Xeon D-2899NT vs A12-9800

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Primary details

Comparing A12-9800 and Xeon D-2899NT processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking1823not rated
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation1.45no data
Market segmentDesktop processorServer
Power efficiency3.30no data
Architecture codenameBristol Ridge (2016−2019)Ice Lake-D (2022−2023)
Release date27 July 2017 (7 years ago)14 December 2023 (1 year ago)
Launch price (MSRP)$139$2,138

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance per price, higher is better.

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Detailed specifications

A12-9800 and Xeon D-2899NT 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 cores4 (Quad-Core)22 (Docosa-Core)
Threads444
Base clock speed3.8 GHz2.2 GHz
Boost clock speed4.2 GHz3.1 GHz
L1 cacheno data80 KB (per core)
L2 cache2048 KB1.25 MB (per core)
L3 cache0 KB30 MB (shared)
Chip lithography28 nm10 nm
Die size246 mm2no data
Maximum core temperature90 °Cno data
Maximum case temperature (TCase)74 °Cno data
Number of transistors1,178 millionno data
64 bit support++
Windows 11 compatibility-no data

Compatibility

Information on A12-9800 and Xeon D-2899NT 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 configuration11
SocketAM4FCBGA2579
Power consumption (TDP)65 Watt135 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by A12-9800 and Xeon D-2899NT. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensionsno dataIntel® AVX-512
AES-NI++
FMA+-
AVX++
FRTC+-
FreeSync+-
PowerTune+-
TrueAudio+-
PowerNow+-
PowerGating+-
VirusProtect+-
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)no data+
QuickAssistno data+
Turbo Boost Technologyno data2.0
Hyper-Threading Technologyno data+
Thermal Monitoring-+
Deep Learning Boost-+

Security technologies

A12-9800 and Xeon D-2899NT technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.

TXTno data+
EDBno data+
SGXno dataYes with Intel® SPS

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by A12-9800 and Xeon D-2899NT are enumerated here.

AMD-V+-
VT-dno data+
VT-xno data+

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by A12-9800 and Xeon D-2899NT. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory typesDDR4-2400DDR4
Maximum memory sizeno data1 TB
Max memory channels24
ECC memory support-+

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics cardAMD Radeon R7 GraphicsN/A
iGPU core count8no data
Enduro+-
UVD+-
VCE+-

Graphics interfaces

Available interfaces and connections of A12-9800 and Xeon D-2899NT integrated GPUs.

DisplayPort+-
HDMI+-

Graphics API support

APIs supported by A12-9800 and Xeon D-2899NT integrated GPUs, sometimes API versions are included.

DirectXDirectX® 12no data
Vulkan+-

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by A12-9800 and Xeon D-2899NT.

PCIe version3.04.0
PCI Express lanes832
USB revisionno data3.0
Max number of SATA 6 Gb/s Portsno data24
Number of USB portsno data4
Integrated LANno data+

Pros & cons summary


Recency 27 July 2017 14 December 2023
Physical cores 4 22
Threads 4 44
Chip lithography 28 nm 10 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 65 Watt 135 Watt

A12-9800 has 107.7% lower power consumption.

Xeon D-2899NT, on the other hand, has an age advantage of 6 years, 450% more physical cores and 1000% more threads, and a 180% more advanced lithography process.

We couldn't decide between A12-9800 and Xeon D-2899NT. We've got no test results to judge.

Note that A12-9800 is a desktop processor while Xeon D-2899NT is a server/workstation one.


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