Xeon Gold 5412U vs A8-7680

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Aggregate performance score

A8-7680
2018
4 cores / 4 threads, 45 Watt
2.24
Xeon Gold 5412U
2023
24 cores / 48 threads, 185 Watt
33.09
+1377%

Xeon Gold 5412U outperforms A8-7680 by a whopping 1377% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

Comparing A8-7680 and Xeon Gold 5412U processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking1834121
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation15.7892.56
Market segmentDesktop processorServer
SeriesAMD A8no data
Power efficiency4.7116.92
Architecture codenameExcavator (2017−2018)Sapphire Rapids (2023−2024)
Release date26 October 2018 (6 years ago)10 January 2023 (1 year ago)
Launch price (MSRP)$56$1,113

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance per price, higher is better.

Xeon Gold 5412U has 487% better value for money than A8-7680.

Detailed specifications

A8-7680 and Xeon Gold 5412U 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)24 (Tetracosa-Core)
Threads448
Base clock speed3.5 GHz2.1 GHz
Boost clock speed3.8 GHz3.9 GHz
Multiplier38no data
L1 cache128K (per core)80K (per core)
L2 cache1 MB (per core)2 MB (per core)
L3 cacheno data45 MB
Chip lithography28 nmIntel 7 nm
Die size246 mm2no data
Maximum case temperature (TCase)74 °C81 °C
Number of transistors1,178 millionno data
64 bit support++
Windows 11 compatibility-no data
Unlocked multiplier+-

Compatibility

Information on A8-7680 and Xeon Gold 5412U 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
SocketFM2+FCLGA4677
Power consumption (TDP)45 Watt185 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by A8-7680 and Xeon Gold 5412U. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensionsno dataIntel® AMX, Intel® SSE4.2, Intel® AVX, Intel® AVX2, Intel® AVX-512
AES-NI++
AVX++
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

A8-7680 and Xeon Gold 5412U 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 A8-7680 and Xeon Gold 5412U 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 A8-7680 and Xeon Gold 5412U. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory typesDDR3DDR5-4400
Maximum memory size64 GB4 TB
Max memory channelsno data8
Maximum memory bandwidth14.936 GB/sno data
ECC memory support-+

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics cardRadeon R7 Seriesno data

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by A8-7680 and Xeon Gold 5412U.

PCIe versionno data5
PCI Express lanesno data80

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.

A8-7680 2.24
Xeon Gold 5412U 33.09
+1377%

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.

A8-7680 3551
Xeon Gold 5412U 52557
+1380%

Gaming performance

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 2.24 33.09
Recency 26 October 2018 10 January 2023
Physical cores 4 24
Threads 4 48
Power consumption (TDP) 45 Watt 185 Watt

A8-7680 has 311.1% lower power consumption.

Xeon Gold 5412U, on the other hand, has a 1377.2% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 4 years, and 500% more physical cores and 1100% more threads.

The Xeon Gold 5412U is our recommended choice as it beats the A8-7680 in performance tests.

Note that A8-7680 is a desktop processor while Xeon Gold 5412U is a server/workstation one.


Should you still have questions on choice between A8-7680 and Xeon Gold 5412U, ask them in Comments section, and we shall answer.

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