AMD A6-9210 vs Intel Xeon E7-8850 v2

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AMD A6-9210 CPU1 vs CPU2 Intel Xeon E7-8850 v2
AMD A6-9210 Intel Xeon E7-8850 v2

CPU comparison

AMD A6-9210 or Intel Xeon E7-8850 v2 - 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 A6-9210 has 2 cores with 2 threads and clocks with a maximum frequency of 2.80 GHz. Up to 8 GB of memory is supported in 1 memory channels. The AMD A6-9210 was released in Q2/2017.

The Intel Xeon E7-8850 v2 has 12 cores with 24 threads and clocks with a maximum frequency of 2.80 GHz. The CPU supports up to 1536 GB of memory in 4 memory channels. The Intel Xeon E7-8850 v2 was released in Q1/2014.
AMD A (112) Family Intel Xeon E7 (20)
AMD A6-9000 (4) CPU group Intel Xeon E7 v2 (20)
6 Generation 4
Stoney Ridge (Excavator) Architecture Ivy Bridge EX
Mobile Segment Desktop / Server
-- Predecessor --
-- Successor --

CPU Cores and Base Frequency

The AMD A6-9210 has 2 CPU cores and can calculate 2 threads in parallel. The clock frequency of the AMD A6-9210 is 2.40 GHz (2.80 GHz) while the Intel Xeon E7-8850 v2 has 12 CPU cores and 24 threads can calculate simultaneously. The clock frequency of the Intel Xeon E7-8850 v2 is at 2.30 GHz (2.80 GHz).

AMD A6-9210 Characteristic Intel Xeon E7-8850 v2
2 Cores 12
2 Threads 24
normal Core architecture normal
No Hyperthreading Yes
No Overclocking ? No
2.40 GHz Frequency 2.30 GHz
2.80 GHz Turbo Frequency (1 Core) 2.80 GHz
2.60 GHz Turbo Frequency (All Cores) 2.80 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 A6-9210 Characteristic Intel Xeon E7-8850 v2
-- AI hardware --
-- AI specifications --

Internal Graphics

The AMD A6-9210 or Intel Xeon E7-8850 v2 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 R4 (Stoney Ridge) GPU no iGPU
0.60 GHz GPU frequency --
-- GPU (Turbo) --
7 GPU Generation --
28 nm Technology
3 Max. displays
3 Compute units --
192 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 R4 (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 A6-9210 can use up to 8 GB of memory in 1 memory channels. The maximum memory bandwidth is --. The Intel Xeon E7-8850 v2 supports up to 1536 GB of memory in 4 memory channels and achieves a memory bandwidth of up to 51.2 GB/s.

AMD A6-9210 Characteristic Intel Xeon E7-8850 v2
DDR4-2133 Memory DDR3-1600
8 GB Max. Memory 1536 GB
1 (Single Channel) Memory channels 4 (Quad Channel)
-- Max. Bandwidth 51.2 GB/s
No ECC Yes
-- L2 Cache --
2.00 MB L3 Cache 24.00 MB
3.0 PCIe version --
8 PCIe lanes --
7.9 GB/s PCIe Bandwidth --

Thermal Management

The thermal design power (TDP for short) of the AMD A6-9210 is 15 W, while the Intel Xeon E7-8850 v2 has a TDP of 105 W. The TDP specifies the necessary cooling solution that is required to cool the processor sufficiently.

AMD A6-9210 Characteristic Intel Xeon E7-8850 v2
15 W TDP (PL1 / PBP) 105 W
-- TDP (PL2) --
-- TDP up --
10 W TDP down --
90 °C Tjunction max. --

Technical details

The AMD A6-9210 is manufactured in 28 nm and has 2.00 MB cache. The Intel Xeon E7-8850 v2 is manufactured in 22 nm and has a 24.00 MB cache.

AMD A6-9210 Characteristic Intel Xeon E7-8850 v2
28 nm Technology 22 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, AVX
FP4 Socket LGA 2011
AMD-V Virtualization VT-x, VT-x EPT, VT-d
Yes AES-NI Yes
Operating systems Windows 10, Linux
Q2/2017 Release date Q1/2014
-- Release price 2250 $
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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 A6-9210 AMD A6-9210
2C 2T @ 2.80 GHz
361 (100%)
Intel Xeon E7-8850 v2 Intel Xeon E7-8850 v2
12C 24T @ 2.80 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 A6-9210 AMD A6-9210
2C 2T @ 2.60 GHz
588 (100%)
Intel Xeon E7-8850 v2 Intel Xeon E7-8850 v2
12C 24T @ 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 A6-9210 AMD A6-9210
AMD Radeon R4 (Stoney Ridge) @ 0.60 GHz
230 (100%)
Intel Xeon E7-8850 v2 Intel Xeon E7-8850 v2
@ 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 A6-9210 AMD A6-9210
2C 2T @ 2.60 GHz
1757 (100%)
Intel Xeon E7-8850 v2 Intel Xeon E7-8850 v2
12C 24T @ 2.80 GHz
0 (0%)

Devices using this processor

AMD A6-9210 Intel Xeon E7-8850 v2
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