Intel Xeon W-1250 vs AMD PRO A10-9700

Comparative analysis of Intel Xeon W-1250 and AMD PRO A10-9700 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 PRO A10-9700

Differences

Reasons to consider the Intel Xeon W-1250

2 more cores, run more applications at once: 6 vs 4
Around 24% higher clock speed: 4.70 GHz vs 3.8 GHz
Around 11% higher maximum core temperature: 100°C vs 90°C
A newer manufacturing process allows for a more powerful, yet cooler running processor: 14 nm vs 28 nm
3.7x better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 13610 vs 3652
Around 72% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 2831 vs 1644

Specifications (specs)
Number of cores	6 vs 4
Maximum frequency	4.70 GHz vs 3.8 GHz
Maximum core temperature	100°C vs 90°C
Manufacturing process technology	14 nm vs 28 nm
Benchmarks
PassMark - CPU mark	13610 vs 3652
PassMark - Single thread mark	2831 vs 1644

Reasons to consider the AMD PRO A10-9700

Around 33% more L2 cache; more data can be stored in the L2 cache for quick access later
Around 23% lower typical power consumption: 65 Watt vs 80 Watt

L2 cache	2 MB vs 1.5 MB
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	65 Watt vs 80 Watt

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: Intel Xeon W-1250
CPU 2: AMD PRO A10-9700

PassMark - CPU mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

13610

3652

PassMark - Single thread mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

2831

1644

Name	Intel Xeon W-1250	AMD PRO A10-9700
PassMark - CPU mark	13610	3652
PassMark - Single thread mark	2831	1644
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s)		19.763
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s)		285.697
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s)		1.631
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s)		29.991
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s)		92.013

Compare specifications (specs)

	Intel Xeon W-1250	AMD PRO A10-9700
Essentials
Architecture codename	Comet Lake
Launch date	Q2'20	3 October 2016
Launch price (MSRP)	$255 - $258
Place in performance rating	726	728
Processor Number	W-1250
Series	Intel Xeon W Processor	AMD PRO A-Series A10 APU for Desktops
Status	Launched
Vertical segment	Workstation	Desktop
Family		AMD PRO A-Series Processors
OPN Tray		AD970BAGM44AB
OS Support		Windows 10 - 64-Bit Edition, RHEL x86 64-Bit, Ubuntu x86 64-Bit
Performance
64 bit support
Base frequency	3.30 GHz	3.5 GHz
Bus Speed	8 GT/s
L1 cache	384 KB
L2 cache	1.5 MB	2 MB
L3 cache	12 MB
Manufacturing process technology	14 nm	28 nm
Maximum core temperature	100°C	90°C
Maximum frequency	4.70 GHz	3.8 GHz
Number of cores	6	4
Number of threads	12
Number of GPU cores		6
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		2400 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	R7
Enduro
Graphics max frequency		1029 MHz
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
Vulkan
Compatibility
Max number of CPUs in a configuration	1
Package Size	37.5mm x 37.5mm
Sockets supported	FCLGA1200	AM4
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	80 Watt	65 Watt
Thermal Solution	PCG 2015W
Configurable TDP		45 Watt/65 Watt
Peripherals
Max number of PCIe lanes	16
PCI Express revision	3.0	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 Secure technology
Enhanced Virus Protection (EVP)
FreeSync
Fused Multiply-Add 4 (FMA4)
Intel® Advanced Vector Extensions (AVX)
Out-of-band client management
PowerGating
PowerNow
PowerTune
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