Xeon E-2456 vs A12-9800

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Aggregate performance score

A12-9800
2017
4 cores / 4 threads, 65 Watt
2.27
Xeon E-2456
2023
6 cores / 12 threads, 80 Watt
14.96
+559%

Xeon E-2456 outperforms A12-9800 by a whopping 559% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

Comparing A12-9800 and Xeon E-2456 processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking1809469
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation1.5093.22
Market segmentDesktop processorServer
Power efficiency3.3117.70
Architecture codenameBristol Ridge (2016−2019)Raptor Lake-S (2023−2024)
Release date27 July 2017 (7 years ago)14 December 2023 (less than a year ago)
Launch price (MSRP)$139$375

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance per price, higher is better.

Xeon E-2456 has 6115% better value for money than A12-9800.

Detailed specifications

A12-9800 and Xeon E-2456 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)6 (Hexa-Core)
Threads412
Base clock speed3.8 GHz3.3 GHz
Boost clock speed4.2 GHz5.1 GHz
Bus rateno data16 GT/s
L1 cacheno data80 KB (per core)
L2 cache2048 KB1.25 MB (per core)
L3 cache0 KB18 MB (shared)
Chip lithography28 nmIntel 7 nm
Die size246 mm2163 mm2
Maximum core temperature90 °C100 °C
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 E-2456 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
SocketAM4FCLGA1700
Power consumption (TDP)65 Watt80 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by A12-9800 and Xeon E-2456. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensionsno dataIntel® SSE4.1, Intel® SSE4.2, Intel® AVX2
AES-NI++
FMA+-
AVX++
FRTC+-
FreeSync+-
PowerTune+-
TrueAudio+-
PowerNow+-
PowerGating+-
VirusProtect+-
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)no data+
Turbo Boost Technologyno data2
Hyper-Threading Technologyno data+
Idle Statesno data+
Thermal Monitoring-+
Turbo Boost Max 3.0no data-

Security technologies

A12-9800 and Xeon E-2456 technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.

TXTno data+
EDBno data+
Secure Keyno data+
OS Guardno data+

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by A12-9800 and Xeon E-2456 are enumerated here.

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

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by A12-9800 and Xeon E-2456. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory typesDDR4-2400DDR5-4800
Maximum memory sizeno data128 GB
Max memory channels22
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 E-2456 integrated GPUs.

DisplayPort+-
HDMI+-

Graphics API support

APIs supported by A12-9800 and Xeon E-2456 integrated GPUs, sometimes API versions are included.

DirectXDirectX® 12no data
Vulkan+-

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by A12-9800 and Xeon E-2456.

PCIe version3.05
PCI Express lanes816

Synthetic benchmark performance

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. We are regularly improving our combining algorithms, but if you find some perceived inconsistencies, feel free to speak up in comments section, we usually fix problems quickly.

A12-9800 2.27
Xeon E-2456 14.96
+559%

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.

A12-9800 3611
Xeon E-2456 23770
+558%

Gaming performance

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 2.27 14.96
Recency 27 July 2017 14 December 2023
Physical cores 4 6
Threads 4 12
Power consumption (TDP) 65 Watt 80 Watt

A12-9800 has 23.1% lower power consumption.

Xeon E-2456, on the other hand, has a 559% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 6 years, and 50% more physical cores and 200% more threads.

The Xeon E-2456 is our recommended choice as it beats the A12-9800 in performance tests.

Note that A12-9800 is a desktop processor while Xeon E-2456 is a server/workstation one.


Should you still have questions on choice between A12-9800 and Xeon E-2456, ask them in Comments section, and we shall answer.

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