Xeon w7-3455 vs PRO A12-9800

Primary details

Comparing PRO A12-9800 and Xeon w7-3455 processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking	1787	91
Place by popularity	not in top-100	not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation	no data	41.22
Market segment	Desktop processor	Server
Power efficiency	3.39	12.89
Architecture codename	Bristol Ridge (2016−2019)	Sapphire Rapids (2023−2024)
Release date	3 October 2016 (8 years ago)	15 February 2023 (1 year ago)
Launch price (MSRP)	no data	$2,489

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance per price, higher is better.

Detailed specifications

PRO A12-9800 and Xeon w7-3455 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)	24 (Tetracosa-Core)
Threads	4	48
Base clock speed	3.8 GHz	2.5 GHz
Boost clock speed	4.2 GHz	4.8 GHz
L1 cache	no data	80 KB (per core)
L2 cache	2048 KB	2 MB (per core)
L3 cache	no data	67.5 MB
Chip lithography	28 nm	Intel 7 nm
Die size	250 mm2	4x 477 mm2
Maximum core temperature	90 °C	no data
Maximum case temperature (TCase)	no data	72 °C
Number of transistors	3,100 million	no data
64 bit support	+	+
Windows 11 compatibility	no data	+

Compatibility

Information on PRO A12-9800 and Xeon w7-3455 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	1
Socket	AM4	FCLGA4677
Power consumption (TDP)	65 Watt	270 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by PRO A12-9800 and Xeon w7-3455. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensions	no data	Intel® SSE4.1, Intel® AMX, Intel® SSE4.2, Intel® AVX2, Intel® AVX-512
AES-NI	+	+
FMA	+	-
AVX	+	+
FRTC	+	-
FreeSync	+	-
PowerTune	+	-
TrueAudio	+	-
PowerNow	+	-
PowerGating	+	-
Out-of-band client management	+	-
VirusProtect	+	-
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	-	+
Turbo Boost Max 3.0	no data	+
Deep Learning Boost	-	+

Security technologies

PRO A12-9800 and Xeon w7-3455 technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.

TXT	no data	+
EDB	no data	+
SGX	no data	-
OS Guard	no data	+

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by PRO A12-9800 and Xeon w7-3455 are enumerated here.

AMD-V	+	-
VT-d	no data	+
VT-x	no data	+
EPT	no data	+
IOMMU 2.0	+	-

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by PRO A12-9800 and Xeon w7-3455. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory types	DDR4-2400	DDR5-4800
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	+	-
UVD	+	-
VCE	+	-

Graphics interfaces

Available interfaces and connections of PRO A12-9800 and Xeon w7-3455 integrated GPUs.

DisplayPort	+	-
HDMI	+	-

Graphics API support

APIs supported by PRO A12-9800 and Xeon w7-3455 integrated GPUs, sometimes API versions are included.

DirectX	DirectX® 12	no data
Vulkan	+	-

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by PRO A12-9800 and Xeon w7-3455.

PCIe version	3.0	5.0
PCI Express lanes	8	112

Synthetic benchmark performance

Various benchmark results of the processors in comparison. Overall score is measured in points in 0-100 range, higher is better.

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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.

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Pros & cons summary

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Performance score	2.42	38.16
Recency	3 October 2016	15 February 2023
Physical cores	4	24
Threads	4	48
Power consumption (TDP)	65 Watt	270 Watt

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