A8-5500 vs Xeon D-1559
Aggregate performance score
Xeon D-1559 outperforms A8-5500 by a whopping 208% based on our aggregate benchmark results.
Primary details
Comparing Xeon D-1559 and A8-5500 processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.
| Place in the ranking | 1207 | 2067 |
| Place by popularity | not in top-100 | not in top-100 |
| Market segment | Server | Desktop processor |
| Series | Intel Xeon D | no data |
| Power efficiency | 10.62 | 2.38 |
| Architecture codename | Broadwell (2015−2019) | Trinity (2012−2013) |
| Release date | no data (2024 years ago) | 2 October 2012 (12 years ago) |
| Launch price (MSRP) | $727 | no data |
Detailed specifications
Xeon D-1559 and A8-5500 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 | 12 (Dodeca-Core) | 4 (Quad-Core) |
| Threads | 24 | 4 |
| Base clock speed | 1.5 GHz | 3.2 GHz |
| Boost clock speed | 2.1 GHz | 3.7 GHz |
| Bus type | DMI 2.0 | no data |
| Multiplier | 15 | no data |
| L1 cache | 768 KB | 128 KB (per core) |
| L2 cache | 3 MB | 1 MB (per core) |
| L3 cache | 18 MB | 0 KB |
| Chip lithography | 14 nm | 32 nm |
| Die size | 306.18 mm2 | 246 mm2 |
| Maximum case temperature (TCase) | no data | 71 °C |
| Number of transistors | 4700 Million | 1,178 million |
| 64 bit support | + | + |
| Windows 11 compatibility | - | - |
Compatibility
Information on Xeon D-1559 and A8-5500 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 (Uniprocessor) | 1 |
| Socket | FCBGA1667 | FM2 |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 45 Watt | 65 Watt |
Technologies and extensions
Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Xeon D-1559 and A8-5500. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.
| Instruction set extensions | Intel® AVX2 | no data |
| AES-NI | + | - |
| AVX | + | - |
| Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST) | + | no data |
| Turbo Boost Technology | 2.0 | no data |
| Hyper-Threading Technology | + | no data |
| TSX | + | - |
| Idle States | + | no data |
| Thermal Monitoring | + | - |
| GPIO | + | no data |
Security technologies
Xeon D-1559 and A8-5500 technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.
| TXT | + | no data |
| EDB | + | no data |
| Secure Key | + | no data |
| OS Guard | + | no data |
Virtualization technologies
Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Xeon D-1559 and A8-5500 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 Xeon D-1559 and A8-5500. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.
| Supported memory types | DDR4, DDR3 | DDR3 |
| Maximum memory size | 128 GB | no data |
| Max memory channels | 2 | no data |
| Maximum memory bandwidth | 34.124 GB/s | no data |
| ECC memory support | + | - |
Graphics specifications
General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.
| Integrated graphics card | no data | AMD Radeon HD 7560D |
Peripherals
Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Xeon D-1559 and A8-5500.
| PCIe version | 2.0/3.0 | no data |
| PCI Express lanes | 32 | no data |
| USB revision | 2.0/3.0 | no data |
| Total number of SATA ports | 6 | no data |
| Number of USB ports | 8 | no data |
| Integrated LAN | + | no data |
| UART | + | no data |
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.
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.
Pros & cons summary
| Performance score | 5.24 | 1.70 |
| Physical cores | 12 | 4 |
| Threads | 24 | 4 |
| Chip lithography | 14 nm | 32 nm |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 45 Watt | 65 Watt |
Xeon D-1559 has a 208.2% higher aggregate performance score, 200% more physical cores and 500% more threads, a 128.6% more advanced lithography process, and 44.4% lower power consumption.
The Xeon D-1559 is our recommended choice as it beats the A8-5500 in performance tests.
Be aware that Xeon D-1559 is a server/workstation processor while A8-5500 is a desktop one.
Should you still have questions on choice between Xeon D-1559 and A8-5500, ask them in Comments section, and we shall answer.
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