PRO A12-9800 vs Xeon W-2135

Aggregate performance score

Xeon W-2135
2017
6 cores / 12 threads, 140 Watt
9.10
+291%
PRO A12-9800
2016
4 cores / 4 threads, 65 Watt
2.33

Xeon W-2135 outperforms PRO A12-9800 by a whopping 291% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

Comparing Xeon W-2135 and PRO A12-9800 processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking8371792
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation6.90no data
Market segmentServerDesktop processor
SeriesIntel Xeon Wno data
Power efficiency6.153.39
Architecture codenameSkylake (server) (2017−2018)Bristol Ridge (2016−2019)
Release date29 August 2017 (7 years ago)3 October 2016 (8 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)$835no data

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance per price, higher is better.

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Detailed specifications

Xeon W-2135 and PRO A12-9800 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 cores6 (Hexa-Core)4 (Quad-Core)
Threads124
Base clock speed3.7 GHz3.8 GHz
Boost clock speed4.5 GHz4.2 GHz
Bus typeDMI 3.0no data
Bus rate4 × 8 GT/sno data
Multiplier37no data
L1 cache64K (per core)no data
L2 cache1 MB (per core)2048 KB
L3 cache8.25 MB (shared)no data
Chip lithography14 nm28 nm
Die size484 mm2250 mm2
Maximum core temperatureno data90 °C
Maximum case temperature (TCase)64 °Cno data
Number of transistorsno data3,100 million
64 bit support++
Windows 11 compatibility+no data

Compatibility

Information on Xeon W-2135 and PRO A12-9800 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 configuration1 (Uniprocessor)1
SocketFCLGA2066AM4
Power consumption (TDP)140 Watt65 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Xeon W-2135 and PRO A12-9800. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensionsIntel® SSE4.2, Intel® AVX, Intel® AVX2, Intel® AVX-512no data
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 Technology2.0no data
Hyper-Threading Technology+no data
TSX+-
Idle States+no data
Thermal Monitoring+-
Flex Memory Access-no data
Demand Based Switching+no data
PAE46 Bitno data
Turbo Boost Max 3.0-no data

Security technologies

Xeon W-2135 and PRO A12-9800 technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.

TXT+no data
EDB+no data
Secure Key+no data
MPX+-
Identity Protection+-
SGX-no data
OS Guard+no data

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Xeon W-2135 and PRO A12-9800 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 W-2135 and PRO A12-9800. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory typesDDR4-1600, DDR4-1866, DDR4-2133, DDR4-2400, DDR4-2666DDR4-2400
Maximum memory size512 GBno data
Max memory channels42
Maximum memory bandwidth85.33 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
Enduro-+
UVD-+
VCE-+

Graphics interfaces

Available interfaces and connections of Xeon W-2135 and PRO A12-9800 integrated GPUs.

DisplayPort-+
HDMI-+

Graphics API support

APIs supported by Xeon W-2135 and PRO A12-9800 integrated GPUs, sometimes API versions are included.

DirectXno dataDirectX® 12
Vulkan-+

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Xeon W-2135 and PRO A12-9800.

PCIe version3.03.0
PCI Express lanes488

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 W-2135 9.10
+291%
PRO A12-9800 2.33

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 W-2135 14449
+290%
PRO A12-9800 3705

Gaming performance

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 9.10 2.33
Recency 29 August 2017 3 October 2016
Physical cores 6 4
Threads 12 4
Chip lithography 14 nm 28 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 140 Watt 65 Watt

Xeon W-2135 has a 290.6% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 10 months, 50% more physical cores and 200% more threads, and a 100% more advanced lithography process.

PRO A12-9800, on the other hand, has 115.4% lower power consumption.

The Xeon W-2135 is our recommended choice as it beats the PRO A12-9800 in performance tests.

Be aware that Xeon W-2135 is a server/workstation processor while PRO A12-9800 is a desktop one.


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