AMD A4-3320M vs Intel Xeon E7-8857 v2

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AMD A4-3320M CPU1 vs CPU2 Intel Xeon E7-8857 v2
AMD A4-3320M Intel Xeon E7-8857 v2

CPU comparison

AMD A4-3320M or Intel Xeon E7-8857 v2 - which processor is faster? In this comparison we look at the differences and analyze which of these two CPUs is better. We compare the technical data and benchmark results.

The AMD A4-3320M has 2 cores with 2 threads and clocks with a maximum frequency of 2.60 GHz. Up to GB of memory is supported in 2 memory channels. The AMD A4-3320M was released in Q4/2011.

The Intel Xeon E7-8857 v2 has 12 cores with 12 threads and clocks with a maximum frequency of 3.60 GHz. The CPU supports up to 1536 GB of memory in 4 memory channels. The Intel Xeon E7-8857 v2 was released in Q1/2014.
AMD A (112) Family Intel Xeon E7 (20)
AMD A4-3000M (5) CPU group Intel Xeon E7 v2 (20)
1 Generation 4
Llano (K10) Architecture Ivy Bridge EX
Mobile Segment Desktop / Server
-- Predecessor --
-- Successor --

CPU Cores and Base Frequency

The AMD A4-3320M has 2 CPU cores and can calculate 2 threads in parallel. The clock frequency of the AMD A4-3320M is 2.00 GHz (2.60 GHz) while the Intel Xeon E7-8857 v2 has 12 CPU cores and 12 threads can calculate simultaneously. The clock frequency of the Intel Xeon E7-8857 v2 is at 3.00 GHz (3.60 GHz).

AMD A4-3320M Characteristic Intel Xeon E7-8857 v2
2 Cores 12
2 Threads 12
normal Core architecture normal
No Hyperthreading No
Yes Overclocking ? No
2.00 GHz Frequency 3.00 GHz
2.60 GHz Turbo Frequency (1 Core) 3.60 GHz
2.60 GHz Turbo Frequency (All Cores) 3.60 GHz

Artificial Intelligence and Machine Learning

Processors with the support of artificial intelligence (AI) and machine learning (ML) can process many calculations, especially audio, image and video processing, much faster than classic processors. Algorithms for ML improve their performance the more data they have collected via software. ML tasks can be processed up to 10,000 times faster than with a classic processor.

AMD A4-3320M Characteristic Intel Xeon E7-8857 v2
-- AI hardware --
-- AI specifications --

Internal Graphics

The AMD A4-3320M or Intel Xeon E7-8857 v2 has integrated graphics, called iGPU for short. The iGPU uses the system's main memory as graphics memory and sits on the processor's die.

AMD Radeon HD 6480G GPU no iGPU
0.44 GHz GPU frequency --
-- GPU (Turbo) --
3 GPU Generation --
32 nm Technology
2 Max. displays
3 Compute units --
240 Shader --
No Hardware Raytracing No
No Frame Generation No
1 GB Max. GPU Memory --
11 DirectX Version --

Hardware codec support

A photo or video codec that is accelerated in hardware can greatly accelerate the working speed of a processor and extend the battery life of notebooks or smartphones when playing videos.

AMD Radeon HD 6480G GPU no iGPU
No Codec h265 / HEVC (8 bit) No
No Codec h265 / HEVC (10 bit) No
Decode Codec h264 No
No Codec VP9 No
No Codec VP8 No
No Codec AV1 No
Decode Codec AVC No
Decode Codec VC-1 No
Decode / Encode Codec JPEG No

Memory & PCIe

The AMD A4-3320M can use up to GB of memory in 2 memory channels. The maximum memory bandwidth is 21.3 GB/s. The Intel Xeon E7-8857 v2 supports up to 1536 GB of memory in 4 memory channels and achieves a memory bandwidth of up to 51.2 GB/s.

