AMD A4-9120 vs Intel Xeon Silver 4116T

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AMD A4-9120 CPU1 vs CPU2 Intel Xeon Silver 4116T
AMD A4-9120 Intel Xeon Silver 4116T

CPU comparison

AMD A4-9120 or Intel Xeon Silver 4116T - 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 A4-9120 has 2 cores with 2 threads and clocks with a maximum frequency of 2.50 GHz. Up to 8 GB of memory is supported in 1 memory channels. The AMD A4-9120 was released in Q2/2017.

The Intel Xeon Silver 4116T has 12 cores with 24 threads and clocks with a maximum frequency of 3.00 GHz. The CPU supports up to 768 GB of memory in 6 memory channels. The Intel Xeon Silver 4116T was released in Q3/2017.
AMD A (112) Family Intel Xeon Silver (32)
AMD A4-9000 (2) CPU group Intel Xeon Silver 4100 (8)
6 Generation 1
Stoney Ridge (Excavator) Architecture Skylake SP
Mobile Segment Desktop / Server
-- Predecessor --
-- Successor --

CPU Cores and Base Frequency

The AMD A4-9120 is a 2 core processor with a clock frequency of 2.20 GHz (2.50 GHz). The Intel Xeon Silver 4116T has 12 CPU cores with a clock frequency of 2.10 GHz (3.00 GHz).
AMD A4-9120 Characteristic Intel Xeon Silver 4116T
2 Cores 12
2 Threads 24
normal Core architecture normal
No Hyperthreading Yes
No Overclocking ? No
2.20 GHz Frequency 2.10 GHz
2.50 GHz Turbo Frequency (1 Core) 3.00 GHz
2.20 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 A4-9120 Characteristic Intel Xeon Silver 4116T
-- AI hardware --
-- AI specifications --
-- NPU + CPU + iGPU --

Integrated graphics (iGPU)

The integrated graphics unit of a processor is not only responsible for the pure image output on the system, but can also significantly increase the efficiency of the system with the support of modern video codecs.
AMD Radeon R3 (Stoney Ridge) GPU no iGPU
0.66 GHz GPU frequency --
-- GPU (Turbo) --
7 GPU Generation --
28 nm Technology
3 Max. displays
2 Compute units --
128 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 R3 (Stoney Ridge) GPU no iGPU
Decode Codec h265 / HEVC (8 bit) No
Decode Codec h265 / HEVC (10 bit) No
Decode Codec h264 No
Decode Codec VP9 No
Decode Codec VP8 No
No Codec AV1 No
Decode / Encode Codec AVC No
Decode Codec VC-1 No
Decode / Encode Codec JPEG No

Memory & PCIe

The AMD A4-9120 supports a maximum of 8 GB of memory in 1 memory channels. The Intel Xeon Silver 4116T can connect up to 768 GB of memory in 6 memory channels.
AMD A4-9120 Characteristic Intel Xeon Silver 4116T
DDR4-2133 Memory DDR4-2400
8 GB Max. Memory 768 GB
1 (Single Channel) Memory channels 6 (Hexa Channel)
17.1 GB/s Max. Bandwidth 115.2 GB/s
No ECC Yes
-- L2 Cache --
2.00 MB L3 Cache 16.00 MB
3.0 PCIe version 3.0
8 PCIe lanes 48
7.9 GB/s PCIe Bandwidth 47.3 GB/s

Thermal Management

The TDP (Thermal Design Power) of a processor specifies the required cooling solution. The AMD A4-9120 has a TDP of 15 W, that of the Intel Xeon Silver 4116T is 85 W.
AMD A4-9120 Characteristic Intel Xeon Silver 4116T
15 W TDP (PL1 / PBP) 85 W
-- TDP (PL2) --
-- TDP up --
10 W TDP down --
90 °C Tjunction max. --

Technical details

The AMD A4-9120 has a 2.00 MB cache, while the Intel Xeon Silver 4116T cache has a total of 16.00 MB.
AMD A4-9120 Characteristic Intel Xeon Silver 4116T
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
FP4 Socket LGA 3647
AMD-V Virtualization VT-x, VT-x EPT, VT-d
Yes AES-NI Yes
Operating systems Windows 10, Linux
Q2/2017 Release date Q3/2017
-- Release price 1100 $
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Average performance in benchmarks

⌀ Single core performance in 0 CPU benchmarks
AMD A4-9120 (0%)
Intel Xeon Silver 4116T (0%)
⌀ Multi core performance in 1 CPU benchmarks
AMD A4-9120 (13%)
Intel Xeon Silver 4116T (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 A4-9120 AMD A4-9120
2C 2T @ 2.20 GHz
1968 (13%)
Intel Xeon Silver 4116T Intel Xeon Silver 4116T
12C 24T @ 2.60 GHz
15201 (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 A4-9120 AMD A4-9120
AMD Radeon R3 (Stoney Ridge) @ 0.66 GHz
168 (100%)
Intel Xeon Silver 4116T Intel Xeon Silver 4116T
@ 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 A4-9120 AMD A4-9120
2C 2T @ 2.20 GHz
233 (100%)
Intel Xeon Silver 4116T Intel Xeon Silver 4116T
12C 24T @ 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 A4-9120 AMD A4-9120
2C 2T @ 2.50 GHz
0 (0%)
Intel Xeon Silver 4116T Intel Xeon Silver 4116T
12C 24T @ 3.00 GHz
131 (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 A4-9120 AMD A4-9120
2C 2T @ 2.20 GHz
0 (0%)
Intel Xeon Silver 4116T Intel Xeon Silver 4116T
12C 24T @ 2.60 GHz
1722 (100%)

Devices using this processor
AMD A4-9120 Intel Xeon Silver 4116T
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