Xeon Gold 5222 vs A12-9800

Aggregate performance score

A12-9800
2017
4 cores / 4 threads, 65 Watt
2.27
Xeon Gold 5222
2019
4 cores / 8 threads, 105 Watt
5.97
+163%

Xeon Gold 5222 outperforms A12-9800 by a whopping 163% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

Comparing A12-9800 and Xeon Gold 5222 processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking18071093
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation1.465.10
Market segmentDesktop processorServer
Seriesno dataIntel Xeon Gold
Power efficiency3.315.38
Architecture codenameBristol Ridge (2016−2019)Cascade Lake (2019−2020)
Release date27 July 2017 (7 years ago)2 April 2019 (5 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)$139$1,221

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance per price, higher is better.

Xeon Gold 5222 has 249% better value for money than A12-9800.

Detailed specifications

A12-9800 and Xeon Gold 5222 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)4 (Quad-Core)
Threads48
Base clock speed3.8 GHz3.8 GHz
Boost clock speed4.2 GHz3.9 GHz
Bus typeno dataDMI 3.0
Bus rateno data4 × 8 GT/s
Multiplierno data38
L1 cacheno data256 KB
L2 cache2048 KB4 MB
L3 cache0 KB16.5 MB
Chip lithography28 nm14 nm
Die size246 mm2no data
Maximum core temperature90 °C72 °C
Maximum case temperature (TCase)74 °Cno data
Number of transistors1,178 millionno data
64 bit support++
Windows 11 compatibility-+

Compatibility

Information on A12-9800 and Xeon Gold 5222 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 configuration14 (Multiprocessor)
SocketAM4FCLGA3647
Power consumption (TDP)65 Watt105 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by A12-9800 and Xeon Gold 5222. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensionsno dataIntel® SSE4.2, Intel® AVX, Intel® AVX2, Intel® AVX-512
AES-NI++
FMA+-
AVX++
FRTC+-
FreeSync+-
PowerTune+-
TrueAudio+-
PowerNow+-
PowerGating+-
VirusProtect+-
vProno data+
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)no data+
Speed Shiftno data+
Turbo Boost Technologyno data2.0
Hyper-Threading Technologyno data+
TSX-+
Turbo Boost Max 3.0no data-
Deep Learning Boost-+

Security technologies

A12-9800 and Xeon Gold 5222 technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.

TXTno data+
EDBno data+

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by A12-9800 and Xeon Gold 5222 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 Gold 5222. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory typesDDR4-2400DDR4-2933
Maximum memory sizeno data1 TB
Max memory channels26
Maximum memory bandwidthno data140.8 GB/s
ECC memory support-+

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics cardAMD Radeon R7 Graphicsno data
iGPU core count8no data
Enduro+-
UVD+-
VCE+-

Graphics interfaces

Available interfaces and connections of A12-9800 and Xeon Gold 5222 integrated GPUs.

DisplayPort+-
HDMI+-

Graphics API support

APIs supported by A12-9800 and Xeon Gold 5222 integrated GPUs, sometimes API versions are included.

DirectXDirectX® 12no data
Vulkan+-

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by A12-9800 and Xeon Gold 5222.

PCIe version3.03.0
PCI Express lanes848

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 Gold 5222 5.97
+163%

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 Gold 5222 9489
+163%

Gaming performance

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 2.27 5.97
Recency 27 July 2017 2 April 2019
Threads 4 8
Chip lithography 28 nm 14 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 65 Watt 105 Watt

A12-9800 has 61.5% lower power consumption.

Xeon Gold 5222, on the other hand, has a 163% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 1 year, 100% more threads, and a 100% more advanced lithography process.

The Xeon Gold 5222 is our recommended choice as it beats the A12-9800 in performance tests.

Note that A12-9800 is a desktop processor while Xeon Gold 5222 is a server/workstation one.


Should you still have questions on choice between A12-9800 and Xeon Gold 5222, ask them in Comments section, and we shall answer.

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