AMD A10-7870K vs Intel Xeon Gold 6212U
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CPU comparisonAMD A10-7870K or Intel Xeon Gold 6212U - 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 A10-7870K has 4 cores with 4 threads and clocks with a maximum frequency of 4.10 GHz. Up to GB of memory is supported in 2 memory channels. The AMD A10-7870K was released in Q2/2015. The Intel Xeon Gold 6212U has 24 cores with 48 threads and clocks with a maximum frequency of 3.90 GHz. The CPU supports up to 1024 GB of memory in 6 memory channels. The Intel Xeon Gold 6212U was released in Q2/2019. |
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| 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 | -- |
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CPU Cores and Base FrequencyThe AMD A10-7870K has 4 CPU cores and can calculate 4 threads in parallel. The clock frequency of the AMD A10-7870K is 3.90 GHz (4.10 GHz) while the Intel Xeon Gold 6212U has 24 CPU cores and 48 threads can calculate simultaneously. The clock frequency of the Intel Xeon Gold 6212U is at 2.40 GHz (3.90 GHz). |
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| AMD A10-7870K | Characteristic | Intel Xeon Gold 6212U |
| 4 | Cores | 24 |
| 4 | Threads | 48 |
| normal | Core architecture | normal |
| No | Hyperthreading | Yes |
| Yes | Overclocking ? | No |
| 3.90 GHz | Frequency | 2.40 GHz |
| 4.10 GHz | Turbo Frequency (1 Core) | 3.90 GHz |
| 4.10 GHz | Turbo Frequency (All Cores) | 2.40 GHz |
Internal GraphicsThe AMD A10-7870K or Intel Xeon Gold 6212U 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. |
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| AMD Radeon R7 - 512 (Kaveri) | GPU | no iGPU |
| 0.86 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 supportA 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. |
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| 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 & PCIeThe AMD A10-7870K can use up to GB of memory in 2 memory channels. The maximum memory bandwidth is 34.2 GB/s. The Intel Xeon Gold 6212U supports up to 1024 GB of memory in 6 memory channels and achieves a memory bandwidth of up to 140.7 GB/s. |
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| AMD A10-7870K | Characteristic | Intel Xeon Gold 6212U |
| 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 | 35.75 MB |
| 3.0 | PCIe version | 3.0 |
| 16 | PCIe lanes | 48 |
| 15.8 GB/s | PCIe Bandwidth | 47.3 GB/s |
Thermal ManagementThe thermal design power (TDP for short) of the AMD A10-7870K is 95 W, while the Intel Xeon Gold 6212U has a TDP of 165 W. The TDP specifies the necessary cooling solution that is required to cool the processor sufficiently. |
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| AMD A10-7870K | Characteristic | Intel Xeon Gold 6212U |
| 95 W | TDP (PL1 / PBP) | 165 W |
| -- | TDP (PL2) | -- |
| -- | TDP up | -- |
| -- | TDP down | -- |
| -- | Tjunction max. | -- |
Technical detailsThe AMD A10-7870K is manufactured in 28 nm and has 4.00 MB cache. The Intel Xeon Gold 6212U is manufactured in 14 nm and has a 35.75 MB cache. |
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| AMD A10-7870K | Characteristic | Intel Xeon Gold 6212U |
| 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 | |
| Q2/2015 | Release date | Q2/2019 |
| 135 $ | Release price | 2000 $ |
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Average performance in benchmarks
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⌀ Multi core performance in 2 CPU benchmarks
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.
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AMD A10-7870K
4C 4T @ 4.10 GHz |
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Intel Xeon Gold 6212U
24C 48T @ 3.90 GHz |
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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.
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AMD A10-7870K
4C 4T @ 4.10 GHz |
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Intel Xeon Gold 6212U
24C 48T @ 2.40 GHz |
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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.
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AMD A10-7870K
4C 4T @ 4.10 GHz |
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Intel Xeon Gold 6212U
24C 48T @ 2.40 GHz |
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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.
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AMD A10-7870K
AMD Radeon R7 - 512 (Kaveri) @ 0.86 GHz |
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Intel Xeon Gold 6212U
@ 0.00 GHz |
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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.
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AMD A10-7870K
4C 4T @ 4.10 GHz |
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Intel Xeon Gold 6212U
24C 48T @ 3.90 GHz |
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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.
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AMD A10-7870K
4C 4T @ 4.10 GHz |
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Intel Xeon Gold 6212U
24C 48T @ 2.40 GHz |
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| AMD A10-7870K | Intel Xeon Gold 6212U |
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