Xeon Platinum 8124 vs A100
Primary details
Comparing A100 and Xeon Platinum 8124 processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.
| Place in the ranking | not rated | not rated |
| Place by popularity | not in top-100 | not in top-100 |
| Market segment | Laptop | Server |
| Series | no data | Intel Xeon Platinum |
| Architecture codename | Stealey (2007) | Skylake (server) (2017−2018) |
| Release date | June 2007 (17 years ago) | no data |
Detailed specifications
A100 and Xeon Platinum 8124 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 | 1 (Single-Core) | 18 (Octadeca-Core) |
| Threads | 1 | 36 |
| Boost clock speed | 0.6 GHz | 3 GHz |
| Bus type | no data | DMI 3.0 |
| Bus rate | no data | 4 × 8 GT/s |
| Multiplier | no data | 30 |
| L1 cache | 64 KB (per core) | 1.125 MB |
| L2 cache | 512 KB (per core) | 18 MB |
| L3 cache | 0 KB | 24.75 MB |
| Chip lithography | 90 nm | 14 nm |
| Die size | 66 mm2 | no data |
| Number of transistors | 176 million | no data |
| 64 bit support | - | + |
| Windows 11 compatibility | - | - |
Compatibility
Information on A100 and Xeon Platinum 8124 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 | 8 (Multiprocessor) |
| Socket | Intel BGA 437 | Socket P |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 3 Watt | 240 Watt |
Technologies and extensions
Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by A100 and Xeon Platinum 8124. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.
| AES-NI | - | + |
| AVX | - | + |
| vPro | no data | + |
| Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST) | no data | + |
| TSX | - | + |
Security technologies
A100 and Xeon Platinum 8124 technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.
| TXT | no data | + |
Virtualization technologies
Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by A100 and Xeon Platinum 8124 are enumerated here.
| VT-d | no data | + |
| VT-x | no data | + |
Memory specs
Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by A100 and Xeon Platinum 8124. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.
| Supported memory types | DDR2 | DDR4-2666 |
| Maximum memory size | no data | 768 GB |
| Max memory channels | no data | 6 |
| Maximum memory bandwidth | no data | 128.001 GB/s |
| ECC memory support | - | + |
Peripherals
Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by A100 and Xeon Platinum 8124.
| PCIe version | no data | 3.0 |
| PCI Express lanes | no data | 48 |
Pros & cons summary
| Physical cores | 1 | 18 |
| Threads | 1 | 36 |
| Chip lithography | 90 nm | 14 nm |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 3 Watt | 240 Watt |
A100 has 7900% lower power consumption.
Xeon Platinum 8124, on the other hand, has 1700% more physical cores and 3500% more threads, and a 542.9% more advanced lithography process.
We couldn't decide between A100 and Xeon Platinum 8124. We've got no test results to judge.
Be aware that A100 is a notebook processor while Xeon Platinum 8124 is a server/workstation one.
Should you still have questions on choice between A100 and Xeon Platinum 8124, ask them in Comments section, and we shall answer.
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