Xeon Platinum 8592+ vs A8-8600P
Aggregate performance score
Xeon Platinum 8592+ outperforms A8-8600P by a whopping 3303% based on our aggregate benchmark results.
Contents
Primary details
Comparing processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.
| Place in the ranking | 2397 | 55 |
| Place by popularity | not in top-100 | not in top-100 |
| Cost-effectiveness evaluation | no data | 1.13 |
| Market segment | Laptop | Server |
| Series | AMD Carrizo | no data |
| Power efficiency | no data | 14.59 |
| Designer | AMD | Intel |
| Manufacturer | no data | Intel |
| Architecture codename | Carrizo (2015−2018) | Emerald Rapids (2023) |
| Release date | 3 June 2015 (10 years ago) | 14 December 2023 (1 year ago) |
| Launch price (MSRP) | no data | $11,600 |
Cost-effectiveness evaluation
Performance per price, higher is better.
Performance to price scatter graph
Detailed specifications
A8-8600P and Xeon Platinum 8592+ 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) | 64 (Tetrahexaconta-Core) |
| Threads | 4 | 128 |
| Base clock speed | 1.6 GHz | 1.9 GHz |
| Boost clock speed | 3 GHz | 3.9 GHz |
| L1 cache | no data | 80 KB (per core) |
| L2 cache | 2048 KB | 2 MB (per core) |
| L3 cache | no data | 320 MB (shared) |
| Chip lithography | 28 nm | 10 nm |
| Die size | no data | 2x 763 mm2 |
| Maximum core temperature | 90 °C | no data |
| Maximum case temperature (TCase) | no data | 81 °C |
| Number of transistors | 3100 Million | no data |
| 64 bit support | + | + |
| Windows 11 compatibility | - | no data |
Compatibility
Information on A8-8600P and Xeon Platinum 8592+ 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 | no data | 2 |
| Socket | FP4 | 4677 |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 2 MB | 350 Watt |
Technologies and extensions
Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by A8-8600P and Xeon Platinum 8592+. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.
| Instruction set extensions | HSA 1.0 | no data |
| AES-NI | + | + |
| FMA | FMA4 | - |
| AVX | AVX | + |
| FRTC | + | - |
| FreeSync | + | - |
| DualGraphics | + | - |
| TrueAudio | + | - |
| PowerNow | + | - |
| PowerGating | + | - |
| Out-of-band client management | + | - |
| VirusProtect | + | - |
| HSA | + | - |
| vPro | no data | + |
| Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST) | no data | + |
| TSX | - | + |
Security technologies
A8-8600P and Xeon Platinum 8592+ technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.
| TXT | no data | + |
Virtualization technologies
Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by A8-8600P and Xeon Platinum 8592+ are enumerated here.
| AMD-V | + | - |
| VT-d | no data | + |
| VT-x | no data | + |
| IOMMU 2.0 | + | - |
Memory specs
Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by A8-8600P and Xeon Platinum 8592+. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.
| Supported memory types | DDR3-2133 | DDR5 |
| Max memory channels | 2 | no data |
Graphics specifications
General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.
| Integrated graphics card | AMD Radeon R6 Graphics | N/A |
| iGPU core count | 6 | no data |
| Enduro | + | - |
| Switchable graphics | + | - |
| UVD | + | - |
| VCE | + | - |
Graphics interfaces
Available interfaces and connections of A8-8600P and Xeon Platinum 8592+ integrated GPUs.
| DisplayPort | + | - |
| HDMI | + | - |
Graphics API support
APIs supported by A8-8600P and Xeon Platinum 8592+ integrated GPUs, sometimes API versions are included.
| DirectX | DirectX® 12 | no data |
| Vulkan | + | - |
Peripherals
Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by A8-8600P and Xeon Platinum 8592+.
| PCIe version | 3.0 | 5.0 |
| PCI Express lanes | no data | 80 |
Synthetic benchmarks
Various benchmark results of the processors in comparison. Overall score is measured in points in 0-100 range, higher is better.
Combined synthetic benchmark score
This is our combined benchmark performance rating.
Passmark
Passmark CPU Mark is a widespread benchmark, consisting of 8 different types of workload, including integer and floating point math, extended instructions, compression, encryption and physics calculation. There is also one separate single-threaded scenario measuring single-core performance. Other than that, Passmark measures multi-core performance.
Pros & cons summary
| Performance score | 1.40 | 47.64 |
| Recency | 3 June 2015 | 14 December 2023 |
| Physical cores | 4 | 64 |
| Threads | 4 | 128 |
| Chip lithography | 28 nm | 10 nm |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 2 Watt | 350 Watt |
A8-8600P has 17400% lower power consumption.
Xeon Platinum 8592+, on the other hand, has a 3302.9% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 8 years, 1500% more physical cores and 3100% more threads, and a 180% more advanced lithography process.
The Intel Xeon Platinum 8592+ is our recommended choice as it beats the AMD A8-8600P in performance tests.
Be aware that A8-8600P is a notebook processor while Xeon Platinum 8592+ is a server/workstation one.
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