Intel Xeon W-3223 vs AMD A9-9425

Comparative analysis of Intel Xeon W-3223 and AMD A9-9425 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: Geekbench 4 - Single Core, Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core, PassMark - Single thread mark, PassMark - CPU 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), 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 W-3223

  • 6 more cores, run more applications at once: 8 vs 2
  • Around 8% higher clock speed: 4.00 GHz vs 3.7 GHz
  • A newer manufacturing process allows for a more powerful, yet cooler running processor: 14 nm vs 28 nm
  • 2x more L1 cache, more data can be stored in the L1 cache for quick access later
  • 8x more L2 cache, more data can be stored in the L2 cache for quick access later
  • 2.6x better performance in Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core: 8149 vs 3077
  • Around 86% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 2450 vs 1315
  • 11.4x better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 17141 vs 1510
Specifications (specs)
Number of cores 8 vs 2
Maximum frequency 4.00 GHz vs 3.7 GHz
Manufacturing process technology 14 nm vs 28 nm
L1 cache 512 KB vs 128 KB (per core)
L2 cache 8 MB vs 1 MB
Benchmarks
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core 8149 vs 3077
PassMark - Single thread mark 2450 vs 1315
PassMark - CPU mark 17141 vs 1510

Reasons to consider the AMD A9-9425

  • Around 32% higher maximum core temperature: 90°C vs 68°C
  • 10.7x lower typical power consumption: 15 Watt vs 160 Watt
  • Around 96% better performance in Geekbench 4 - Single Core: 2034 vs 1037
Specifications (specs)
Maximum core temperature 90°C vs 68°C
Thermal Design Power (TDP) 15 Watt vs 160 Watt
Benchmarks
Geekbench 4 - Single Core 2034 vs 1037

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: Intel Xeon W-3223
CPU 2: AMD A9-9425

Geekbench 4 - Single Core
CPU 1
CPU 2
1037
2034
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core
CPU 1
CPU 2
8149
3077
PassMark - Single thread mark
CPU 1
CPU 2
2450
1315
PassMark - CPU mark
CPU 1
CPU 2
17141
1510
Name Intel Xeon W-3223 AMD A9-9425
Geekbench 4 - Single Core 1037 2034
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core 8149 3077
PassMark - Single thread mark 2450 1315
PassMark - CPU mark 17141 1510
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s) 7.781
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s) 112.324
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s) 0.615
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s) 13.577
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s) 40.717
GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Frames) 943
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Frames) 1243
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames) 3556
GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Fps) 943
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Fps) 1243
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps) 3556

Compare specifications (specs)

Intel Xeon W-3223 AMD A9-9425

Essentials

Architecture codename Cascade Lake Stoney Ridge
Launch date 3 Jun 2019 2Q18
Launch price (MSRP) $749
Place in performance rating 1004 1496
Processor Number W-3223
Series Intel Xeon W Processor AMD A9-Series APU for Laptops
Status Launched
Vertical segment Workstation Laptop
Family AMD A-Series Processors
OPN Tray AM9425AYN23AC
OS Support Windows 10 - 64-Bit Edition, RHEL x86 64-Bit, Ubuntu x86 64-Bit

Performance

Base frequency 3.50 GHz 3.1 GHz
L1 cache 512 KB 128 KB (per core)
L2 cache 8 MB 1 MB
L3 cache 16.5 MB
Manufacturing process technology 14 nm 28 nm
Maximum core temperature 68°C 90°C
Maximum frequency 4.00 GHz 3.7 GHz
Number of cores 8 2
Number of threads 16
Number of Ultra Path Interconnect (UPI) Links 0
64 bit support
Compute Cores 5
Die size 124 mm
Maximum case temperature (TCase) 74 °C
Number of GPU cores 3
Transistor count 1200 million
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Memory

Max memory channels 6 1
Maximum memory size 1 TB
Supported memory frequency 2666 MHz 2133 MHz
Supported memory types DDR4-2666 DDR4

Compatibility

Package Size 76.0mm x 56.5mm
Sockets supported FCLGA3647
Thermal Design Power (TDP) 160 Watt 15 Watt
Configurable TDP 10-15 Watt
Max number of CPUs in a configuration 1

Peripherals

Max number of PCIe lanes 64
PCI Express revision 3.0 3.0
Scalability 1S Only

Security & Reliability

Execute Disable Bit (EDB)
Intel® Run Sure Technology
Intel® Trusted Execution technology (TXT)
Mode-based Execute Control (MBE)
Secure Boot

Advanced Technologies

Enhanced Intel SpeedStep® technology
Instruction set extensions Intel AVX-512
Intel 64
Intel® AES New Instructions
Intel® Hyper-Threading technology
Intel® TSX-NI
Intel® Turbo Boost technology
Intel® Volume Management Device (VMD)
Intel® vPro™ Platform Eligibility
Number of AVX-512 FMA Units 2
Speed Shift technology
Adaptive Voltage and Frequency Scaling (AVFS)
AMD App Acceleration
AMD HD3D technology
AMD Mantle API
DualGraphics
Fused Multiply-Add (FMA)
Fused Multiply-Add 4 (FMA4)
Intel® Advanced Vector Extensions (AVX)

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™)

Graphics

Enduro
Graphics max frequency 900 MHz
Processor graphics AMD Radeon R5 Graphics
Switchable graphics
Unified Video Decoder (UVD)

Graphics interfaces

DisplayPort
HDMI

Graphics API support

DirectX 12
Vulkan