AMD A8-5500B vs Intel Xeon w3-2435

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CPU comparison with benchmarks


AMD A8-5500B CPU1 vs CPU2 Intel Xeon w3-2435
AMD A8-5500B Intel Xeon w3-2435

CPU comparison

AMD A8-5500B or Intel Xeon w3-2435 - 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 A8-5500B 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 A8-5500B was released in Q4/2012.

The Intel Xeon w3-2435 has 8 cores with 16 threads and clocks with a maximum frequency of 4.50 GHz. The CPU supports up to 2048 GB of memory in 4 memory channels. The Intel Xeon w3-2435 was released in Q1/2023.
AMD A (112) Family Intel Xeon W (83)
AMD A8-5000 (3) CPU group Intel Xeon W-2400 (8)
2 Generation 12
Trinity (Piledriver) Architecture Sapphire Rapids-WS
Desktop / Server Segment Desktop / Server
-- Predecessor Intel Xeon W-2235
-- Successor --

CPU Cores and Base Frequency

The AMD A8-5500B has 4 CPU cores and can calculate 4 threads in parallel. The clock frequency of the AMD A8-5500B is 3.20 GHz (3.70 GHz) while the Intel Xeon w3-2435 has 8 CPU cores and 16 threads can calculate simultaneously. The clock frequency of the Intel Xeon w3-2435 is at 3.10 GHz (4.50 GHz).

AMD A8-5500B Characteristic Intel Xeon w3-2435
4 Cores 8
4 Threads 16
normal Core architecture normal
No Hyperthreading Yes
No Overclocking ? No
3.20 GHz Frequency 3.10 GHz
3.70 GHz Turbo Frequency (1 Core) 4.50 GHz
3.70 GHz Turbo Frequency (All Cores) 4.00 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 A8-5500B Characteristic Intel Xeon w3-2435
-- AI hardware --
-- AI specifications --
-- NPU + CPU + iGPU --

Integrated graphics (iGPU)

The AMD A8-5500B or Intel Xeon w3-2435 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 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 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 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 & PCIe

The AMD A8-5500B can use up to GB of memory in 2 memory channels. The maximum memory bandwidth is 29.9 GB/s. The Intel Xeon w3-2435 supports up to 2048 GB of memory in 4 memory channels and achieves a memory bandwidth of up to 140.8 GB/s.

AMD A8-5500B Characteristic Intel Xeon w3-2435
DDR3-1866 Memory DDR5-4400
Max. Memory 2048 GB
2 (Dual Channel) Memory channels 4 (Quad Channel)
29.9 GB/s Max. Bandwidth 140.8 GB/s
No ECC Yes
-- L2 Cache --
4.00 MB L3 Cache 22.50 MB
-- PCIe version 5.0
-- PCIe lanes 64
-- PCIe Bandwidth 252.0 GB/s

Thermal Management

The thermal design power (TDP for short) of the AMD A8-5500B is 65 W, while the Intel Xeon w3-2435 has a TDP of 165 W. The TDP specifies the necessary cooling solution that is required to cool the processor sufficiently.

AMD A8-5500B Characteristic Intel Xeon w3-2435
65 W TDP (PL1 / PBP) 165 W
-- TDP (PL2) --
-- TDP up 198 W
-- TDP down --
-- Tjunction max. 94 °C

Technical details

The AMD A8-5500B is manufactured in 32 nm and has 4.00 MB cache. The Intel Xeon w3-2435 is manufactured in 10 nm and has a 22.50 MB cache.

AMD A8-5500B Characteristic Intel Xeon w3-2435
32 nm Technology 10 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, AMX
FM2 Socket LGA 4677
AMD-V Virtualization VT-x, VT-x EPT, VT-d, VT-rp, vPro Enterprise
Yes AES-NI Yes
Windows 10, Linux Operating systems Windows 11, Windows Server, Linux
Q4/2012 Release date Q1/2023
-- Release price 669 $
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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 A8-5500B AMD A8-5500B
4C 4T @ 3.70 GHz
411 (100%)
Intel Xeon w3-2435 Intel Xeon w3-2435
8C 16T @ 4.50 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 A8-5500B AMD A8-5500B
4C 4T @ 3.70 GHz
1141 (100%)
Intel Xeon w3-2435 Intel Xeon w3-2435
8C 16T @ 4.00 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 A8-5500B AMD A8-5500B
AMD Radeon HD 7560D @ 0.76 GHz
389 (100%)
Intel Xeon w3-2435 Intel Xeon w3-2435
@ 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 A8-5500B AMD A8-5500B
4C 4T @ 3.70 GHz
3615 (100%)
Intel Xeon w3-2435 Intel Xeon w3-2435
8C 16T @ 4.00 GHz
0 (0%)

Devices using this processor

AMD A8-5500B Intel Xeon w3-2435
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