Xeon 6979P vs A8-7410

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Primary details

Comparing A8-7410 and Xeon 6979P processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking2033not rated
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Market segmentLaptopServer
SeriesAMD A-Seriesno data
Power efficiency6.55no data
Architecture codenameCarrizo-L (2015)Granite Rapids (2024)
Release date7 May 2015 (9 years ago)24 September 2024 (less than a year ago)

Detailed specifications

A8-7410 and Xeon 6979P 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)120
Threads4240
Base clock speed2.2 GHz2.1 GHz
Boost clock speed2.5 GHz3.9 GHz
L1 cacheno data112 KB (per core)
L2 cache2048 KB2 MB (per core)
L3 cacheno data504 MB (shared)
Chip lithography28 nm5 nm
Maximum core temperature90 °Cno data
Maximum case temperature (TCase)no data80 °C
Number of transistors930 Millionno data
64 bit support++
Windows 11 compatibility-no data

Compatibility

Information on A8-7410 and Xeon 6979P 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 configurationno data2
SocketFP47529
Power consumption (TDP)12 - 25 Watt500 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by A8-7410 and Xeon 6979P. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensionsMMX, SSE4.2, AES, AVX, BMI1, F16C, AMD64, VT, AMD-Vno data
AES-NI++
FMAFMA4-
AVX++
PowerNow+-
PowerGating+-
VirusProtect+-
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)no data+
TSX-+

Security technologies

A8-7410 and Xeon 6979P technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.

TXTno data+

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by A8-7410 and Xeon 6979P are enumerated here.

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

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by A8-7410 and Xeon 6979P. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory typesDDR3L-1866DDR5
Max memory channels1no data

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics cardAMD Radeon R5 GraphicsN/A
Enduro+-
Switchable graphics+-
UVD+-
VCE+-

Graphics interfaces

Available interfaces and connections of A8-7410 and Xeon 6979P integrated GPUs.

DisplayPort+-
HDMI+-

Graphics API support

APIs supported by A8-7410 and Xeon 6979P integrated GPUs, sometimes API versions are included.

DirectXDirectX® 12no data
Vulkan+-

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by A8-7410 and Xeon 6979P.

PCIe version2.05.0
PCI Express lanesno data96

Pros & cons summary


Recency 7 May 2015 24 September 2024
Physical cores 4 120
Threads 4 240
Chip lithography 28 nm 5 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 12 Watt 500 Watt

A8-7410 has 4066.7% lower power consumption.

Xeon 6979P, on the other hand, has an age advantage of 9 years, 2900% more physical cores and 5900% more threads, and a 460% more advanced lithography process.

We couldn't decide between A8-7410 and Xeon 6979P. We've got no test results to judge.

Be aware that A8-7410 is a notebook processor while Xeon 6979P is a server/workstation one.


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