Pro A12-8800B vs Xeon Silver 4108

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Aggregate performance score

Xeon Silver 4108
2017
8 cores / 16 threads, 85 Watt
5.62
+247%
Pro A12-8800B
2015
4 cores / 4 threads, 12 Watt
1.62

Xeon Silver 4108 outperforms Pro A12-8800B by a whopping 247% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

Comparing Xeon Silver 4108 and Pro A12-8800B processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking11512096
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation5.63no data
Market segmentServerLaptop
SeriesIntel Xeon SilverAMD Carrizo
Power efficiency6.264.38
Architecture codenameSkylake (server) (2017−2018)Carrizo (2015−2018)
Release date11 July 2017 (7 years ago)3 June 2015 (9 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)$417no data

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance per price, higher is better.

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Detailed specifications

Xeon Silver 4108 and Pro A12-8800B 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 cores8 (Octa-Core)4 (Quad-Core)
Threads164
Base clock speed1.8 GHz2.1 GHz
Boost clock speed3 GHz3.4 GHz
Multiplier18no data
L1 cache512 KBno data
L2 cache8 MB2048 KB
L3 cache11 MBno data
Chip lithography14 nm28 nm
Maximum core temperature77 °Cno data
Number of transistorsno data3100 Million
64 bit support++
Windows 11 compatibility+-

Compatibility

Information on Xeon Silver 4108 and Pro A12-8800B 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 configuration2 (Multiprocessor)no data
SocketFCLGA3647FP4
Power consumption (TDP)85 Watt12-35 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Xeon Silver 4108 and Pro A12-8800B. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensionsIntel® SSE4.2, Intel® AVX, Intel® AVX2, Intel® AVX-512HSA 1.0
AES-NI++
FMA-FMA4
AVX+AVX
FreeSync-+
TrueAudio-+
PowerNow-+
PowerGating-+
Out-of-band client management-+
VirusProtect-+
RAID-+
HSA-+
vPro+no data
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)+no data
Speed Shift+no data
Turbo Boost Technology2.0no data
Hyper-Threading Technology+no data
TSX+-
Turbo Boost Max 3.0-no data

Security technologies

Xeon Silver 4108 and Pro A12-8800B technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.

TXT+no data
EDB+no data

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Xeon Silver 4108 and Pro A12-8800B 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 Xeon Silver 4108 and Pro A12-8800B. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory typesDDR4-2400DDR3/DDR3L-2133
Maximum memory size768 GBno data
Max memory channels62
Maximum memory bandwidth115.212 GB/sno data
ECC memory support+-

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics cardno dataAMD Radeon R7 Graphics
iGPU core countno data8
จำนวนพาธไลน์no data512
Enduro-+
Switchable graphics-+
UVD-+
VCE-+

Graphics interfaces

Available interfaces and connections of Xeon Silver 4108 and Pro A12-8800B integrated GPUs.

DisplayPort-+
HDMI-+

Graphics API support

APIs supported by Xeon Silver 4108 and Pro A12-8800B integrated GPUs, sometimes API versions are included.

DirectXno dataDirectX® 12

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Xeon Silver 4108 and Pro A12-8800B.

PCIe version3.03.0
PCI Express lanes48no 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.

Xeon Silver 4108 5.62
+247%
Pro A12-8800B 1.62

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.

Xeon Silver 4108 8926
+246%
Pro A12-8800B 2580

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.

Xeon Silver 4108 826
+57%
Pro A12-8800B 526

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.

Xeon Silver 4108 4391
+285%
Pro A12-8800B 1141

Gaming performance

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 5.62 1.62
Recency 11 July 2017 3 June 2015
Physical cores 8 4
Threads 16 4
Chip lithography 14 nm 28 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 85 Watt 12 Watt

Xeon Silver 4108 has a 246.9% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 2 years, 100% more physical cores and 300% more threads, and a 100% more advanced lithography process.

Pro A12-8800B, on the other hand, has 608.3% lower power consumption.

The Xeon Silver 4108 is our recommended choice as it beats the Pro A12-8800B in performance tests.

Be aware that Xeon Silver 4108 is a server/workstation processor while Pro A12-8800B is a notebook one.


Should you still have questions on choice between Xeon Silver 4108 and Pro A12-8800B, ask them in Comments section, and we shall answer.

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