Intel Xeon W-3235 vs AMD PRO A6-9500

Comparative analysis of Intel Xeon W-3235 and AMD PRO A6-9500 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, 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-3235

AMD PRO A6-9500

Differences

Reasons to consider the Intel Xeon W-3235

CPU is newer: launch date 2 year(s) 8 month(s) later
10 more cores, run more applications at once: 12 vs 2
Around 16% higher clock speed: 4.40 GHz vs 3.8 GHz
A newer manufacturing process allows for a more powerful, yet cooler running processor: 14 nm vs 28 nm
12x more L2 cache, more data can be stored in the L2 cache for quick access later
Around 74% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 2643 vs 1520
14.6x better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 25789 vs 1770

Specifications (specs)
Launch date	3 June 2019 vs 3 October 2016
Number of cores	12 vs 2
Maximum frequency	4.40 GHz vs 3.8 GHz
Manufacturing process technology	14 nm vs 28 nm
L2 cache	12 MB vs 1 MB
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark	2643 vs 1520
PassMark - CPU mark	25789 vs 1770

Reasons to consider the AMD PRO A6-9500

Around 25% higher maximum core temperature: 90°C vs 72°C
2.8x lower typical power consumption: 65 Watt vs 180 Watt

Maximum core temperature	90°C vs 72°C
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	65 Watt vs 180 Watt

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: Intel Xeon W-3235
CPU 2: AMD PRO A6-9500

PassMark - Single thread mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

2643

1520

PassMark - CPU mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

25789

1770

Name	Intel Xeon W-3235	AMD PRO A6-9500
PassMark - Single thread mark	2643	1520
PassMark - CPU mark	25789	1770
Geekbench 4 - Single Core	1088
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core	11988
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s)		19.633
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s)		280.611
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s)		1.627
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s)		30.599
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s)		97.416

Compare specifications (specs)

	Intel Xeon W-3235	AMD PRO A6-9500
Essentials
Architecture codename	Cascade Lake
Launch date	3 June 2019	3 October 2016
Launch price (MSRP)	$1398
Place in performance rating	741	667
Processor Number	W-3235
Series	Intel Xeon W Processor	AMD PRO A-Series A6 APU for Desktops
Status	Launched
Vertical segment	Workstation	Desktop
Family		AMD PRO A-Series Processors
OPN Tray		AD950BAGM23AB
OS Support		Windows 10 - 64-Bit Edition, RHEL x86 64-Bit, Ubuntu x86 64-Bit
Performance
Base frequency	3.30 GHz	3.5 GHz
L1 cache	768 KB
L2 cache	12 MB	1 MB
L3 cache	19.25 MB
Manufacturing process technology	14 nm	28 nm
Maximum core temperature	72°C	90°C
Maximum frequency	4.40 GHz	3.8 GHz
Number of cores	12	2
Number of threads	24
Number of Ultra Path Interconnect (UPI) Links	0
Number of GPU cores		6
Unlocked
Memory
ECC memory support
Max memory channels	6	2
Maximum memory bandwidth	131.13 GB/s
Maximum memory size	1 TB
Supported memory frequency	2933 MHz	2400 MHz
Supported memory types	DDR4-2933
Compatibility
Package Size	76.0mm x 56.5mm
Sockets supported	FCLGA3647	AM4
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	180 Watt	65 Watt
Configurable TDP		45 Watt/65 Watt
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
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
Graphics
Enduro
Graphics max frequency		1029 MHz
Processor graphics		R5
Unified Video Decoder (UVD)
Video Codec Engine (VCE)
Graphics interfaces
DisplayPort
HDMI
Graphics API support
DirectX		12
Vulkan