AMD A4-3320M Characteristic Intel Xeon E7-8857 v2
DDR3-1333 Memory DDR3-1600
Max. Memory 1536 GB
2 (Dual Channel) Memory channels 4 (Quad Channel)
21.3 GB/s Max. Bandwidth 51.2 GB/s
No ECC Yes
-- L2 Cache --
2.00 MB L3 Cache 30.00 MB
-- PCIe version --
-- PCIe lanes --
-- PCIe Bandwidth --

Thermal Management

The thermal design power (TDP for short) of the AMD A4-3320M is 35 W, while the Intel Xeon E7-8857 v2 has a TDP of 130 W. The TDP specifies the necessary cooling solution that is required to cool the processor sufficiently.

AMD A4-3320M Characteristic Intel Xeon E7-8857 v2
35 W TDP (PL1 / PBP) 130 W
-- TDP (PL2) --
-- TDP up --
-- TDP down --
-- Tjunction max. --

Technical details

The AMD A4-3320M is manufactured in 32 nm and has 2.00 MB cache. The Intel Xeon E7-8857 v2 is manufactured in 22 nm and has a 30.00 MB cache.

AMD A4-3320M Characteristic Intel Xeon E7-8857 v2
32 nm Technology 22 nm
Unknown Chip design Monolithic
x86-64 (64 bit) Instruction set (ISA) x86-64 (64 bit)
SSE3, SSE4a ISA extensions SSE4.1, SSE4.2, AVX
FS1 Socket LGA 2011
AMD-V Virtualization VT-x, VT-x EPT, VT-d
No AES-NI Yes
Operating systems Windows 10, Linux
Q4/2011 Release date Q1/2014
-- Release price 2800 $
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Cinebench R20 (Single-Core)

Cinebench R20 is the successor of Cinebench R15 and is also based on the Cinema 4 Suite. Cinema 4 is a worldwide used software to create 3D forms. The single-core test only uses one CPU core, the amount of cores or hyperthreading ability doesn't count.
AMD A4-3320M AMD A4-3320M
2C 2T @ 2.60 GHz
251 (100%)
Intel Xeon E7-8857 v2 Intel Xeon E7-8857 v2
12C 12T @ 3.60 GHz
0 (0%)

Cinebench R20 (Multi-Core)

Cinebench R20 is the successor of Cinebench R15 and is also based on the Cinema 4 Suite. Cinema 4 is a worldwide used software to create 3D forms. The multi-core test involves all CPU cores and taks a big advantage of hyperthreading.
AMD A4-3320M AMD A4-3320M
2C 2T @ 2.60 GHz
597 (100%)
Intel Xeon E7-8857 v2 Intel Xeon E7-8857 v2
12C 12T @ 3.60 GHz
0 (0%)

iGPU - FP32 Performance (Single-precision GFLOPS)

The theoretical computing performance of the internal graphics unit of the processor with simple accuracy (32 bit) in GFLOPS. GFLOPS indicates how many billion floating point operations the iGPU can perform per second.
AMD A4-3320M AMD A4-3320M
AMD Radeon HD 6480G @ 0.44 GHz
213 (100%)
Intel Xeon E7-8857 v2 Intel Xeon E7-8857 v2
@ 0.00 GHz
0 (0%)

Estimated results for PassMark CPU Mark

Some of the CPUs listed below have been benchmarked by CPU-monkey. However the majority of CPUs have not been tested and the results have been estimated by a CPU-monkey’s secret proprietary formula. As such they do not accurately reflect the actual Passmark CPU mark values and are not endorsed by PassMark Software Pty Ltd.
AMD A4-3320M AMD A4-3320M
2C 2T @ 2.60 GHz
1193 (100%)
Intel Xeon E7-8857 v2 Intel Xeon E7-8857 v2
12C 12T @ 3.60 GHz
0 (0%)

Devices using this processor

AMD A4-3320M Intel Xeon E7-8857 v2
Unknown Unknown

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