AMD A12-9800 vs Intel Xeon E3-1240L v5

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AMD A12-9800 CPU1 vs CPU2 Intel Xeon E3-1240L v5
AMD A12-9800 Intel Xeon E3-1240L v5

CPU comparison

AMD A12-9800 or Intel Xeon E3-1240L v5 - 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 A12-9800 has 4 cores with 4 threads and clocks with a maximum frequency of 4.20 GHz. Up to 64 GB of memory is supported in 2 memory channels. The AMD A12-9800 was released in Q3/2017.

The Intel Xeon E3-1240L v5 has 4 cores with 8 threads and clocks with a maximum frequency of 3.20 GHz. The CPU supports up to 64 GB of memory in 2 memory channels. The Intel Xeon E3-1240L v5 was released in Q4/2015.
AMD A (112) Family Intel Xeon E3 (43)
AMD A12-9800 (1) CPU group Intel Xeon E3 v5 (17)
7 Generation 5
Excavator (Bristol Ridge) Architecture Skylake S
Desktop / Server Segment Desktop / Server
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-- Successor --

CPU Cores and Base Frequency

The AMD A12-9800 has 4 CPU cores and can calculate 4 threads in parallel. The clock frequency of the AMD A12-9800 is 3.80 GHz (4.20 GHz) while the Intel Xeon E3-1240L v5 has 4 CPU cores and 8 threads can calculate simultaneously. The clock frequency of the Intel Xeon E3-1240L v5 is at 2.10 GHz (3.20 GHz).

AMD A12-9800 Characteristic Intel Xeon E3-1240L v5
4 Cores 4
4 Threads 8
normal Core architecture normal
No Hyperthreading Yes
No Overclocking ? No
3.80 GHz Frequency 2.10 GHz
4.20 GHz Turbo Frequency (1 Core) 3.20 GHz
-- Turbo Frequency (All Cores) 2.40 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 A12-9800 Characteristic Intel Xeon E3-1240L v5
-- AI hardware --
-- AI specifications --

Internal Graphics

The AMD A12-9800 or Intel Xeon E3-1240L v5 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 R7 - 512 (Bristol Ridge) GPU no iGPU
1.11 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

The AMD A12-9800 can use up to 64 GB of memory in 2 memory channels. The maximum memory bandwidth is 38.4 GB/s. The Intel Xeon E3-1240L v5 supports up to 64 GB of memory in 2 memory channels and achieves a memory bandwidth of up to 34.1 GB/s.

AMD A12-9800 Characteristic Intel Xeon E3-1240L v5
DDR4-2400 Memory DDR4-2133
64 GB Max. Memory 64 GB
2 (Dual Channel) Memory channels 2 (Dual Channel)
38.4 GB/s Max. Bandwidth 34.1 GB/s
No ECC Yes
2.00 MB L2 Cache --
-- L3 Cache 8.00 MB
3.0 PCIe version 3.0
8 PCIe lanes 16
7.9 GB/s PCIe Bandwidth 15.8 GB/s

Thermal Management

The thermal design power (TDP for short) of the AMD A12-9800 is 65 W, while the Intel Xeon E3-1240L v5 has a TDP of 25 W. The TDP specifies the necessary cooling solution that is required to cool the processor sufficiently.

AMD A12-9800 Characteristic Intel Xeon E3-1240L v5
65 W TDP (PL1 / PBP) 25 W
-- TDP (PL2) --
-- TDP up --
-- TDP down --
90 °C Tjunction max. --

Technical details

The AMD A12-9800 is manufactured in 28 nm and has 2.00 MB cache. The Intel Xeon E3-1240L v5 is manufactured in 14 nm and has a 8.00 MB cache.

AMD A12-9800 Characteristic Intel Xeon E3-1240L v5
28 nm Technology 14 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
AM4 (PGA 1331) Socket LGA 1151
AMD-V Virtualization VT-x, VT-x EPT, VT-d
Yes AES-NI Yes
Windows 10, Linux Operating systems Windows 10, Linux
Q3/2017 Release date Q4/2015
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Average performance in benchmarks

⌀ Single core performance in 2 CPU benchmarks
AMD A12-9800 (69%)
Intel Xeon E3-1240L v5 (100%)
⌀ Multi core performance in 2 CPU benchmarks
AMD A12-9800 (58%)
Intel Xeon E3-1240L v5 (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 A12-9800 AMD A12-9800
4C 4T @ 4.20 GHz
607 (65%)
Intel Xeon E3-1240L v5 Intel Xeon E3-1240L v5
4C 8T @ 3.20 GHz
932 (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 A12-9800 AMD A12-9800
4C 4T @ 3.80 GHz
1827 (54%)
Intel Xeon E3-1240L v5 Intel Xeon E3-1240L v5
4C 8T @ 2.40 GHz
3356 (100%)

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 A12-9800 AMD A12-9800
4C 4T @ 4.20 GHz
100 (72%)
Intel Xeon E3-1240L v5 Intel Xeon E3-1240L v5
4C 8T @ 3.20 GHz
138 (100%)

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 A12-9800 AMD A12-9800
4C 4T @ 3.80 GHz
326 (61%)
Intel Xeon E3-1240L v5 Intel Xeon E3-1240L v5
4C 8T @ 2.40 GHz
533 (100%)

Cinebench R23 (Single-Core)

Cinebench R23 is the successor of Cinebench R20 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 A12-9800 AMD A12-9800
4C 4T @ 4.20 GHz
655 (100%)
Intel Xeon E3-1240L v5 Intel Xeon E3-1240L v5
4C 8T @ 3.20 GHz
0 (0%)

Cinebench R23 (Multi-Core)

Cinebench R23 is the successor of Cinebench R20 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 A12-9800 AMD A12-9800
4C 4T @ 3.80 GHz
1979 (100%)
Intel Xeon E3-1240L v5 Intel Xeon E3-1240L v5
4C 8T @ 2.40 GHz
0 (0%)

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 A12-9800 AMD A12-9800
4C 4T @ 4.20 GHz
254 (100%)
Intel Xeon E3-1240L v5 Intel Xeon E3-1240L v5
4C 8T @ 3.20 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 A12-9800 AMD A12-9800
4C 4T @ 3.80 GHz
762 (100%)
Intel Xeon E3-1240L v5 Intel Xeon E3-1240L v5
4C 8T @ 2.40 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 A12-9800 AMD A12-9800
AMD Radeon R7 - 512 (Bristol Ridge) @ 1.11 GHz
1143 (100%)
Intel Xeon E3-1240L v5 Intel Xeon E3-1240L v5
@ 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 A12-9800 AMD A12-9800
4C 4T @ 3.80 GHz
0 (0%)
Intel Xeon E3-1240L v5 Intel Xeon E3-1240L v5
4C 8T @ 2.40 GHz
6189 (100%)

Devices using this processor

AMD A12-9800 Intel Xeon E3-1240L v5
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