Xeon D-1846 vs A8-7100
Primary details
Comparing A8-7100 and Xeon D-1846 processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.
| Place in the ranking | 2440 | not rated |
| Place by popularity | not in top-100 | not in top-100 |
| Market segment | Laptop | Server |
| Series | AMD Kaveri | no data |
| Power efficiency | 5.13 | no data |
| Architecture codename | Kaveri (2014−2015) | no data |
| Release date | 4 June 2014 (10 years ago) | 1 October 2023 (1 year ago) |
Detailed specifications
A8-7100 and Xeon D-1846 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 | 4 (Quad-Core) | 10 (Deca-Core) |
| Threads | 4 | 20 |
| Base clock speed | 1.8 GHz | 2 GHz |
| Boost clock speed | 3 GHz | 3.1 GHz |
| L2 cache | 4096 KB | no data |
| L3 cache | no data | 15360 KB |
| Chip lithography | 28 nm | no data |
| Die size | 245 mm2 | no data |
| Number of transistors | 2410 Million | no data |
| 64 bit support | + | + |
| Windows 11 compatibility | - | no data |
Compatibility
Information on A8-7100 and Xeon D-1846 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.
| Socket | FP3 | FCBGA2227 |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 19 Watt | 55 Watt |
Technologies and extensions
Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by A8-7100 and Xeon D-1846. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.
| Instruction set extensions | 86x SSE (1, 2, 3, 3S, 4.1, 4.2, 4A),-64, AES, AVX, FMA | Intel® AVX-512 |
| AES-NI | + | + |
| FMA | + | - |
| AVX | + | - |
| FRTC | + | - |
| TrueAudio | + | - |
| PowerNow | + | - |
| PowerGating | + | - |
| Out-of-band client management | + | - |
| VirusProtect | + | - |
| HSA | + | - |
| Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST) | no data | + |
| QuickAssist | no data | - |
| Turbo Boost Technology | no data | 2.0 |
| Hyper-Threading Technology | no data | + |
| Thermal Monitoring | - | + |
| Deep Learning Boost | - | + |
Security technologies
A8-7100 and Xeon D-1846 technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.
| TXT | no data | - |
| EDB | no data | + |
| SGX | no data | Yes with Intel® SPS |
Virtualization technologies
Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by A8-7100 and Xeon D-1846 are enumerated here.
| AMD-V | + | - |
| VT-d | no data | + |
| VT-x | no data | + |
| IOMMU 2.0 | + | - |
Memory specs
Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by A8-7100 and Xeon D-1846. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.
| Supported memory types | DDR3-1600 | DDR4 |
| Maximum memory size | no data | 256 GB |
| Max memory channels | 2 | 2 |
| ECC memory support | - | + |
Graphics specifications
General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.
| Integrated graphics card | AMD Radeon R5 Graphics | no data |
| iGPU core count | 4 | no data |
| Enduro | + | - |
| Switchable graphics | + | - |
| UVD | + | - |
| VCE | + | - |
Graphics interfaces
Available interfaces and connections of A8-7100 and Xeon D-1846 integrated GPUs.
| DisplayPort | + | - |
| HDMI | + | - |
Graphics API support
APIs supported by A8-7100 and Xeon D-1846 integrated GPUs, sometimes API versions are included.
| DirectX | DirectX® 12 | no data |
| Vulkan | + | - |
Peripherals
Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by A8-7100 and Xeon D-1846.
| PCIe version | 3.0 | 4.0 |
| PCI Express lanes | no data | 16 |
| USB revision | no data | 3.0 |
| Max number of SATA 6 Gb/s Ports | no data | 24 |
| Number of USB ports | no data | 4 |
| Integrated LAN | no data | - |
Pros & cons summary
| Recency | 4 June 2014 | 1 October 2023 |
| Physical cores | 4 | 10 |
| Threads | 4 | 20 |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 19 Watt | 55 Watt |
A8-7100 has 189.5% lower power consumption.
Xeon D-1846, on the other hand, has an age advantage of 9 years, and 150% more physical cores and 400% more threads.
We couldn't decide between A8-7100 and Xeon D-1846. We've got no test results to judge.
Be aware that A8-7100 is a notebook processor while Xeon D-1846 is a server/workstation one.
Should you still have questions on choice between A8-7100 and Xeon D-1846, ask them in Comments section, and we shall answer.
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