Xeon D-2896TER vs A8-9600

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Primary details

Comparing A8-9600 and Xeon D-2896TER processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking1893not rated
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation14.13no data
Market segmentDesktop processorServer
Power efficiency3.04no data
Architecture codenameBristol Ridge (2016−2019)no data
Release date27 July 2017 (7 years ago)1 October 2023 (1 year ago)
Launch price (MSRP)$78no data

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance per price, higher is better.

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Detailed specifications

A8-9600 and Xeon D-2896TER 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)20 (Icosa-Core)
Threads440
Base clock speed3.1 GHz2 GHz
Boost clock speed3.4 GHz3.2 GHz
L2 cache2048 KBno data
L3 cache0 KB30 MB
Chip lithography28 nmno data
Die size250 mm2no data
Maximum core temperature90 °Cno data
Maximum case temperature (TCase)74 °Cno data
Number of transistors3,100 millionno data
64 bit support++
Windows 11 compatibility-no data

Compatibility

Information on A8-9600 and Xeon D-2896TER 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 configuration1no data
SocketAM4FCBGA2579
Power consumption (TDP)65 Watt110 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by A8-9600 and Xeon D-2896TER. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensionsno dataIntel® AVX-512
AES-NI++
FMA+-
AVX+-
FRTC+-
FreeSync+-
PowerTune+-
TrueAudio+-
PowerNow+-
PowerGating+-
VirusProtect+-
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)no data+
QuickAssistno data-
Turbo Boost Technologyno data2.0
Hyper-Threading Technologyno data+
Thermal Monitoring-+
Deep Learning Boost-+

Security technologies

A8-9600 and Xeon D-2896TER technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.

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

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by A8-9600 and Xeon D-2896TER are enumerated here.

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

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by A8-9600 and Xeon D-2896TER. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory typesDDR4-2400DDR4
Maximum memory sizeno data1 TB
Max memory channels24
ECC memory support-+

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics cardAMD Radeon R7 Graphicsno data
iGPU core count6no data
Enduro+-
UVD+-
VCE+-

Graphics interfaces

Available interfaces and connections of A8-9600 and Xeon D-2896TER integrated GPUs.

DisplayPort+-
HDMI+-

Graphics API support

APIs supported by A8-9600 and Xeon D-2896TER integrated GPUs, sometimes API versions are included.

DirectXDirectX® 12no data
Vulkan+-

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by A8-9600 and Xeon D-2896TER.

PCIe version3.04.0
PCI Express lanes832
USB revisionno data3.0
Max number of SATA 6 Gb/s Portsno data24
Number of USB portsno data4
Integrated LANno data+

Pros & cons summary


Recency 27 July 2017 1 October 2023
Physical cores 4 20
Threads 4 40
Power consumption (TDP) 65 Watt 110 Watt

A8-9600 has 69.2% lower power consumption.

Xeon D-2896TER, on the other hand, has an age advantage of 6 years, and 400% more physical cores and 900% more threads.

We couldn't decide between A8-9600 and Xeon D-2896TER. We've got no test results to judge.

Note that A8-9600 is a desktop processor while Xeon D-2896TER is a server/workstation one.


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