Xeon w3-2425 vs Pro A8-8600B

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Aggregate performance score

Pro A8-8600B
2015
4 cores / 4 threads, 12 Watt
1.38
Xeon w3-2425
2023
6 cores / 12 threads, 130 Watt
11.79
+754%

Xeon w3-2425 outperforms Pro A8-8600B by a whopping 754% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

Comparing Pro A8-8600B and Xeon w3-2425 processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking2219656
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluationno data48.72
Market segmentLaptopServer
SeriesAMD Carrizono data
Power efficiency3.728.55
Architecture codenameCarrizo (2015−2018)Sapphire Rapids (2023−2024)
Release date3 June 2015 (9 years ago)15 February 2023 (1 year ago)
Launch price (MSRP)no data$529

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance per price, higher is better.

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Detailed specifications

Pro A8-8600B and Xeon w3-2425 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)6 (Hexa-Core)
Threads412
Base clock speed1.6 GHz3 GHz
Boost clock speed3 GHz4.4 GHz
L1 cacheno data80 KB (per core)
L2 cache2048 KB2 MB (per core)
L3 cacheno data15 MB
Chip lithography28 nmIntel 7 nm
Maximum case temperature (TCase)no data64 °C
Number of transistors3100 Millionno data
64 bit support++
Windows 11 compatibility-+

Compatibility

Information on Pro A8-8600B and Xeon w3-2425 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 configurationno data1
SocketFP4FCLGA4677
Power consumption (TDP)12-35 Watt130 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Pro A8-8600B and Xeon w3-2425. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensionsHSA 1.0Intel® SSE4.1, Intel® AMX, Intel® SSE4.2, Intel® AVX2, Intel® AVX-512
AES-NI++
FMAFMA4-
AVXAVX+
FRTC+-
FreeSync+-
TrueAudio+-
PowerNow+-
PowerGating+-
Out-of-band client management+-
VirusProtect+-
RAID+-
HSA+-
vProno data+
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)no data+
Speed Shiftno data+
Turbo Boost Technologyno data2.0
Hyper-Threading Technologyno data+
TSX-+
Turbo Boost Max 3.0no data+
Deep Learning Boost-+

Security technologies

Pro A8-8600B and Xeon w3-2425 technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.

TXTno data+
EDBno data+
SGXno data-
OS Guardno data+

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Pro A8-8600B and Xeon w3-2425 are enumerated here.

AMD-V+-
VT-dno data+
VT-xno data+
EPTno data+
IOMMU 2.0+-

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Pro A8-8600B and Xeon w3-2425. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory typesDDR3/DDR3L-2133DDR5-4400
Maximum memory sizeno data2 TB
Max memory channels24
ECC memory support-+

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics cardAMD Radeon R6 GraphicsN/A
iGPU core count6no data
Number of pipelines384no data
Enduro+-
Switchable graphics+-
UVD+-
VCE+-

Graphics interfaces

Available interfaces and connections of Pro A8-8600B and Xeon w3-2425 integrated GPUs.

DisplayPort+-
HDMI+-

Graphics API support

APIs supported by Pro A8-8600B and Xeon w3-2425 integrated GPUs, sometimes API versions are included.

DirectXDirectX® 12no data
Vulkan+-

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Pro A8-8600B and Xeon w3-2425.

PCIe version3.05.0
PCI Express lanesno data64

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.

Pro A8-8600B 1.38
Xeon w3-2425 11.79
+754%

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.

Pro A8-8600B 2190
Xeon w3-2425 18655
+752%

GeekBench 5 Single-Core

GeekBench 5 Single-Core is a cross-platform application developed in the form of CPU tests that independently recreate certain real-world tasks with which to accurately measure performance. This version uses only a single CPU core.

Pro A8-8600B 440
Xeon w3-2425 1851
+321%

GeekBench 5 Multi-Core

GeekBench 5 Multi-Core is a cross-platform application developed in the form of CPU tests that independently recreate certain real-world tasks with which to accurately measure performance. This version uses all available CPU cores.

Pro A8-8600B 1011
Xeon w3-2425 8392
+730%

Gaming performance

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 1.38 11.79
Recency 3 June 2015 15 February 2023
Physical cores 4 6
Threads 4 12
Power consumption (TDP) 12 Watt 130 Watt

Pro A8-8600B has 983.3% lower power consumption.

Xeon w3-2425, on the other hand, has a 754.3% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 7 years, and 50% more physical cores and 200% more threads.

The Xeon w3-2425 is our recommended choice as it beats the Pro A8-8600B in performance tests.

Be aware that Pro A8-8600B is a notebook processor while Xeon w3-2425 is a server/workstation one.


Should you still have questions on choice between Pro A8-8600B and Xeon w3-2425, ask them in Comments section, and we shall answer.

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