Intel Xeon W-1250 vs AMD A4 PRO-7350B

Comparative analysis of Intel Xeon W-1250 and AMD A4 PRO-7350B processors for all known characteristics in the following categories: Essentials, Performance, Memory, Graphics, Graphics interfaces, Graphics image quality, Graphics API support, Compatibility, Peripherals, Security & Reliability, Advanced Technologies, Virtualization. Benchmark processor performance analysis: PassMark - CPU mark, PassMark - Single thread mark, 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).

Intel Xeon W-1250

AMD A4 PRO-7350B

Differences

Reasons to consider the Intel Xeon W-1250

4 more cores, run more applications at once: 6 vs 2
10 more threads: 12 vs 2
Around 24% higher clock speed: 4.70 GHz vs 3.8 GHz
Around 43% higher maximum core temperature: 100°C vs 70°C
A newer manufacturing process allows for a more powerful, yet cooler running processor: 14 nm vs 28 nm
Around 50% more L2 cache; more data can be stored in the L2 cache for quick access later
8.9x better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 13690 vs 1544
Around 98% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 2846 vs 1438

Specifications (specs)
Number of cores	6 vs 2
Number of threads	12 vs 2
Maximum frequency	4.70 GHz vs 3.8 GHz
Maximum core temperature	100°C vs 70°C
Manufacturing process technology	14 nm vs 28 nm
L2 cache	1.5 MB vs 1 MB
Benchmarks
PassMark - CPU mark	13690 vs 1544
PassMark - Single thread mark	2846 vs 1438

Reasons to consider the AMD A4 PRO-7350B

Around 23% lower typical power consumption: 65 Watt vs 80 Watt

Thermal Design Power (TDP)	65 Watt vs 80 Watt

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: Intel Xeon W-1250
CPU 2: AMD A4 PRO-7350B

PassMark - CPU mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

13690

1544

PassMark - Single thread mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

2846

1438

Name	Intel Xeon W-1250	AMD A4 PRO-7350B
PassMark - CPU mark	13690	1544
PassMark - Single thread mark	2846	1438
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s)		4.745
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s)		179.192
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s)		0.507
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s)		10.913
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s)		24.503

Compare specifications (specs)

	Intel Xeon W-1250	AMD A4 PRO-7350B
Essentials
Architecture codename	Comet Lake
Launch date	Q2'20
Launch price (MSRP)	$255 - $258
Place in performance rating	619	1753
Processor Number	W-1250
Series	Intel Xeon W Processor	AMD PRO A-Series A4 APU for Desktops
Status	Launched
Vertical segment	Workstation	Desktop
Family		AMD PRO A-Series Processors
OPN Tray		AD735BYBI23JA
Performance
64 bit support
Base frequency	3.30 GHz	3.4 GHz
Bus Speed	8 GT/s
L1 cache	384 KB
L2 cache	1.5 MB	1 MB
L3 cache	12 MB
Manufacturing process technology	14 nm	28 nm
Maximum core temperature	100°C	70°C
Maximum frequency	4.70 GHz	3.8 GHz
Number of cores	6	2
Number of threads	12	2
Compute Cores		5
Number of GPU cores		3
Unlocked
Memory
Max memory channels	2	2
Maximum memory bandwidth	41.6 GB/s
Maximum memory size	128 GB
Supported memory types	DDR4-2666
Supported memory frequency		1866 MHz
Graphics
Device ID	0x9BE6
Graphics base frequency	350 MHz
Graphics max dynamic frequency	1.20 GHz
Intel® Clear Video HD technology
Intel® Clear Video technology
Intel® InTru™ 3D technology
Intel® Quick Sync Video
Max video memory	64 GB
Processor graphics	Intel UHD Graphics P630	AMD Radeon R5 Graphics
Graphics max frequency		514 MHz
iGPU core count		192
Unified Video Decoder (UVD)
Video Codec Engine (VCE)
Graphics interfaces
Number of displays supported	3
DisplayPort
HDMI
Graphics image quality
4K resolution support
Max resolution over DisplayPort	4096x2304@60Hz
Max resolution over eDP	4096x2304@60Hz
Max resolution over HDMI 1.4	4096x2160@30Hz
Graphics API support
DirectX	12	12
OpenGL	4.5
Compatibility
Max number of CPUs in a configuration	1
Package Size	37.5mm x 37.5mm
Sockets supported	FCLGA1200	FM2+
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	80 Watt	65 Watt
Thermal Solution	PCG 2015W
Configurable TDP		35 Watt/65 Watt
Peripherals
Max number of PCIe lanes	16
PCI Express revision	3.0
PCIe configurations	Up to 1x16, 2x8, 1x8+2x4
Scalability	1S Only
Security & Reliability
Execute Disable Bit (EDB)
Intel® Identity Protection technology
Intel® OS Guard
Intel® Secure Key technology
Intel® Software Guard Extensions (Intel® SGX)
Intel® Trusted Execution technology (TXT)
Secure Boot
Advanced Technologies
Enhanced Intel SpeedStep® technology
Idle States
Instruction set extensions	Intel SSE4.1, Intel SSE4.2, Intel AVX2
Intel 64
Intel® AES New Instructions
Intel® Hyper-Threading technology
Intel® Optane™ Memory Supported
Intel® Thermal Velocity Boost
Intel® Turbo Boost technology
Thermal Monitoring
AMD App Acceleration
AMD Elite Experiences
DualGraphics
Enhanced Virus Protection (EVP)
Fused Multiply-Add 4 (FMA4)
Heterogeneous System Architecture (HSA)
Intel® Advanced Vector Extensions (AVX)
Out-of-band client management
PowerGating
PowerNow
PowerTune
RAID
System Image Stability
TrueAudio
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