AMD FX-9800P vs Intel Xeon W-1270P

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AMD FX-9800P CPU1 vs CPU2 Intel Xeon W-1270P
AMD FX-9800P Intel Xeon W-1270P

CPU comparison

AMD FX-9800P or Intel Xeon W-1270P - 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 FX-9800P has 4 cores with 4 threads and clocks with a maximum frequency of 3.60 GHz. Up to 64 GB of memory is supported in 2 memory channels. The AMD FX-9800P was released in Q2/2016.

The Intel Xeon W-1270P has 8 cores with 16 threads and clocks with a maximum frequency of 5.10 GHz. The CPU supports up to 128 GB of memory in 2 memory channels. The Intel Xeon W-1270P was released in Q2/2020.
AMD FX (30) Family Intel Xeon W (83)
AMD FX-9800 (2) CPU group Intel Xeon W-1200 (13)
4 Generation 10
Excavator (Bristol Ridge) Architecture Comet Lake W
Mobile Segment Desktop / Server
-- Predecessor --
-- Successor --

CPU Cores and Base Frequency

The AMD FX-9800P has 4 CPU cores and can calculate 4 threads in parallel. The clock frequency of the AMD FX-9800P is 2.70 GHz (3.60 GHz) while the Intel Xeon W-1270P has 8 CPU cores and 16 threads can calculate simultaneously. The clock frequency of the Intel Xeon W-1270P is at 3.80 GHz (5.10 GHz).

AMD FX-9800P Characteristic Intel Xeon W-1270P
4 Cores 8
4 Threads 16
normal Core architecture normal
No Hyperthreading Yes
No Overclocking ? No
2.70 GHz Frequency 3.80 GHz
3.60 GHz Turbo Frequency (1 Core) 5.10 GHz
3.10 GHz Turbo Frequency (All Cores) 4.60 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 FX-9800P Characteristic Intel Xeon W-1270P
-- AI hardware --
-- AI specifications --
-- NPU + CPU + iGPU --

Integrated graphics (iGPU)

The AMD FX-9800P or Intel Xeon W-1270P 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 R7 - 512 (Bristol Ridge) GPU Intel UHD Graphics P630
0.76 GHz GPU frequency 0.35 GHz
-- GPU (Turbo) 1.20 GHz
6 GPU Generation 9.5
28 nm Technology 14 nm
2 Max. displays 3
8 Compute units 24
512 Shader 192
No Hardware Raytracing No
No Frame Generation No
2 GB Max. GPU Memory 64 GB
12 DirectX Version 12

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 R7 - 512 (Bristol Ridge) GPU Intel UHD Graphics P630
No Codec h265 / HEVC (8 bit) Decode / Encode
No Codec h265 / HEVC (10 bit) Decode / Encode
Decode Codec h264 Decode / Encode
No Codec VP9 Decode / Encode
No Codec VP8 Decode / Encode
No Codec AV1 No
Decode Codec AVC Decode / Encode
Decode Codec VC-1 Decode
Decode / Encode Codec JPEG Decode / Encode

Memory & PCIe

The AMD FX-9800P can use up to 64 GB of memory in 2 memory channels. The maximum memory bandwidth is 29.9 GB/s. The Intel Xeon W-1270P supports up to 128 GB of memory in 2 memory channels and achieves a memory bandwidth of up to 46.9 GB/s.

AMD FX-9800P Characteristic Intel Xeon W-1270P
DDR4-1866 Memory DDR4-2933
64 GB Max. Memory 128 GB
2 (Dual Channel) Memory channels 2 (Dual Channel)
29.9 GB/s Max. Bandwidth 46.9 GB/s
No ECC Yes
2.00 MB L2 Cache 16.00 MB
-- L3 Cache --
3.0 PCIe version 3.0
8 PCIe lanes 16
7.9 GB/s PCIe Bandwidth 15.8 GB/s

Thermal Management

The thermal design power (TDP for short) of the AMD FX-9800P is 15 W, while the Intel Xeon W-1270P has a TDP of 125 W. The TDP specifies the necessary cooling solution that is required to cool the processor sufficiently.

