Intel Xeon E7-8870 v3 vs AMD A4-7210

Comparative analysis of Intel Xeon E7-8870 v3 and AMD A4-7210 processors for all known characteristics in the following categories: Essentials, Performance, Memory, Graphics, Compatibility, Peripherals, Security & Reliability, Advanced Technologies, Virtualization, 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 - 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 E7-8870 v3

  • 14 more cores, run more applications at once: 18 vs 4
  • 32 more threads: 36 vs 4
  • Around 32% higher clock speed: 2.90 GHz vs 2.2 GHz
  • A newer manufacturing process allows for a more powerful, yet cooler running processor: 22 nm vs 28 nm
  • 2.3x more L2 cache, more data can be stored in the L2 cache for quick access later
Number of cores 18 vs 4
Number of threads 36 vs 4
Maximum frequency 2.90 GHz vs 2.2 GHz
Manufacturing process technology 22 nm vs 28 nm
L2 cache 256 KB (per core) vs 2 MB

Reasons to consider the AMD A4-7210

  • Around 20% higher maximum core temperature: 90°C vs 75°C
  • 2.2x lower typical power consumption: 65 Watt vs 140 Watt
Maximum core temperature 90°C vs 75°C
Thermal Design Power (TDP) 65 Watt vs 140 Watt

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: Intel Xeon E7-8870 v3
CPU 2: AMD A4-7210

Name Intel Xeon E7-8870 v3 AMD A4-7210
PassMark - Single thread mark 725
PassMark - CPU mark 1656
Geekbench 4 - Single Core 243
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core 720
GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Frames) 653
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Frames) 1417
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames) 3899
GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Fps) 653
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Fps) 1417
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps) 3899

Compare specifications (specs)

Intel Xeon E7-8870 v3 AMD A4-7210

Essentials

Architecture codename Haswell Carrizo-L
Launch date June 2015 7 May 2015
Place in performance rating not rated 1952
Processor Number E7-8870V3
Series Intel® Xeon® Processor E7 v3 Family AMD A4-Series APU for AIOs
Status Launched
Vertical segment Server All-in-One
Family AMD A-Series Processors
OPN Tray AM7210ITJ44JB

Performance

64 bit support
Base frequency 2.10 GHz 1.8 GHz
Bus Speed 9.6 GT/s QPI
Die size 160 mm
L1 cache 64 KB (per core)
L2 cache 256 KB (per core) 2 MB
L3 cache 46080 KB (shared)
Manufacturing process technology 22 nm 28 nm
Maximum core temperature 75°C 90°C
Maximum frequency 2.90 GHz 2.2 GHz
Number of cores 18 4
Number of QPI Links 3
Number of threads 36 4
Transistor count 1400 million 930 Million
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Memory

ECC memory support
Max memory channels 4 1
Maximum memory bandwidth 85 GB/s
Maximum memory size 1.5 TB
Supported memory types DDR4-1333/1600/1866, DDR3-1066/1333/1600 DDR3L
Supported memory frequency 1600 MHz

Graphics

Processor graphics None AMD Radeon R3 Graphics
Enduro
Graphics max frequency 686 MHz
Switchable graphics
Unified Video Decoder (UVD)
Video Codec Engine (VCE)

Compatibility

Low Halogen Options Available
Max number of CPUs in a configuration 8
Package Size 52mm x 45mm
Sockets supported FCLGA2011 FP4
Thermal Design Power (TDP) 140 Watt 65 Watt

Peripherals

Max number of PCIe lanes 32
PCI Express revision 3.0 2.0
PCIe configurations x4, x8, x16
Scalability S8S

Security & Reliability

Execute Disable Bit (EDB)
Intel® OS Guard
Intel® Secure Key technology
Intel® Trusted Execution technology (TXT)

Advanced Technologies

Enhanced Intel SpeedStep® technology
Idle States
Instruction set extensions Intel® AVX2
Intel 64
Intel® Advanced Vector Extensions (AVX)
Intel® AES New Instructions
Intel® Hyper-Threading technology
Intel® Instruction Replay Technology
Intel® TSX-NI
Intel® Turbo Boost technology
Intel® vPro™ Platform Eligibility
Physical Address Extensions (PAE) 46-bit
Thermal Monitoring
AMD App Acceleration
AMD Elite Experiences
AMD HD3D technology
Enhanced Virus Protection (EVP)
Fused Multiply-Add (FMA)
Fused Multiply-Add 4 (FMA4)
PowerGating
PowerNow
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 interfaces

DisplayPort
HDMI

Graphics API support

DirectX 12
Vulkan

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