Xeon Platinum 8593Q vs A9-9420

Primary details

Comparing A9-9420 and Xeon Platinum 8593Q processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking	2507	not rated
Place by popularity	not in top-100	not in top-100
Market segment	Laptop	Server
Series	AMD Bristol Ridge	no data
Power efficiency	5.93	no data
Architecture codename	Stoney Ridge (2016−2019)	Emerald Rapids (2023)
Release date	31 May 2016 (8 years ago)	14 December 2023 (less than a year ago)
Launch price (MSRP)	no data	$12,400

Detailed specifications

A9-9420 and Xeon Platinum 8593Q 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	2 (Dual-core)	64 (Tetrahexaconta-Core)
Threads	2	128
Base clock speed	3 GHz	2.2 GHz
Boost clock speed	3.6 GHz	3.9 GHz
L1 cache	160 KB	80 KB (per core)
L2 cache	1 MB (shared)	2 MB (per core)
L3 cache	no data	320 MB (shared)
Chip lithography	28 nm	Intel 7 nm
Die size	125 mm2	2x 763 mm2
Maximum core temperature	90 °C	no data
Maximum case temperature (TCase)	74 °C	60 °C
Number of transistors	1,200 million	no data
64 bit support	+	+
Windows 11 compatibility	-	no data

Compatibility

Information on A9-9420 and Xeon Platinum 8593Q 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 configuration	1	2
Socket	FT4	FCLGA4677
Power consumption (TDP)	15 Watt	385 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by A9-9420 and Xeon Platinum 8593Q. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensions	Virtualization,	Intel® AMX, Intel® SSE4.2, Intel® AVX, Intel® AVX2, Intel® AVX-512
AES-NI	+	+
FMA	+	-
AVX	+	+
vPro	no data	+
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)	no data	+
Speed Shift	no data	+
Turbo Boost Technology	no data	2.0
Hyper-Threading Technology	no data	+
TSX	-	+
Deep Learning Boost	-	+

Security technologies

A9-9420 and Xeon Platinum 8593Q technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.

TXT	no data	+
EDB	no data	+
SGX	no data	Yes with Intel® SPS
OS Guard	no data	+

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by A9-9420 and Xeon Platinum 8593Q are enumerated here.

AMD-V	+	-
VT-d	no data	+
VT-x	no data	+
EPT	no data	+

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by A9-9420 and Xeon Platinum 8593Q. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory types	DDR4	DDR5 @ 5600 MT/s (1 DPC)
Maximum memory size	no data	4 TB
Max memory channels	no data	8
ECC memory support	-	+

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics card

Radeon R5

N/A

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by A9-9420 and Xeon Platinum 8593Q.

PCIe version	3.0	5.0
PCI Express lanes	8	80

Pros & cons summary

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Recency	31 May 2016	14 December 2023
Physical cores	2	64
Threads	2	128
Power consumption (TDP)	15 Watt	385 Watt

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