Intel Xeon E5-2683 v4 vs AMD A12-9700P

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CPU comparison with benchmarks


Intel Xeon E5-2683 v4 CPU1 vs CPU2 AMD A12-9700P
Intel Xeon E5-2683 v4 AMD A12-9700P

CPU comparison

Intel Xeon E5-2683 v4 or AMD A12-9700P - 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 Intel Xeon E5-2683 v4 has 16 cores with 32 threads and clocks with a maximum frequency of 3.00 GHz. Up to 1536 GB of memory is supported in 4 memory channels. The Intel Xeon E5-2683 v4 was released in Q1/2016.

The AMD A12-9700P has 4 cores with 4 threads and clocks with a maximum frequency of 3.40 GHz. The CPU supports up to 64 GB of memory in 2 memory channels. The AMD A12-9700P was released in Q4/2016.
Intel Xeon E5 (71) Family AMD A (112)
Intel Xeon E5 v4 (24) CPU group AMD A12-9700 (2)
6 Generation 6
Broadwell E Architecture Excavator (Bristol Ridge)
Desktop / Server Segment Mobile
Intel Xeon E5-2683 v3 Predecessor --
-- Successor --

CPU Cores and Base Frequency

The Intel Xeon E5-2683 v4 has 16 CPU cores and can calculate 32 threads in parallel. The clock frequency of the Intel Xeon E5-2683 v4 is 2.10 GHz (3.00 GHz) while the AMD A12-9700P has 4 CPU cores and 4 threads can calculate simultaneously. The clock frequency of the AMD A12-9700P is at 2.50 GHz (3.40 GHz).

Intel Xeon E5-2683 v4 Characteristic AMD A12-9700P
16 Cores 4
32 Threads 4
normal Core architecture normal
Yes Hyperthreading No
No Overclocking ? No
2.10 GHz Frequency 2.50 GHz
3.00 GHz Turbo Frequency (1 Core) 3.40 GHz
2.50 GHz Turbo Frequency (All Cores) 2.70 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.

Intel Xeon E5-2683 v4 Characteristic AMD A12-9700P
-- AI hardware --
-- AI specifications --

Internal Graphics

The Intel Xeon E5-2683 v4 or AMD A12-9700P 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.

no iGPU GPU AMD Radeon R7 - 512 (Bristol Ridge)
GPU frequency 0.76 GHz
-- GPU (Turbo) --
-- GPU Generation 6
Technology 28 nm
Max. displays 2
-- Compute units 8
-- Shader 512
No Hardware Raytracing No
No Frame Generation No
-- Max. GPU Memory 2 GB
-- 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.

no iGPU GPU AMD Radeon R7 - 512 (Bristol Ridge)
No Codec h265 / HEVC (8 bit) No
No Codec h265 / HEVC (10 bit) No
No Codec h264 Decode
No Codec VP9 No
No Codec VP8 No
No Codec AV1 No
No Codec AVC Decode
No Codec VC-1 Decode
No Codec JPEG Decode / Encode

Memory & PCIe

The Intel Xeon E5-2683 v4 can use up to 1536 GB of memory in 4 memory channels. The maximum memory bandwidth is 76.8 GB/s. The AMD A12-9700P supports up to 64 GB of memory in 2 memory channels and achieves a memory bandwidth of up to 29.9 GB/s.

Intel Xeon E5-2683 v4 Characteristic AMD A12-9700P
DDR4-2400 Memory DDR4-1866
1536 GB Max. Memory 64 GB
4 (Quad Channel) Memory channels 2 (Dual Channel)
76.8 GB/s Max. Bandwidth 29.9 GB/s
Yes ECC No
-- L2 Cache 2.00 MB
40.00 MB L3 Cache --
3.0 PCIe version 3.0
40 PCIe lanes 8
39.4 GB/s PCIe Bandwidth 7.9 GB/s

Thermal Management

The thermal design power (TDP for short) of the Intel Xeon E5-2683 v4 is 120 W, while the AMD A12-9700P has a TDP of 15 W. The TDP specifies the necessary cooling solution that is required to cool the processor sufficiently.

