Xeon Gold 5512U vs A4-5100

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Aggregate performance score

A4-5100
2013
4 cores / 4 threads, 15 Watt
0.88
Xeon Gold 5512U
2023
28 cores / 56 threads, 185 Watt
39.44
+4382%

Xeon Gold 5512U outperforms A4-5100 by a whopping 4382% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

Comparing A4-5100 and Xeon Gold 5512U processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking255678
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluationno data96.53
Market segmentLaptopServer
SeriesAMD A-Seriesno data
Power efficiency5.3519.44
Architecture codenameKabini (2013−2014)Emerald Rapids (2023)
Release date4 November 2013 (10 years ago)14 December 2023 (less than a year ago)
Launch price (MSRP)no data$1,230

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance per price, higher is better.

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Detailed specifications

A4-5100 and Xeon Gold 5512U 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)28 (Octacosa-Core)
Threads456
Base clock speedno data2.1 GHz
Boost clock speed1.55 GHz3.7 GHz
L1 cacheno data80 KB (per core)
L2 cache2048 KB2 MB (per core)
L3 cacheno data52.5 MB (shared)
Chip lithography28 nmIntel 7 nm
Die size107 mm22x 763 mm2
Maximum case temperature (TCase)90 °C89 °C
64 bit support++
Windows 11 compatibility-no data

Compatibility

Information on A4-5100 and Xeon Gold 5512U 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
SocketFT3FCLGA4677
Power consumption (TDP)15 Watt185 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by A4-5100 and Xeon Gold 5512U. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensions86x SSE (1, 2, 3, 3S, 4.1, 4.2, 4A),-64, AES, AVXIntel® AMX, Intel® SSE4.2, Intel® AVX, Intel® AVX2, Intel® AVX-512
AES-NI++
FMAFMA4-
AVX++
PowerNow+-
PowerGating+-
VirusProtect+-
vProno data+
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)no data+
Speed Shiftno data+
Turbo Boost Technologyno data2.0
Hyper-Threading Technologyno data+
TSX-+
Deep Learning Boost-+

Security technologies

A4-5100 and Xeon Gold 5512U technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.

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

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by A4-5100 and Xeon Gold 5512U are enumerated here.

AMD-V+-
VT-dno data+
VT-xno data+
EPTno data+
IOMMU 2.0+-

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by A4-5100 and Xeon Gold 5512U. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory typesDDR3DDR5-4800, DDR5-4400
Maximum memory sizeno data4 TB
Max memory channels18
ECC memory support-+

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics cardAMD Radeon HD 8330N/A
Enduro+-
Switchable graphics+-
UVD+-
VCE+-

Graphics interfaces

Available interfaces and connections of A4-5100 and Xeon Gold 5512U integrated GPUs.

DisplayPort+-
HDMI+-

Graphics API support

APIs supported by A4-5100 and Xeon Gold 5512U integrated GPUs, sometimes API versions are included.

DirectXDirectX® 12no data
Vulkan+-

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by A4-5100 and Xeon Gold 5512U.

PCIe version2.05.0
PCI Express lanes880

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.

A4-5100 0.88
Xeon Gold 5512U 39.44
+4382%

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.

A4-5100 1346
Xeon Gold 5512U 60365
+4385%

Gaming performance

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 0.88 39.44
Recency 4 November 2013 14 December 2023
Physical cores 4 28
Threads 4 56
Power consumption (TDP) 15 Watt 185 Watt

A4-5100 has 1133.3% lower power consumption.

Xeon Gold 5512U, on the other hand, has a 4381.8% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 10 years, and 600% more physical cores and 1300% more threads.

The Xeon Gold 5512U is our recommended choice as it beats the A4-5100 in performance tests.

Be aware that A4-5100 is a notebook processor while Xeon Gold 5512U is a server/workstation one.


Should you still have questions on choice between A4-5100 and Xeon Gold 5512U, ask them in Comments section, and we shall answer.

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