Intel Xeon Gold 6444Y vs AMD A8-6500T

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CPU comparison with benchmarks


Intel Xeon Gold 6444Y CPU1 vs CPU2 AMD A8-6500T
Intel Xeon Gold 6444Y AMD A8-6500T

CPU comparison

Intel Xeon Gold 6444Y or AMD A8-6500T - 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 6444Y has 16 cores with 32 threads and clocks with a maximum frequency of 4.00 GHz. Up to 4096 GB of memory is supported in 8 memory channels. The Intel Xeon Gold 6444Y was released in Q1/2023.

The AMD A8-6500T 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 A8-6500T was released in Q3/2013.
Intel Xeon Gold (163) Family AMD A (112)
Intel Xeon Gold 5400/6400 (25) CPU group AMD A8-6000 (4)
4 Generation 3
Sapphire Rapids Architecture Richland (Piledriver)
Desktop / Server Segment Desktop / Server
-- Predecessor --
-- Successor --

CPU Cores and Base Frequency

The Intel Xeon Gold 6444Y has 16 CPU cores and can calculate 32 threads in parallel. The clock frequency of the Intel Xeon Gold 6444Y is 3.60 GHz (4.00 GHz) while the AMD A8-6500T has 4 CPU cores and 4 threads can calculate simultaneously. The clock frequency of the AMD A8-6500T is at 2.10 GHz (3.10 GHz).

Intel Xeon Gold 6444Y Characteristic AMD A8-6500T
16 Cores 4
32 Threads 4
normal Core architecture normal
Yes Hyperthreading No
No Overclocking ? Yes
3.60 GHz Frequency 2.10 GHz
4.00 GHz Turbo Frequency (1 Core) 3.10 GHz
-- Turbo Frequency (All Cores) 3.10 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.

Intel Xeon Gold 6444Y Characteristic AMD A8-6500T
-- AI hardware --
-- AI specifications --
-- NPU + CPU + iGPU --

Integrated graphics (iGPU)

The Intel Xeon Gold 6444Y or AMD A8-6500T 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 8550D
GPU frequency 0.72 GHz
-- GPU (Turbo) --
-- 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 11.2

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 8550D
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 6444Y can use up to 4096 GB of memory in 8 memory channels. The maximum memory bandwidth is 307.2 GB/s. The AMD A8-6500T supports up to GB of memory in 2 memory channels and achieves a memory bandwidth of up to 29.9 GB/s.

Intel Xeon Gold 6444Y Characteristic AMD A8-6500T
DDR5-4400, DDR5-4800 Memory DDR3-1866
4096 GB Max. Memory
8 (Octa Channel) Memory channels 2 (Dual Channel)
307.2 GB/s Max. Bandwidth 29.9 GB/s
Yes ECC No
-- L2 Cache --
45.00 MB L3 Cache 4.00 MB
5.0 PCIe version --
80 PCIe lanes --
315.0 GB/s PCIe Bandwidth --

Thermal Management

The thermal design power (TDP for short) of the Intel Xeon Gold 6444Y is 270 W, while the AMD A8-6500T has a TDP of 45 W. The TDP specifies the necessary cooling solution that is required to cool the processor sufficiently.

Intel Xeon Gold 6444Y Characteristic AMD A8-6500T
270 W TDP (PL1 / PBP) 45 W
-- TDP (PL2) --
-- TDP up --
-- TDP down --
-- Tjunction max. --

Technical details

The Intel Xeon Gold 6444Y is manufactured in 10 nm and has 45.00 MB cache. The AMD A8-6500T is manufactured in 32 nm and has a 4.00 MB cache.

Intel Xeon Gold 6444Y Characteristic AMD A8-6500T
10 nm Technology 32 nm
Chiplet 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 4677 Socket FM2
VT-x, VT-x EPT, VT-d Virtualization AMD-V
Yes AES-NI Yes
Windows, Linux Operating systems Windows 10, Linux
Q1/2023 Release date Q3/2013
3622 $ Release price 85 $
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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.
Intel Xeon Gold 6444Y Intel Xeon Gold 6444Y
@ 0.00 GHz
0 (0%)
AMD A8-6500T AMD A8-6500T
AMD Radeon HD 8550D @ 0.72 GHz
369 (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 Gold 6444Y Intel Xeon Gold 6444Y
16C 32T @ 3.60 GHz
0 (0%)
AMD A8-6500T AMD A8-6500T
4C 4T @ 3.10 GHz
3304 (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 6444Y Intel Xeon Gold 6444Y
16C 32T @ 4.00 GHz
0 (0%)
AMD A8-6500T AMD A8-6500T
4C 4T @ 3.10 GHz
65 (100%)

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 6444Y Intel Xeon Gold 6444Y
16C 32T @ 3.60 GHz
0 (0%)
AMD A8-6500T AMD A8-6500T
4C 4T @ 3.10 GHz
211 (100%)

Devices using this processor

Intel Xeon Gold 6444Y AMD A8-6500T
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