Intel Xeon E3-1284L v3 vs AMD Pro A12-8800B

Comparative analysis of Intel Xeon E3-1284L v3 and AMD Pro A12-8800B processors for all known characteristics in the following categories: Essentials, Performance, Memory, Graphics, Graphics interfaces, Compatibility, Peripherals, Security & Reliability, Advanced Technologies, Virtualization, Graphics API support. Benchmark processor performance analysis: CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s), CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s), CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s), CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s), CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s), PassMark - Single thread mark, PassMark - CPU mark, Geekbench 4 - Single Core, Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core, GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Frames), GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Frames), GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames), GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Fps), GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Fps), GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps).

 

Differences

Reasons to consider the Intel Xeon E3-1284L v3

  • 4 more threads: 8 vs 4
  • A newer manufacturing process allows for a more powerful, yet cooler running processor: 22 nm vs 28 nm
  • 6.4x better performance in CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s): 0.673 vs 0.105
  • 11.8x better performance in CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s): 25.273 vs 2.135
Specifications (specs)
Number of threads 8 vs 4
Manufacturing process technology 22 nm vs 28 nm
Benchmarks
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s) 0.673 vs 0.105
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s) 25.273 vs 2.135

Reasons to consider the AMD Pro A12-8800B

  • CPU is newer: launch date 1 year(s) 3 month(s) later
  • Around 6% higher clock speed: 3.4 GHz vs 3.20 GHz
  • 2x more L2 cache, more data can be stored in the L2 cache for quick access later
  • 3.1x lower typical power consumption: 15 Watt vs 47 Watt
  • Around 28% better performance in CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s): 14.844 vs 11.603
  • 2.3x better performance in CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s): 207.144 vs 90.521
  • Around 32% better performance in CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s): 20.617 vs 15.649
Specifications (specs)
Launch date 3 June 2015 vs 1 March 2014
Maximum frequency 3.4 GHz vs 3.20 GHz
L2 cache 2 MB vs 1 MB
Thermal Design Power (TDP) 15 Watt vs 47 Watt
Benchmarks
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s) 14.844 vs 11.603
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s) 207.144 vs 90.521
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s) 20.617 vs 15.649

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: Intel Xeon E3-1284L v3
CPU 2: AMD Pro A12-8800B

CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s)
CPU 1
CPU 2
11.603
14.844
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s)
CPU 1
CPU 2
90.521
207.144
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s)
CPU 1
CPU 2
0.673
0.105
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s)
CPU 1
CPU 2
15.649
20.617
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s)
CPU 1
CPU 2
25.273
2.135
Name Intel Xeon E3-1284L v3 AMD Pro A12-8800B
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s) 11.603 14.844
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s) 90.521 207.144
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s) 0.673 0.105
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s) 15.649 20.617
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s) 25.273 2.135
PassMark - Single thread mark 1315
PassMark - CPU mark 2580
Geekbench 4 - Single Core 321
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core 747
GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Frames) 1266
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Frames) 1613
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames) 3336
GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Fps) 1266
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Fps) 1613
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps) 3336

Compare specifications (specs)

Intel Xeon E3-1284L v3 AMD Pro A12-8800B

Essentials

Architecture codename Crystal Well Carrizo
Family Xeon E3 AMD PRO A-Series Processors
Launch date 1 March 2014 3 June 2015
Launch price (MSRP) $662
Place in performance rating 1686 1661
Processor Number E3-1284L v3
Vertical segment Embedded Laptop
OS Support Windows 10 - 64-Bit Edition, Windows 7 - 64-Bit Edition, RHEL x86 64-Bit, Ubuntu x86 64-Bit
Series AMD PRO A-Series A12 APU for Laptops

Performance

64 bit support
Base frequency 1.80 GHz 2.1 GHz
Bus Speed 5 GT/s DMI
L1 cache 256 KB
L2 cache 1 MB 2 MB
L3 cache 6 MB
Manufacturing process technology 22 nm 28 nm
Maximum core temperature 100 °C
Maximum frequency 3.20 GHz 3.4 GHz
Number of cores 4 4
Number of threads 8 4
Unlocked
Compute Cores 12
Number of GPU cores 8
Transistor count 3100 Million

Memory

ECC memory support
Max memory channels 2 2
Maximum memory bandwidth 25.6 GB/s
Maximum memory size 32 GB
Supported memory types DDR3L 1333/1600 DDR3 / DDR3L-2133
Supported memory frequency 2133 MHz

Graphics

Graphics base frequency 750 MHz
Graphics max frequency 1.00 GHz 800 MHz
Intel® Clear Video HD technology
Intel® Flexible Display Interface (Intel® FDI)
Intel® InTru™ 3D technology
Intel® Quick Sync Video
Processor graphics Intel Iris Pro Graphics 5200 AMD Radeon R7 Graphics
Enduro
iGPU core count 512
Number of pipelines 512
Switchable graphics
Unified Video Decoder (UVD)
Video Codec Engine (VCE)

Graphics interfaces

DisplayPort
eDP
HDMI
Number of displays supported 3
VGA

Compatibility

Low Halogen Options Available
Max number of CPUs in a configuration 1
Sockets supported FCBGA1364 FP4
Thermal Design Power (TDP) 47 Watt 15 Watt

Peripherals

Max number of PCIe lanes 16
PCI Express revision 3.0 3.0
PCIe configurations 1x16, 2x8, 1x8 2x4

Security & Reliability

Anti-Theft technology
Execute Disable Bit (EDB)
Intel® Identity Protection technology
Intel® Secure Key technology
Intel® Trusted Execution technology (TXT)

Advanced Technologies

Enhanced Intel SpeedStep® technology
Idle States
Instruction set extensions Intel® SSE4.1, Intel® SSE4.2, Intel® AVX2
Intel 64
Intel® Advanced Vector Extensions 2 (AVX2)
Intel® AES New Instructions
Intel® Hyper-Threading technology
Intel® TSX-NI
Intel® Turbo Boost technology
Intel® vPro™ Platform Eligibility
Thermal Monitoring
AMD App Acceleration
AMD Elite Experiences
AMD HD3D technology
Enhanced Virus Protection (EVP)
FreeSync
Fused Multiply-Add (FMA)
Fused Multiply-Add 4 (FMA4)
Heterogeneous System Architecture (HSA)
Intel® Advanced Vector Extensions (AVX)
Out-of-band client management
PowerGating
PowerNow
RAID
System Image Stability
TrueAudio
VirusProtect

Virtualization

Intel® Virtualization Technology (VT-x)
Intel® Virtualization Technology for Directed I/O (VT-d)
Intel® VT-x with Extended Page Tables (EPT)
AMD Virtualization (AMD-V™)
IOMMU 2.0

Graphics API support

DirectX 12