Intel Xeon E7-8895 v2 vs AMD A4-5100

Comparative analysis of Intel Xeon E7-8895 v2 and AMD A4-5100 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.

Intel Xeon E7-8895 v2

AMD A4-5100

Differences

Reasons to consider the Intel Xeon E7-8895 v2

11 more cores, run more applications at once: 15 vs 4
26 more threads: 30 vs 4
A newer manufacturing process allows for a more powerful, yet cooler running processor: 22 nm vs 28 nm
3.8x better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 2010 vs 532
45.5x better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 57307 vs 1260

Specifications (specs)
Number of cores	15 vs 4
Number of threads	30 vs 4
Manufacturing process technology	22 nm vs 28 nm
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark	2010 vs 532
PassMark - CPU mark	57307 vs 1260

Reasons to consider the AMD A4-5100

Around 34% higher maximum core temperature: 90°C vs 67°C
10.3x lower typical power consumption: 15 Watt vs 155 Watt

Maximum core temperature	90°C vs 67°C
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	15 Watt vs 155 Watt

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: Intel Xeon E7-8895 v2
CPU 2: AMD A4-5100

PassMark - Single thread mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

2010

532

PassMark - CPU mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

57307

1260

Name	Intel Xeon E7-8895 v2	AMD A4-5100
PassMark - Single thread mark	2010	532
PassMark - CPU mark	57307	1260
Geekbench 4 - Single Core		870
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core		2336

Compare specifications (specs)

	Intel Xeon E7-8895 v2	AMD A4-5100
Essentials
Architecture codename	Ivy Bridge	Kabini
Launch date	Q1'14	2 November 2013
Place in performance rating	593	2558
Processor Number	E7-8895V2
Series	Intel Xeon Processor E7 v2 Family	AMD A4-Series APU for Laptops
Vertical segment	Server	Laptop, Tablet
Family		AMD A-Series Processors
OPN Tray		AM5100IBJ44HMD
Performance
64 bit support
Base frequency	2.80 GHz	1.55 GHz
Bus Speed	8 GT/s
L3 cache	37.5 MB
Manufacturing process technology	22 nm	28 nm
Maximum core temperature	67°C	90°C
Maximum frequency	3.60 GHz
Number of cores	15	4
Number of QPI Links	3
Number of threads	30	4
L1 cache		256 KB
L2 cache		2 MB
Unlocked
Memory
Max memory channels	4	1
Maximum memory bandwidth	85 GB/s
Maximum memory size	1.5 TB
Supported memory types	DDR3 1066/1333/1600	DDR3
Supported memory frequency		1600 MHz
Compatibility
Max number of CPUs in a configuration	8
Package Size	52mm x 45mm
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	155 Watt	15 Watt
Sockets supported		FT3
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® 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® Hyper-Threading technology
Intel® Instruction Replay Technology
Intel® Turbo Boost technology
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)
Intel® Advanced Vector Extensions (AVX)
PowerGating
PowerNow
VirusProtect
Virtualization
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		500 MHz
iGPU core count		128
Processor graphics		AMD Radeon HD 8330
Switchable graphics
Unified Video Decoder (UVD)
Video Codec Engine (VCE)
Graphics interfaces
DisplayPort
HDMI
Graphics API support
DirectX		12
Vulkan