Segment

Xeon Silver 4208
Server
A12-9800E
Desktop

Release Price

Xeon Silver 4208
$417.00
A12-9800E
--

Locked Multiplier

Xeon Silver 4208
Yes
A12-9800E
No

Physical Specifications

Manufacturing process and die characteristics


Specification Xeon Silver 4208 A12-9800E
Process 14 nm 22 nm
Die Area -- 246 mm²
Transistor Count -- 3,100
Manufacturer Intel GlobalFoundries
Technology CMOS --
Word Size 64-bit 64-bit
ISA x86-64 (x86) --

Process

Xeon Silver 4208
14 nm
A12-9800E
22 nm

Die Area

Xeon Silver 4208
--
A12-9800E
246 mm²

Transistor Count

Xeon Silver 4208
--
A12-9800E
3,100

Manufacturer

Xeon Silver 4208
Intel
A12-9800E
GlobalFoundries

Technology

Xeon Silver 4208
CMOS
A12-9800E
--

Word Size

Xeon Silver 4208
64-bit
A12-9800E
64-bit

ISA

Xeon Silver 4208
x86-64 (x86)
A12-9800E
--

Integrated Graphics

Integrated GPU specifications comparison


Specification Xeon Silver 4208 A12-9800E
GPU -- HD Graphics
GPU Designer -- Intel
GPU Max Frequency -- 1150 MHz

GPU

Xeon Silver 4208
--
A12-9800E
HD Graphics

GPU Designer

Xeon Silver 4208
--
A12-9800E
Intel

GPU Max Frequency

Xeon Silver 4208
--
A12-9800E
1150 MHz

CPU Extensions

Supported instruction set extensions comparison


Extension Xeon Silver 4208 A12-9800E
3DNow!
ABM
ADX
AES
AMD-V
AVX
AVX-512
AVX2
AVX512BW
AVX512CD
AVX512DQ
AVX512F
AVX512VL
AVX512VNNI
BMI1
BMI2
CLMUL
DL Boost
EIST
EMMX
EPT
F16C
FMA
FMA3
FMA4
FPU
Flex Memory
HT
IPT
KPT
MBE Ctrl
MMX
NM
NX
PTT
Protected
RdRand
Real
SIPP
SMEP
SMM
SSE
SSE2
SSE3
SSE4.1
SSE4.2
SSE4a
SSSE3
SST
Secure Key
TBM
TBT 2.0
TSX
TXT
VMD
VT-d
VT-x
XOP
vPro
x86-16
x86-32
x86-64