Xeon Silver 4509Y vs PRO A12-8870E
Primary details
Comparing PRO A12-8870E and Xeon Silver 4509Y processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.
| Place in the ranking | 1960 | not rated |
| Place by popularity | not in top-100 | not in top-100 |
| Market segment | Desktop processor | Server |
| Power efficiency | 5.15 | no data |
| Architecture codename | Carrizo (2015−2018) | Sapphire Rapids (2023−2024) |
| Release date | October 2016 (8 years ago) | 14 December 2023 (less than a year ago) |
| Launch price (MSRP) | no data | $563 |
Detailed specifications
PRO A12-8870E and Xeon Silver 4509Y 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) | 8 (Octa-Core) |
| Threads | 4 | 16 |
| Base clock speed | 2.9 GHz | 2.6 GHz |
| Boost clock speed | 3.8 GHz | 4.1 GHz |
| L1 cache | no data | 80 KB (per core) |
| L2 cache | 2048 KB | 2 MB (per core) |
| L3 cache | no data | 22.5 MB (shared) |
| Chip lithography | 28 nm | Intel 7 nm |
| Die size | 250 mm2 | no data |
| Maximum case temperature (TCase) | no data | 84 °C |
| Number of transistors | 3,100 million | no data |
| 64 bit support | + | + |
Compatibility
Information on PRO A12-8870E and Xeon Silver 4509Y 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 | AM4 | FCLGA4677 |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 35 Watt | 125 Watt |
Technologies and extensions
Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by PRO A12-8870E and Xeon Silver 4509Y. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.
| Instruction set extensions | no data | Intel® AMX, Intel® SSE4.2, Intel® AVX, Intel® AVX2, Intel® AVX-512 |
| AES-NI | + | + |
| FMA | + | - |
| AVX | + | + |
| FRTC | + | - |
| FreeSync | + | - |
| 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
PRO A12-8870E and Xeon Silver 4509Y 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 PRO A12-8870E and Xeon Silver 4509Y 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 PRO A12-8870E and Xeon Silver 4509Y. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.
| Supported memory types | DDR4-2400 | DDR5 @ 4400 MT/s (1 DPC &2DPC) |
| Maximum memory size | no data | 4 TB |
| Max memory channels | 2 | 8 |
| ECC memory support | - | + |
Graphics specifications
General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.
| Integrated graphics card | AMD Radeon R7 Graphics | N/A |
| iGPU core count | 8 | no data |
| Enduro | n/a | - |
| Switchable graphics | + | - |
Graphics interfaces
Available interfaces and connections of PRO A12-8870E and Xeon Silver 4509Y integrated GPUs.
| DisplayPort | n/a | - |
Graphics API support
APIs supported by PRO A12-8870E and Xeon Silver 4509Y integrated GPUs, sometimes API versions are included.
| DirectX | DirectX® 12 | no data |
| Vulkan | + | - |
Peripherals
Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by PRO A12-8870E and Xeon Silver 4509Y.
| PCIe version | 3.0 | 5 |
| PCI Express lanes | no data | 80 |
Pros & cons summary
| Physical cores | 4 | 8 |
| Threads | 4 | 16 |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 35 Watt | 125 Watt |
PRO A12-8870E has 257.1% lower power consumption.
Xeon Silver 4509Y, on the other hand, has 100% more physical cores and 300% more threads.
We couldn't decide between PRO A12-8870E and Xeon Silver 4509Y. We've got no test results to judge.
Note that PRO A12-8870E is a desktop processor while Xeon Silver 4509Y is a server/workstation one.
Should you still have questions on choice between PRO A12-8870E and Xeon Silver 4509Y, ask them in Comments section, and we shall answer.
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