Intel Xeon W-3223 vs AMD PRO A4-8350B

Comparative analysis of Intel Xeon W-3223 and AMD PRO A4-8350B 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, GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Frames), GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Fps), GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Frames), GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Fps), GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames), GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps).

Intel Xeon W-3223

AMD PRO A4-8350B

Differences

Reasons to consider the Intel Xeon W-3223

6 more cores, run more applications at once: 8 vs 2
14 more threads: 16 vs 2
Around 3% higher clock speed: 4.00 GHz vs 3.9 GHz
A newer manufacturing process allows for a more powerful, yet cooler running processor: 14 nm vs 28 nm
8x more L2 cache, more data can be stored in the L2 cache for quick access later
Around 70% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 2436 vs 1437
10x better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 16974 vs 1690

Specifications (specs)
Number of cores	8 vs 2
Number of threads	16 vs 2
Maximum frequency	4.00 GHz vs 3.9 GHz
Manufacturing process technology	14 nm vs 28 nm
L2 cache	8 MB vs 1 MB
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark	2436 vs 1437
PassMark - CPU mark	16974 vs 1690

Reasons to consider the AMD PRO A4-8350B

Around 5% higher maximum core temperature: 71.30°C vs 68°C
2.5x lower typical power consumption: 65 Watt vs 160 Watt

Maximum core temperature	71.30°C vs 68°C
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	65 Watt vs 160 Watt

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: Intel Xeon W-3223
CPU 2: AMD PRO A4-8350B

PassMark - Single thread mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

2436

1437

PassMark - CPU mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

16974

1690

Name	Intel Xeon W-3223	AMD PRO A4-8350B
Geekbench 4 - Single Core	1037
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core	8149
PassMark - Single thread mark	2436	1437
PassMark - CPU mark	16974	1690
GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Frames)		1213
GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Fps)		1213
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Frames)		2028
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Fps)		2028
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames)		5655
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps)		5655

Compare specifications (specs)

	Intel Xeon W-3223	AMD PRO A4-8350B
Essentials
Architecture codename	Cascade Lake
Launch date	3 Jun 2019
Launch price (MSRP)	$749
Place in performance rating	1097	1100
Processor Number	W-3223
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		AD835BYBI23JC
OS Support		Windows 10 - 64-Bit Edition, Windows 7 - 64-Bit Edition, RHEL x86 64-Bit, Ubuntu x86 64-Bit
Performance
Base frequency	3.50 GHz	3.5 GHz
L1 cache	512 KB
L2 cache	8 MB	1 MB
L3 cache	16.5 MB
Manufacturing process technology	14 nm	28 nm
Maximum core temperature	68°C	71.30°C
Maximum frequency	4.00 GHz	3.9 GHz
Number of cores	8	2
Number of threads	16	2
Number of Ultra Path Interconnect (UPI) Links	0
Compute Cores		6
Number of GPU cores		4
Unlocked
Memory
Max memory channels	6	2
Maximum memory size	1 TB
Supported memory frequency	2666 MHz	1866 MHz
Supported memory types	DDR4-2666
Compatibility
Package Size	76.0mm x 56.5mm
Sockets supported	FCLGA3647	FM2+
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	160 Watt	65 Watt
Configurable TDP		45 Watt/65 Watt
Peripherals
Max number of PCIe lanes	64
PCI Express revision	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
AMD App Acceleration
AMD Elite Experiences
AMD Mantle API
DualGraphics
Enhanced Virus Protection (EVP)
FreeSync
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
Graphics
Enduro
Graphics max frequency		757 MHz
iGPU core count		256
Processor graphics		AMD Radeon R5 Graphics
Switchable graphics
Unified Video Decoder (UVD)
Video Codec Engine (VCE)
Graphics interfaces
DisplayPort
HDMI
Graphics API support
DirectX		12
Vulkan