AMD A12-9720P vs Intel Xeon Gold 5320T

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AMD A12-9720P CPU1 vs CPU2 Intel Xeon Gold 5320T
AMD A12-9720P Intel Xeon Gold 5320T

CPU comparison

In this CPU comparison, we compare the AMD A12-9720P and the Intel Xeon Gold 5320T and use benchmarks to check which processor is faster.

We compare the AMD A12-9720P 4 core processor released in Q4/2016 with the Intel Xeon Gold 5320T which has 20 CPU cores and was introduced in Q2/2021.
AMD A (112) Family Intel Xeon Gold (163)
AMD A12-9700 (2) CPU group Intel Xeon Gold 5300/6300 (21)
6 Generation 3
Excavator (Bristol Ridge) Architecture Ice Lake
Mobile Segment Desktop / Server
-- Predecessor --
-- Successor --

CPU Cores and Base Frequency

The AMD A12-9720P is a 4 core processor with a clock frequency of 2.70 GHz (3.60 GHz). The processor can compute 4 threads at the same time. The Intel Xeon Gold 5320T clocks with 2.30 GHz (3.50 GHz), has 20 CPU cores and can calculate 40 threads in parallel.

AMD A12-9720P Characteristic Intel Xeon Gold 5320T
4 Cores 20
4 Threads 40
normal Core architecture normal
No Hyperthreading Yes
No Overclocking ? No
2.70 GHz Frequency 2.30 GHz
3.60 GHz Turbo Frequency (1 Core) 3.50 GHz
2.90 GHz Turbo Frequency (All Cores) 2.80 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 A12-9720P Characteristic Intel Xeon Gold 5320T
-- 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 (Bristol Ridge) GPU no iGPU
0.76 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 (Bristol Ridge) 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 64 GB of memory in a maximum of 2 memory channels is supported by the AMD A12-9720P, while the Intel Xeon Gold 5320T supports a maximum of 6144 GB of memory with a maximum memory bandwidth of 187.6 GB/s enabled.

AMD A12-9720P Characteristic Intel Xeon Gold 5320T
DDR4-1866 Memory DDR4-2933
64 GB Max. Memory 6144 GB
2 (Dual Channel) Memory channels 8 (Octa Channel)
29.9 GB/s Max. Bandwidth 187.6 GB/s
No ECC Yes
2.00 MB L2 Cache --
-- L3 Cache 30.00 MB
3.0 PCIe version 4.0
8 PCIe lanes 64
7.9 GB/s PCIe Bandwidth 126.0 GB/s

Thermal Management

The AMD A12-9720P has a TDP of 15 W. The TDP of the Intel Xeon Gold 5320T is 150 W. System integrators use the TDP of the processor as a guide when dimensioning the cooling solution.

AMD A12-9720P Characteristic Intel Xeon Gold 5320T
15 W TDP (PL1 / PBP) 150 W
-- TDP (PL2) --
-- TDP up --
-- TDP down --
90 °C Tjunction max. --

Technical details

The AMD A12-9720P has 2.00 MB cache and is manufactured in 28 nm. The cache of Intel Xeon Gold 5320T is at 30.00 MB. The processor is manufactured in 10 nm.

AMD A12-9720P Characteristic Intel Xeon Gold 5320T
28 nm Technology 10 nm
Unknown Chip design Monolithic
x86-64 (64 bit) Instruction set (ISA) x86-64 (64 bit)
SSE4.1, SSE4.2, AVX, AVX2, FMA3, FMA4 ISA extensions SSE4.1, SSE4.2, AVX2, AVX-512
FP4 Socket LGA 4189
AMD-V Virtualization VT-x, VT-x EPT, VT-d
Yes AES-NI Yes
Operating systems Windows 10, Linux
Q4/2016 Release date Q2/2021
-- Release price 1727 $
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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 A12-9720P AMD A12-9720P
4C 4T @ 3.60 GHz
489 (100%)
Intel Xeon Gold 5320T Intel Xeon Gold 5320T
20C 40T @ 3.50 GHz
0 (0%)

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 A12-9720P AMD A12-9720P
4C 4T @ 2.90 GHz
1278 (100%)
Intel Xeon Gold 5320T Intel Xeon Gold 5320T
20C 40T @ 2.80 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 A12-9720P AMD A12-9720P
AMD Radeon R7 - 512 (Bristol Ridge) @ 0.76 GHz
782 (100%)
Intel Xeon Gold 5320T Intel Xeon Gold 5320T
@ 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 A12-9720P AMD A12-9720P
4C 4T @ 2.70 GHz
543 (100%)
Intel Xeon Gold 5320T Intel Xeon Gold 5320T
20C 40T @ 2.30 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 A12-9720P AMD A12-9720P
4C 4T @ 3.60 GHz
76 (100%)
Intel Xeon Gold 5320T Intel Xeon Gold 5320T
20C 40T @ 3.50 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 A12-9720P AMD A12-9720P
4C 4T @ 2.90 GHz
237 (100%)
Intel Xeon Gold 5320T Intel Xeon Gold 5320T
20C 40T @ 2.80 GHz
0 (0%)

Devices using this processor

AMD A12-9720P Intel Xeon Gold 5320T
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