AMD A8-3870K vs Intel Xeon Platinum 9221
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CPU comparisonAMD A8-3870K or Intel Xeon Platinum 9221 - 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 A8-3870K has 4 cores with 4 threads and clocks with a maximum frequency of 3.10 GHz. Up to GB of memory is supported in 2 memory channels. The AMD A8-3870K was released in Q4/2011. The Intel Xeon Platinum 9221 has 32 cores with 64 threads and clocks with a maximum frequency of 3.70 GHz. The CPU supports up to GB of memory in 12 memory channels. The Intel Xeon Platinum 9221 was released in Q3/2019. |
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| AMD A (112) | Family | Intel Xeon Platinum (89) |
| AMD A8-3000 (4) | CPU group | Intel Xeon Platinum 8200/9200 (21) |
| 1 | Generation | 2 |
| Llano (K10) | Architecture | Cascade Lake |
| Desktop / Server | Segment | Desktop / Server |
| -- | Predecessor | -- |
| -- | Successor | -- |
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CPU Cores and Base FrequencyThe AMD A8-3870K has 4 CPU cores and can calculate 4 threads in parallel. The clock frequency of the AMD A8-3870K is 3.10 GHz while the Intel Xeon Platinum 9221 has 32 CPU cores and 64 threads can calculate simultaneously. The clock frequency of the Intel Xeon Platinum 9221 is at 2.30 GHz (3.70 GHz). |
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| AMD A8-3870K | Characteristic | Intel Xeon Platinum 9221 |
| 4 | Cores | 32 |
| 4 | Threads | 64 |
| normal | Core architecture | normal |
| No | Hyperthreading | Yes |
| Yes | Overclocking ? | No |
| 3.10 GHz | Frequency | 2.30 GHz |
| -- | Turbo Frequency (1 Core) | 3.70 GHz |
| -- | Turbo Frequency (All Cores) | 2.50 GHz |
Internal GraphicsThe AMD A8-3870K or Intel Xeon Platinum 9221 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 HD 6550D | GPU | no iGPU |
| 0.60 GHz | GPU frequency | -- |
| -- | GPU (Turbo) | -- |
| 3 | GPU Generation | -- |
| 32 nm | Technology | |
| 2 | Max. displays | |
| 5 | Compute units | -- |
| 400 | Shader | -- |
| No | Hardware Raytracing | No |
| No | Frame Generation | No |
| 1 GB | Max. GPU Memory | -- |
| 11 | 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 HD 6550D | 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 A8-3870K can use up to GB of memory in 2 memory channels. The maximum memory bandwidth is 25.6 GB/s. The Intel Xeon Platinum 9221 supports up to GB of memory in 12 memory channels and achieves a memory bandwidth of up to 281.4 GB/s. |
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| AMD A8-3870K | Characteristic | Intel Xeon Platinum 9221 |
| DDR3-1600 | Memory | DDR4-2933 |
| Max. Memory | ||
| 2 (Dual Channel) | Memory channels | 12 |
| 25.6 GB/s | Max. Bandwidth | 281.4 GB/s |
| No | ECC | Yes |
| -- | L2 Cache | -- |
| 4.00 MB | L3 Cache | 71.50 MB |
| -- | PCIe version | 3.0 |
| -- | PCIe lanes | 48 |
| -- | PCIe Bandwidth | 47.3 GB/s |
Thermal ManagementThe thermal design power (TDP for short) of the AMD A8-3870K is 100 W, while the Intel Xeon Platinum 9221 has a TDP of 250 W. The TDP specifies the necessary cooling solution that is required to cool the processor sufficiently. |
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| AMD A8-3870K | Characteristic | Intel Xeon Platinum 9221 |
| 100 W | TDP (PL1 / PBP) | 250 W |
| -- | TDP (PL2) | -- |
| -- | TDP up | -- |
| -- | TDP down | -- |
| -- | Tjunction max. | -- |
Technical detailsThe AMD A8-3870K is manufactured in 32 nm and has 4.00 MB cache. The Intel Xeon Platinum 9221 is manufactured in 14 nm and has a 71.50 MB cache. |
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| AMD A8-3870K | Characteristic | Intel Xeon Platinum 9221 |
| 32 nm | Technology | 14 nm |
| Unknown | Chip design | Monolithic |
| x86-64 (64 bit) | Instruction set (ISA) | x86-64 (64 bit) |
| SSE3, SSE4a | ISA extensions | SSE4.1, SSE4.2, AVX2, AVX-512 |
| FM1 | Socket | LGA 3647 |
| AMD-V | Virtualization | VT-x, VT-x EPT, VT-d |
| No | AES-NI | Yes |
| Windows 10, Linux | Operating systems | Windows 10, Linux |
| Q4/2011 | Release date | Q3/2019 |
| 80 $ | Release price | -- |
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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.
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AMD A8-3870K
4C 4T @ 3.10 GHz |
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Intel Xeon Platinum 9221
32C 64T @ 3.70 GHz |
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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.
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AMD A8-3870K
4C 4T @ 3.10 GHz |
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Intel Xeon Platinum 9221
32C 64T @ 2.50 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 A8-3870K
AMD Radeon HD 6550D @ 0.60 GHz |
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Intel Xeon Platinum 9221
@ 0.00 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 A8-3870K
4C 4T @ 3.10 GHz |
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Intel Xeon Platinum 9221
32C 64T @ 2.50 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 A8-3870K
4C 4T @ 3.10 GHz |
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Intel Xeon Platinum 9221
32C 64T @ 3.70 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 A8-3870K
4C 4T @ 3.10 GHz |
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Intel Xeon Platinum 9221
32C 64T @ 2.50 GHz |
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| AMD A8-3870K | Intel Xeon Platinum 9221 |
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