AMD A10-7850K vs Intel Xeon Gold 6238

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AMD A10-7850K CPU1 vs CPU2 Intel Xeon Gold 6238
AMD A10-7850K Intel Xeon Gold 6238

CPU comparison

In this CPU comparison, we compare the AMD A10-7850K and the Intel Xeon Gold 6238 and use benchmarks to check which processor is faster.

We compare the AMD A10-7850K 4 core processor released in Q1/2014 with the Intel Xeon Gold 6238 which has 22 CPU cores and was introduced in Q2/2019.
AMD A (112) Family Intel Xeon Gold (163)
AMD A10-7000 (7) CPU group Intel Xeon Gold 5200/6200 (55)
4 Generation 2
Kaveri (Steamroller) Architecture Cascade Lake
Mobile Segment Desktop / Server
-- Predecessor --
-- Successor --

CPU Cores and Base Frequency

The AMD A10-7850K is a 4 core processor with a clock frequency of 3.70 GHz (4.00 GHz). The processor can compute 4 threads at the same time. The Intel Xeon Gold 6238 clocks with 2.10 GHz (3.70 GHz), has 22 CPU cores and can calculate 44 threads in parallel.

AMD A10-7850K Characteristic Intel Xeon Gold 6238
4 Cores 22
4 Threads 44
normal Core architecture normal
No Hyperthreading Yes
Yes Overclocking ? No
3.70 GHz Frequency 2.10 GHz
4.00 GHz Turbo Frequency (1 Core) 3.70 GHz
4.00 GHz Turbo Frequency (All Cores) 2.60 GHz

NPU AI performance

The performance values of the processor's AI unit. The isolated NPU performance is specified here, the total AI performance (NPU+CPU+iGPU) can be higher. Processors with support for artificial intelligence (AI) and machine learning (ML) can process many calculations, especially audio, image and video processing, much faster than classic processors.

AMD A10-7850K Characteristic Intel Xeon Gold 6238
-- AI hardware --
-- AI specifications --
-- NPU + CPU + iGPU --

Integrated graphics (iGPU)

Graphics (iGPU) integrated into the processor not only enable image output without having to rely on a dedicated graphics solution, but can also efficiently accelerate video playback.

AMD Radeon R7 - 512 (Kaveri) GPU no iGPU
0.72 GHz GPU frequency --
-- GPU (Turbo) --
6 GPU Generation --
28 nm Technology
2 Max. displays
8 Compute units --
512 Shader --
No Hardware Raytracing No
No Frame Generation No
2 GB Max. GPU Memory --
12 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 R7 - 512 (Kaveri) 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

Up to GB of memory in a maximum of 2 memory channels is supported by the AMD A10-7850K, while the Intel Xeon Gold 6238 supports a maximum of 1024 GB of memory with a maximum memory bandwidth of 140.7 GB/s enabled.

AMD A10-7850K Characteristic Intel Xeon Gold 6238
DDR3-2133 Memory DDR4-2933
Max. Memory 1024 GB
2 (Dual Channel) Memory channels 6 (Hexa Channel)
34.2 GB/s Max. Bandwidth 140.7 GB/s
Yes ECC Yes
-- L2 Cache --
4.00 MB L3 Cache 30.25 MB
3.0 PCIe version 3.0
16 PCIe lanes 48
15.8 GB/s PCIe Bandwidth 47.3 GB/s

Thermal Management

The AMD A10-7850K has a TDP of 95 W. The TDP of the Intel Xeon Gold 6238 is 140 W. System integrators use the TDP of the processor as a guide when dimensioning the cooling solution.

AMD A10-7850K Characteristic Intel Xeon Gold 6238
95 W TDP (PL1 / PBP) 140 W
-- TDP (PL2) --
-- TDP up --
-- TDP down --
-- Tjunction max. --

Technical details

The AMD A10-7850K has 4.00 MB cache and is manufactured in 28 nm. The cache of Intel Xeon Gold 6238 is at 30.25 MB. The processor is manufactured in 14 nm.

AMD A10-7850K Characteristic Intel Xeon Gold 6238
28 nm Technology 14 nm
Unknown Chip design Monolithic
x86-64 (64 bit) Instruction set (ISA) x86-64 (64 bit)
SSE4a, SSE4.1, SSE4.2, AVX, FMA3, FMA4 ISA extensions SSE4.1, SSE4.2, AVX2, AVX-512
FM2+ Socket LGA 3647
AMD-V Virtualization VT-x, VT-x EPT, VT-d
Yes AES-NI Yes
Operating systems Windows 10, Linux
Q1/2014 Release date Q2/2019
125 $ Release price 2615 $
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Average performance in benchmarks

⌀ Single core performance in 1 CPU benchmarks
AMD A10-7850K (47%)
Intel Xeon Gold 6238 (100%)
⌀ Multi core performance in 2 CPU benchmarks
AMD A10-7850K (14%)
Intel Xeon Gold 6238 (100%)

Geekbench 5, 64bit (Single-Core)

Geekbench 5 is a cross plattform benchmark that heavily uses the systems memory. A fast memory will push the result a lot. The single-core test only uses one CPU core, the amount of cores or hyperthreading ability doesn't count.
AMD A10-7850K AMD A10-7850K
4C 4T @ 4.00 GHz
506 (47%)
Intel Xeon Gold 6238 Intel Xeon Gold 6238
22C 44T @ 3.70 GHz
1076 (100%)

Geekbench 5, 64bit (Multi-Core)

Geekbench 5 is a cross plattform benchmark that heavily uses the systems memory. A fast memory will push the result a lot. The multi-core test involves all CPU cores and taks a big advantage of hyperthreading.
AMD A10-7850K AMD A10-7850K
4C 4T @ 4.00 GHz
1541 (10%)
Intel Xeon Gold 6238 Intel Xeon Gold 6238
22C 44T @ 2.60 GHz
15622 (100%)

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 A10-7850K AMD A10-7850K
4C 4T @ 4.00 GHz
4568 (17%)
Intel Xeon Gold 6238 Intel Xeon Gold 6238
22C 44T @ 2.60 GHz
27598 (100%)

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 A10-7850K AMD A10-7850K
AMD Radeon R7 - 512 (Kaveri) @ 0.72 GHz
702 (100%)
Intel Xeon Gold 6238 Intel Xeon Gold 6238
@ 0.00 GHz
0 (0%)

CPU-Z Benchmark 17 (Multi-Core)

The CPU-Z benchmark measures a processor's performance by measuring the time it takes the system to complete all benchmark calculations. The faster the benchmark is completed, the higher the score.
AMD A10-7850K AMD A10-7850K
4C 4T @ 3.70 GHz
729 (100%)
Intel Xeon Gold 6238 Intel Xeon Gold 6238
22C 44T @ 2.10 GHz
0 (0%)

Cinebench R15 (Single-Core)

Cinebench R15 is the successor of Cinebench 11.5 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 A10-7850K AMD A10-7850K
4C 4T @ 4.00 GHz
64 (100%)
Intel Xeon Gold 6238 Intel Xeon Gold 6238
22C 44T @ 3.70 GHz
0 (0%)

Cinebench R15 (Multi-Core)

Cinebench R15 is the successor of Cinebench 11.5 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 A10-7850K AMD A10-7850K
4C 4T @ 4.00 GHz
244 (100%)
Intel Xeon Gold 6238 Intel Xeon Gold 6238
22C 44T @ 2.60 GHz
0 (0%)

Devices using this processor

AMD A10-7850K Intel Xeon Gold 6238
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