Intel Xeon Gold 6132 vs AMD A8-5557M

Last updated: 2023-05-10

CPU comparison with benchmarks


Intel Xeon Gold 6132		AMD A8-5557M
CPU comparison Intel Xeon Gold 6132 or AMD A8-5557M - 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 Gold 6132 has 14 cores with 28 threads and clocks with a maximum frequency of 3.70 GHz. Up to 768 GB of memory is supported in 6 memory channels. The Intel Xeon Gold 6132 was released in Q3/2017. The AMD A8-5557M has 4 cores with 4 threads and clocks with a maximum frequency of 3.10 GHz. The CPU supports up to GB of memory in 2 memory channels. The AMD A8-5557M was released in Q2/2013.

Intel Xeon Gold (163)	Family	AMD A (112)
Intel Xeon Gold 5100/6100 (34)	CPU group	AMD A8-5000M (3)
1	Generation	3
Skylake	Architecture	Richland (Piledriver)
Desktop / Server	Segment	Mobile
--	Predecessor	--
--	Successor	--

CPU Cores and Base Frequency The Intel Xeon Gold 6132 has 14 CPU cores and can calculate 28 threads in parallel. The clock frequency of the Intel Xeon Gold 6132 is 2.60 GHz (3.70 GHz) while the AMD A8-5557M has 4 CPU cores and 4 threads can calculate simultaneously. The clock frequency of the AMD A8-5557M is at 2.10 GHz (3.10 GHz).
Intel Xeon Gold 6132	Characteristic	AMD A8-5557M
14	Cores	4
28	Threads	4
normal	Core architecture	normal
Yes	Hyperthreading	No
No	Overclocking ?	No
2.60 GHz	Frequency	2.10 GHz
3.70 GHz	Turbo Frequency (1 Core)	3.10 GHz
2.90 GHz	Turbo Frequency (All Cores)	3.10 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 Gold 6132	Characteristic	AMD A8-5557M
--	AI hardware	--
--	AI specifications	--

Internal Graphics The Intel Xeon Gold 6132 or AMD A8-5557M 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 HD 8550G
	GPU frequency	0.52 GHz
--	GPU (Turbo)	0.72 GHz
--	GPU Generation	5
	Technology	32 nm
	Max. displays	2
--	Compute units	4
--	Shader	256
No	Hardware Raytracing	No
No	Frame Generation	No
--	Max. GPU Memory	2 GB
--	DirectX Version	11

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 HD 8550G
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 Gold 6132 can use up to 768 GB of memory in 6 memory channels. The maximum memory bandwidth is 128.1 GB/s. The AMD A8-5557M supports up to GB of memory in 2 memory channels and achieves a memory bandwidth of up to 25.6 GB/s.
Intel Xeon Gold 6132	Characteristic	AMD A8-5557M
DDR4-2666	Memory	DDR3-1600
768 GB	Max. Memory
6 (Hexa Channel)	Memory channels	2 (Dual Channel)
128.1 GB/s	Max. Bandwidth	25.6 GB/s
Yes	ECC	No
--	L2 Cache	--
25.00 MB	L3 Cache	4.00 MB
3.0	PCIe version	--
48	PCIe lanes	--
47.3 GB/s	PCIe Bandwidth	--
Thermal Management The thermal design power (TDP for short) of the Intel Xeon Gold 6132 is 140 W, while the AMD A8-5557M has a TDP of 35 W. The TDP specifies the necessary cooling solution that is required to cool the processor sufficiently.
Intel Xeon Gold 6132	Characteristic	AMD A8-5557M
140 W	TDP (PL1 / PBP)	35 W
--	TDP (PL2)	--
--	TDP up	--
--	TDP down	--
--	Tjunction max.	--
Technical details The Intel Xeon Gold 6132 is manufactured in 14 nm and has 25.00 MB cache. The AMD A8-5557M is manufactured in 32 nm and has a 4.00 MB cache.
Intel Xeon Gold 6132	Characteristic	AMD A8-5557M
14 nm	Technology	32 nm
Monolithic	Chip design	Unknown
x86-64 (64 bit)	Instruction set (ISA)	x86-64 (64 bit)
SSE4.1, SSE4.2, AVX2, AVX-512	ISA extensions	SSE4a, SSE4.1, SSE4.2, AVX, FMA3, FMA4
LGA 3647	Socket	FP2
VT-x, VT-x EPT, VT-d	Virtualization	AMD-V
Yes	AES-NI	Yes
Windows 10, Linux	Operating systems
Q3/2017	Release date	Q2/2013
2100 $	Release price	--

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Average performance in benchmarks

⌀ Single core performance in 1 CPU benchmarks

Intel Xeon Gold 6132 (100%)

AMD A8-5557M (43%)

⌀ Multi core performance in 2 CPU benchmarks

Intel Xeon Gold 6132 (100%)

AMD A8-5557M (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 Gold 6132 14C 28T @ 3.70 GHz	1022 (100%)
	AMD A8-5557M 4C 4T @ 3.10 GHz	442 (43%)

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 Gold 6132 14C 28T @ 2.90 GHz	11642 (100%)
	AMD A8-5557M 4C 4T @ 3.10 GHz	1201 (10%)

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 Gold 6132 14C 28T @ 2.90 GHz	22754 (100%)
	AMD A8-5557M 4C 4T @ 3.10 GHz	2892 (13%)

Cinebench R23 (Single-Core)

Cinebench R23 is the successor of Cinebench R20 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 Gold 6132 14C 28T @ 3.70 GHz	869 (100%)
	AMD A8-5557M 4C 4T @ 3.10 GHz	0 (0%)

Cinebench R23 (Multi-Core)

Cinebench R23 is the successor of Cinebench R20 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 Gold 6132 14C 28T @ 2.90 GHz	27401 (100%)
	AMD A8-5557M 4C 4T @ 3.10 GHz	0 (0%)

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 Gold 6132 14C 28T @ 3.70 GHz	1282 (100%)
	AMD A8-5557M 4C 4T @ 3.10 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 Gold 6132 @ 0.00 GHz	0 (0%)
	AMD A8-5557M AMD Radeon HD 8550G @ 0.72 GHz	369 (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.


	Intel Xeon Gold 6132 14C 28T @ 3.70 GHz	161 (100%)
	AMD A8-5557M 4C 4T @ 3.10 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.


	Intel Xeon Gold 6132 14C 28T @ 2.90 GHz	2256 (100%)
	AMD A8-5557M 4C 4T @ 3.10 GHz	0 (0%)

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