Intel Xeon W-2223 vs AMD A8-8600P

Comparative analysis of Intel Xeon W-2223 and AMD A8-8600P 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 - 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).

Intel Xeon W-2223

AMD A8-8600P

Differences

Reasons to consider the Intel Xeon W-2223

CPU is newer: launch date 4 year(s) 4 month(s) later
4 more threads: 8 vs 4
Around 30% higher clock speed: 3.90 GHz vs 3 GHz
A newer manufacturing process allows for a more powerful, yet cooler running processor: 14 nm vs 28 nm
2x more L2 cache, more data can be stored in the L2 cache for quick access later
Around 84% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 2183 vs 1189
3.5x better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 8583 vs 2464

Specifications (specs)
Launch date	7 Oct 2019 vs 3 June 2015
Number of threads	8 vs 4
Maximum frequency	3.90 GHz vs 3 GHz
Manufacturing process technology	14 nm vs 28 nm
L2 cache	4 MB vs 2 MB
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark	2183 vs 1189
PassMark - CPU mark	8583 vs 2464

Reasons to consider the AMD A8-8600P

Around 41% higher maximum core temperature: 90°C vs 64°C
8x lower typical power consumption: 15 Watt vs 120 Watt

Maximum core temperature	90°C vs 64°C
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	15 Watt vs 120 Watt

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: Intel Xeon W-2223
CPU 2: AMD A8-8600P

PassMark - Single thread mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

2183

1189

PassMark - CPU mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

8583

2464

Name	Intel Xeon W-2223	AMD A8-8600P
PassMark - Single thread mark	2183	1189
PassMark - CPU mark	8583	2464
Geekbench 4 - Single Core		1753
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core		4113
GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Frames)		1037
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Frames)		2396
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames)		5824
GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Fps)		1037
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Fps)		2396
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps)		5824

Compare specifications (specs)

	Intel Xeon W-2223	AMD A8-8600P
Essentials
Architecture codename	Cascade Lake	Carrizo
Launch date	7 Oct 2019	3 June 2015
Launch price (MSRP)	$294
Place in performance rating	1116	1119
Processor Number	W-2223
Series	Intel Xeon W Processor	AMD A8-Series APU for AIOs
Status	Launched
Vertical segment	Workstation	All-in-One
Family		AMD A-Series Processors
OPN Tray		AM860PAAY43KA
OS Support		Windows 10 - 64-Bit Edition, Windows 7 - 64-Bit Edition, RHEL x86 64-Bit, Ubuntu x86 64-Bit
Performance
64 bit support
Base frequency	3.60 GHz	1.6 GHz
Bus Speed	8 GT/s
L1 cache	256 KB
L2 cache	4 MB	2 MB
L3 cache	8.25 MB
Manufacturing process technology	14 nm	28 nm
Maximum core temperature	64°C	90°C
Maximum frequency	3.90 GHz	3 GHz
Number of cores	4	4
Number of QPI Links	0
Number of threads	8	4
Number of Ultra Path Interconnect (UPI) Links	0
Compute Cores		10
Number of GPU cores		6
Transistor count		3100 Million
Unlocked
Memory
Max memory channels	4	2
Maximum memory bandwidth	85.3 GB/s
Maximum memory size	1 TB
Supported memory types	DDR4 2666	DDR3
Supported memory frequency		2133 MHz
Compatibility
Max number of CPUs in a configuration	1
Package Size	45mm x 52.5mm
Sockets supported	FCLGA2066	FP4
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	120 Watt	15 Watt
Peripherals
Max number of PCIe lanes	48
PCI Express revision	3.0	3.0
PCIe configurations	x4, x8, x16
Scalability	1S Only
Security & Reliability
Execute Disable Bit (EDB)
Intel® Identity Protection technology
Intel® Memory Protection Extensions (Intel® MPX)
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 SSE4.2, Intel AVX, Intel AVX2, Intel AVX-512
Intel 64
Intel® AES New Instructions
Intel® Demand Based Switching
Intel® Hyper-Threading technology
Intel® Optane™ Memory Supported
Intel® Turbo Boost technology
Intel® Volume Management Device (VMD)
Intel® vPro™ Platform Eligibility
Number of AVX-512 FMA Units	2
Physical Address Extensions (PAE)	46-bit
Speed Shift technology
Thermal Monitoring
AMD App Acceleration
AMD Elite Experiences
AMD HD3D technology
AMD Mantle API
DualGraphics
Enhanced Virus Protection (EVP)
Frame Rate Target Control (FRTC)
FreeSync
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		720 MHz
iGPU core count		6
Processor graphics		AMD Radeon R6 Graphics
Switchable graphics
Unified Video Decoder (UVD)
Video Codec Engine (VCE)
Graphics interfaces
DisplayPort
HDMI
Graphics API support
DirectX		12
Vulkan