AMD FX-9800P Characteristic Intel Xeon W-1270P
15 W TDP (PL1 / PBP) 125 W
-- TDP (PL2) --
-- TDP up --
-- TDP down 95 W
90 °C Tjunction max. 100 °C

Technical details

The AMD FX-9800P is manufactured in 28 nm and has 2.00 MB cache. The Intel Xeon W-1270P is manufactured in 14 nm and has a 16.00 MB cache.

AMD FX-9800P Characteristic Intel Xeon W-1270P
28 nm Technology 14 nm
Unknown Chip design Monolithic
x86-64 (64 bit) Instruction set (ISA) x86-64 (64 bit)
SSE4.1, SSE4.2, AVX, AVX2, FMA3, FMA4 ISA extensions SSE4.1, SSE4.2, AVX2
FP4 Socket LGA 1200
AMD-V Virtualization VT-x, VT-x EPT, VT-d
Yes AES-NI Yes
Operating systems Windows 10, Linux
Q2/2016 Release date Q2/2020
-- Release price 428 $
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Average performance in benchmarks

⌀ Single core performance in 1 CPU benchmarks
AMD FX-9800P (32%)
Intel Xeon W-1270P (100%)
⌀ Multi core performance in 1 CPU benchmarks
AMD FX-9800P (13%)
Intel Xeon W-1270P (100%)

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 FX-9800P AMD FX-9800P
4C 4T @ 3.60 GHz
475 (32%)
Intel Xeon W-1270P Intel Xeon W-1270P
8C 16T @ 5.10 GHz
1491 (100%)

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 FX-9800P AMD FX-9800P
4C 4T @ 3.10 GHz
1288 (13%)
Intel Xeon W-1270P Intel Xeon W-1270P
8C 16T @ 4.60 GHz
9612 (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 FX-9800P AMD FX-9800P
AMD Radeon R7 - 512 (Bristol Ridge) @ 0.76 GHz
782 (100%)
Intel Xeon W-1270P Intel Xeon W-1270P
Intel UHD Graphics P630 @ 1.20 GHz
461 (59%)

Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)

Geekbench 6 is a benchmark for modern computers, notebooks and smartphones. What is new is an optimized utilization of newer CPU architectures, e.g. based on the big.LITTLE concept and combining CPU cores of different sizes. The single-core benchmark only evaluates the performance of the fastest CPU core, the number of CPU cores in a processor is irrelevant here.
AMD FX-9800P AMD FX-9800P
4C 4T @ 3.60 GHz
0 (0%)
Intel Xeon W-1270P Intel Xeon W-1270P
8C 16T @ 5.10 GHz
1740 (100%)

Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)

Geekbench 6 is a benchmark for modern computers, notebooks and smartphones. What is new is an optimized utilization of newer CPU architectures, e.g. based on the big.LITTLE concept and combining CPU cores of different sizes. The multi-core benchmark evaluates the performance of all of the processor's CPU cores. Virtual thread improvements such as AMD SMT or Intel's Hyper-Threading have a positive impact on the benchmark result.
AMD FX-9800P AMD FX-9800P
4C 4T @ 3.10 GHz
0 (0%)
Intel Xeon W-1270P Intel Xeon W-1270P
8C 16T @ 4.60 GHz
8389 (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 FX-9800P AMD FX-9800P
4C 4T @ 3.10 GHz
0 (0%)
Intel Xeon W-1270P Intel Xeon W-1270P
8C 16T @ 4.60 GHz
19264 (100%)

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 FX-9800P AMD FX-9800P
4C 4T @ 3.60 GHz
77 (100%)
Intel Xeon W-1270P Intel Xeon W-1270P
8C 16T @ 5.10 GHz
0 (0%)

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 FX-9800P AMD FX-9800P
4C 4T @ 3.10 GHz
237 (100%)
Intel Xeon W-1270P Intel Xeon W-1270P
8C 16T @ 4.60 GHz
0 (0%)

Devices using this processor

AMD FX-9800P Intel Xeon W-1270P
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