Intel Xeon E5-2418L v2 vs AMD A8-7100

Comparative analysis of Intel Xeon E5-2418L v2 and AMD A8-7100 processors for all known characteristics in the following categories: Essentials, Performance, Memory, Compatibility, Peripherals, Security & Reliability, Advanced Technologies, Virtualization, Graphics, Graphics interfaces, Graphics API support. Benchmark processor performance analysis: PassMark - Single thread mark, PassMark - CPU mark, Geekbench 4 - Single Core, Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core, GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Frames), GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Fps), GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames), GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps).

Intel Xeon E5-2418L v2

AMD A8-7100

Differences

Reasons to consider the Intel Xeon E5-2418L v2

2 more cores, run more applications at once: 6 vs 4
8 more threads: 12 vs 4
A newer manufacturing process allows for a more powerful, yet cooler running processor: 22 nm vs 28 nm
Around 28% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 1078 vs 844
3.3x better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 5380 vs 1641

Specifications (specs)
Number of cores	6 vs 4
Number of threads	12 vs 4
Manufacturing process technology	22 nm vs 28 nm
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark	1078 vs 844
PassMark - CPU mark	5380 vs 1641

Reasons to consider the AMD A8-7100

Around 50% higher clock speed: 3 GHz vs 2.00 GHz
2.5x lower typical power consumption: 20 Watt vs 50 Watt

Maximum frequency	3 GHz vs 2.00 GHz
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	20 Watt vs 50 Watt

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: Intel Xeon E5-2418L v2
CPU 2: AMD A8-7100

PassMark - Single thread mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

1078

844

PassMark - CPU mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

5380

1641

Name	Intel Xeon E5-2418L v2	AMD A8-7100
PassMark - Single thread mark	1078	844
PassMark - CPU mark	5380	1641
Geekbench 4 - Single Core		309
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core		765
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Frames)		1348
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Fps)		1348
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames)		2687
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps)		2687

Compare specifications (specs)

	Intel Xeon E5-2418L v2	AMD A8-7100
Essentials
Architecture codename	Ivy Bridge EN	Kaveri
Launch date	Q1'14	4 June 2014
Place in performance rating	1961	1935
Processor Number	E5-2418LV2
Series	Intel® Xeon® Processor E5 v2 Family	AMD A8-Series APU for Laptops
Status	Launched
Vertical segment	Embedded	Laptop
Family		AMD A-Series Processors
OPN Tray		AM7100ECH44JA
Performance
64 bit support
Base frequency	2.00 GHz	1.8 GHz
Bus Speed	6.4 GT/s QPI
Manufacturing process technology	22 nm	28 nm
Maximum core temperature	79.1°C
Maximum frequency	2.00 GHz	3 GHz
Number of cores	6	4
Number of QPI Links	1
Number of threads	12	4
VID voltage range	0.65-1.30V
Compute Cores		8
Die size		245 mm
L2 cache		4 MB
Number of GPU cores		4
Transistor count		2410 Million
Unlocked
Memory
Max memory channels	3	2
Maximum memory bandwidth	32 GB/s
Maximum memory size	384 GB
Supported memory types	DDR3 800/1066/1333	DDR3
Supported memory frequency		1600 MHz
Compatibility
Low Halogen Options Available
Max number of CPUs in a configuration	2
Package Size	45mm x 42.5mm
Sockets supported	FCLGA1356	FP3
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	50 Watt	20 Watt
Peripherals
Max number of PCIe lanes	24
PCI Express revision	3.0	3.0
PCIe configurations	x4, x8, x16
Scalability	2S Only
Security & Reliability
Execute Disable Bit (EDB)
Intel® Identity Protection technology
Intel® OS Guard
Intel® Secure Key technology
Intel® Trusted Execution technology (TXT)
Advanced Technologies
Enhanced Intel SpeedStep® technology
Idle States
Instruction set extensions	Intel® AVX
Intel 64
Intel® AES New Instructions
Intel® Demand Based Switching
Intel® Flex Memory Access
Intel® Hyper-Threading technology
Intel® TSX-NI
Intel® Turbo Boost technology
Physical Address Extensions (PAE)	46-bit
Thermal Monitoring
AMD App Acceleration
AMD Elite Experiences
AMD HD3D technology
AMD Mantle API
Enhanced Virus Protection (EVP)
Frame Rate Target Control (FRTC)
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
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
Enduro
Graphics max frequency		514 MHz
iGPU core count		4
Processor graphics		AMD Radeon R5 Graphics
Switchable graphics
Unified Video Decoder (UVD)
Video Codec Engine (VCE)
Graphics interfaces
DisplayPort
HDMI
Graphics API support
DirectX		12
Vulkan