AMD A8-5500 vs Intel Xeon Platinum 8160M
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CPU comparisonAMD A8-5500 or Intel Xeon Platinum 8160M - 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 A8-5500 has 4 cores with 4 threads and clocks with a maximum frequency of 3.70 GHz. Up to GB of memory is supported in 2 memory channels. The AMD A8-5500 was released in Q3/2012. The Intel Xeon Platinum 8160M has 24 cores with 48 threads and clocks with a maximum frequency of 3.70 GHz. The CPU supports up to 1536 GB of memory in 6 memory channels. The Intel Xeon Platinum 8160M was released in Q3/2017. |
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| AMD A (112) | Family | Intel Xeon Platinum (89) |
| AMD A8-5000 (3) | CPU group | Intel Xeon Platinum 8100 (16) |
| 2 | Generation | 1 |
| Trinity (Piledriver) | Architecture | Skylake |
| Desktop / Server | Segment | Desktop / Server |
| -- | Predecessor | -- |
| -- | Successor | -- |
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CPU Cores and Base FrequencyThe AMD A8-5500 is a 4 core processor with a clock frequency of 3.20 GHz (3.70 GHz). The Intel Xeon Platinum 8160M has 24 CPU cores with a clock frequency of 2.10 GHz (3.70 GHz). |
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| AMD A8-5500 | Characteristic | Intel Xeon Platinum 8160M |
| 4 | Cores | 24 |
| 4 | Threads | 48 |
| normal | Core architecture | normal |
| No | Hyperthreading | Yes |
| No | Overclocking ? | No |
| 3.20 GHz | Frequency | 2.10 GHz |
| 3.70 GHz | Turbo Frequency (1 Core) | 3.70 GHz |
| 3.70 GHz | Turbo Frequency (All Cores) | 2.60 GHz |
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. |
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| AMD Radeon HD 7560D | GPU | no iGPU |
| 0.76 GHz | GPU frequency | -- |
| -- | GPU (Turbo) | -- |
| 4 | GPU Generation | -- |
| 32 nm | Technology | |
| 2 | Max. displays | |
| 4 | Compute units | -- |
| 256 | Shader | -- |
| No | Hardware Raytracing | No |
| No | Frame Generation | No |
| 2 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 7560D | 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 A8-5500 supports a maximum of GB of memory in 2 memory channels. The Intel Xeon Platinum 8160M can connect up to 1536 GB of memory in 6 memory channels. |
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| AMD A8-5500 | Characteristic | Intel Xeon Platinum 8160M |
| DDR3-1866 | Memory | DDR4-2666 |
| Max. Memory | 1536 GB | |
| 2 (Dual Channel) | Memory channels | 6 (Hexa Channel) |
| 29.9 GB/s | Max. Bandwidth | 128.1 GB/s |
| No | ECC | Yes |
| -- | L2 Cache | -- |
| 4.00 MB | L3 Cache | 33.00 MB |
| -- | PCIe version | 3.0 |
| -- | PCIe lanes | 48 |
| -- | PCIe Bandwidth | 47.3 GB/s |
Thermal ManagementThe TDP (Thermal Design Power) of a processor specifies the required cooling solution. The AMD A8-5500 has a TDP of 65 W, that of the Intel Xeon Platinum 8160M is 150 W. |
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| AMD A8-5500 | Characteristic | Intel Xeon Platinum 8160M |
| 65 W | TDP (PL1 / PBP) | 150 W |
| -- | TDP (PL2) | -- |
| -- | TDP up | -- |
| -- | TDP down | -- |
| -- | Tjunction max. | -- |
Technical detailsThe AMD A8-5500 has a 4.00 MB cache, while the Intel Xeon Platinum 8160M cache has a total of 33.00 MB. |
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| AMD A8-5500 | Characteristic | Intel Xeon Platinum 8160M |
| 32 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 |
| FM2 | Socket | LGA 3647 |
| AMD-V | Virtualization | VT-x, VT-x EPT, VT-d |
| Yes | AES-NI | Yes |
| Windows 10, Linux | Operating systems | Windows 10, Linux |
| Q3/2012 | Release date | Q3/2017 |
| 85 $ | Release price | 7700 $ |
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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.
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AMD A8-5500
4C 4T @ 3.70 GHz |
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Intel Xeon Platinum 8160M
24C 48T @ 3.70 GHz |
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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.
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AMD A8-5500
4C 4T @ 3.70 GHz |
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Intel Xeon Platinum 8160M
24C 48T @ 2.60 GHz |
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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 A8-5500
4C 4T @ 3.70 GHz |
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Intel Xeon Platinum 8160M
24C 48T @ 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 A8-5500
4C 4T @ 3.70 GHz |
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Intel Xeon Platinum 8160M
24C 48T @ 2.60 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 A8-5500
AMD Radeon HD 7560D @ 0.76 GHz |
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Intel Xeon Platinum 8160M
@ 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 A8-5500
4C 4T @ 3.70 GHz |
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Intel Xeon Platinum 8160M
24C 48T @ 2.60 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 A8-5500
4C 4T @ 3.70 GHz |
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Intel Xeon Platinum 8160M
24C 48T @ 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 A8-5500
4C 4T @ 3.70 GHz |
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Intel Xeon Platinum 8160M
24C 48T @ 2.60 GHz |
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Devices using this processor |
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| AMD A8-5500 | Intel Xeon Platinum 8160M |
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