Intel Xeon E5-2683 v4 Characteristic AMD A12-9700P
120 W TDP (PL1 / PBP) 15 W
-- TDP (PL2) --
-- TDP up --
-- TDP down --
-- Tjunction max. 90 °C

Technical details

The Intel Xeon E5-2683 v4 is manufactured in 14 nm and has 40.00 MB cache. The AMD A12-9700P is manufactured in 28 nm and has a 2.00 MB cache.

Intel Xeon E5-2683 v4 Characteristic AMD A12-9700P
14 nm Technology 28 nm
Monolithic Chip design Unknown
x86-64 (64 bit) Instruction set (ISA) x86-64 (64 bit)
SSE4.1, SSE4.2, AVX2 ISA extensions SSE4.1, SSE4.2, AVX, AVX2, FMA3, FMA4
LGA 2011-3 Socket FP4
VT-x, VT-x EPT, VT-d Virtualization AMD-V
Yes AES-NI Yes
Windows 10, Linux Operating systems
Q1/2016 Release date Q4/2016
-- Release price --
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Average performance in benchmarks

⌀ Single core performance in 2 CPU benchmarks
Intel Xeon E5-2683 v4 (100%)
AMD A12-9700P (58%)
⌀ Multi core performance in 2 CPU benchmarks
Intel Xeon E5-2683 v4 (100%)
AMD A12-9700P (12%)

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.
Intel Xeon E5-2683 v4 Intel Xeon E5-2683 v4
16C 32T @ 3.00 GHz
826 (100%)
AMD A12-9700P AMD A12-9700P
4C 4T @ 3.40 GHz
481 (58%)

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.
Intel Xeon E5-2683 v4 Intel Xeon E5-2683 v4
16C 32T @ 2.50 GHz
10195 (100%)
AMD A12-9700P AMD A12-9700P
4C 4T @ 2.70 GHz
1239 (12%)

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.
Intel Xeon E5-2683 v4 Intel Xeon E5-2683 v4
16C 32T @ 3.00 GHz
125 (100%)
AMD A12-9700P AMD A12-9700P
4C 4T @ 3.40 GHz
72 (58%)

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.
Intel Xeon E5-2683 v4 Intel Xeon E5-2683 v4
16C 32T @ 2.50 GHz
2112 (100%)
AMD A12-9700P AMD A12-9700P
4C 4T @ 2.70 GHz
223 (11%)

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.
Intel Xeon E5-2683 v4 Intel Xeon E5-2683 v4
16C 32T @ 3.00 GHz
963 (100%)
AMD A12-9700P AMD A12-9700P
4C 4T @ 3.40 GHz
0 (0%)

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.
Intel Xeon E5-2683 v4 Intel Xeon E5-2683 v4
16C 32T @ 2.50 GHz
7633 (100%)
AMD A12-9700P AMD A12-9700P
4C 4T @ 2.70 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.
Intel Xeon E5-2683 v4 Intel Xeon E5-2683 v4
@ 0.00 GHz
0 (0%)
AMD A12-9700P AMD A12-9700P
AMD Radeon R7 - 512 (Bristol Ridge) @ 0.76 GHz
782 (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.
Intel Xeon E5-2683 v4 Intel Xeon E5-2683 v4
16C 32T @ 2.50 GHz
17608 (100%)
AMD A12-9700P AMD A12-9700P
4C 4T @ 2.70 GHz
0 (0%)

CPU-Z Benchmark 17 (Multi-Core)

The CPU-Z benchmark measures a processor's performance by measuring the time it takes the system to complete all benchmark calculations. The faster the benchmark is completed, the higher the score.
Intel Xeon E5-2683 v4 Intel Xeon E5-2683 v4
16C 32T @ 2.10 GHz
6324 (100%)
AMD A12-9700P AMD A12-9700P
4C 4T @ 2.50 GHz
0 (0%)

Devices using this processor

Intel Xeon E5-2683 v4 AMD A12-9700P
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