Intel Xeon Platinum 8168 vs AMD A8-5500

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Intel Xeon Platinum 8168 CPU1 vs CPU2 AMD A8-5500
Intel Xeon Platinum 8168 AMD A8-5500

CPU comparison

Intel Xeon Platinum 8168 or AMD A8-5500 - 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 Platinum 8168 has 24 cores with 48 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 Platinum 8168 was released in Q3/2017.

The AMD A8-5500 has 4 cores with 4 threads and clocks with a maximum frequency of 3.70 GHz. The CPU supports up to GB of memory in 2 memory channels. The AMD A8-5500 was released in Q3/2012.
Intel Xeon Platinum (89) Family AMD A (112)
Intel Xeon Platinum 8100 (16) CPU group AMD A8-5000 (3)
1 Generation 2
Skylake Architecture Trinity (Piledriver)
Desktop / Server Segment Desktop / Server
-- Predecessor --
-- Successor --

CPU Cores and Base Frequency

The Intel Xeon Platinum 8168 has 24 CPU cores and can calculate 48 threads in parallel. The clock frequency of the Intel Xeon Platinum 8168 is 2.70 GHz (3.70 GHz) while the AMD A8-5500 has 4 CPU cores and 4 threads can calculate simultaneously. The clock frequency of the AMD A8-5500 is at 3.20 GHz (3.70 GHz).

Intel Xeon Platinum 8168 Characteristic AMD A8-5500
24 Cores 4
48 Threads 4
normal Core architecture normal
Yes Hyperthreading No
No Overclocking ? No
2.70 GHz Frequency 3.20 GHz
3.70 GHz Turbo Frequency (1 Core) 3.70 GHz
3.00 GHz Turbo Frequency (All Cores) 3.70 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 Platinum 8168 Characteristic AMD A8-5500
-- AI hardware --
-- AI specifications --
-- NPU + CPU + iGPU --

Integrated graphics (iGPU)

The Intel Xeon Platinum 8168 or AMD A8-5500 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 7560D
GPU frequency 0.76 GHz
-- GPU (Turbo) --
-- GPU Generation 4
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 7560D
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 Platinum 8168 can use up to 768 GB of memory in 6 memory channels. The maximum memory bandwidth is 128.1 GB/s. The AMD A8-5500 supports up to GB of memory in 2 memory channels and achieves a memory bandwidth of up to 29.9 GB/s.

Intel Xeon Platinum 8168 Characteristic AMD A8-5500
DDR4-2666 Memory DDR3-1866
768 GB Max. Memory
6 (Hexa Channel) Memory channels 2 (Dual Channel)
128.1 GB/s Max. Bandwidth 29.9 GB/s
Yes ECC No
-- L2 Cache --
33.00 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 Platinum 8168 is 205 W, while the AMD A8-5500 has a TDP of 65 W. The TDP specifies the necessary cooling solution that is required to cool the processor sufficiently.

Intel Xeon Platinum 8168 Characteristic AMD A8-5500
205 W TDP (PL1 / PBP) 65 W
-- TDP (PL2) --
-- TDP up --
-- TDP down --
-- Tjunction max. --

Technical details

The Intel Xeon Platinum 8168 is manufactured in 14 nm and has 33.00 MB cache. The AMD A8-5500 is manufactured in 32 nm and has a 4.00 MB cache.

Intel Xeon Platinum 8168 Characteristic AMD A8-5500
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 FM2
VT-x, VT-x EPT, VT-d Virtualization AMD-V
Yes AES-NI Yes
Windows 10, Linux Operating systems Windows 10, Linux
Q3/2017 Release date Q3/2012
5900 $ Release price 85 $
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Average performance in benchmarks

⌀ Single core performance in 1 CPU benchmarks
Intel Xeon Platinum 8168 (100%)
AMD A8-5500 (45%)
⌀ Multi core performance in 2 CPU benchmarks
Intel Xeon Platinum 8168 (100%)
AMD A8-5500 (9%)

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 Platinum 8168 Intel Xeon Platinum 8168
24C 48T @ 3.70 GHz
1022 (100%)
AMD A8-5500 AMD A8-5500
4C 4T @ 3.70 GHz
463 (45%)

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 Platinum 8168 Intel Xeon Platinum 8168
24C 48T @ 3.00 GHz
20528 (100%)
AMD A8-5500 AMD A8-5500
4C 4T @ 3.70 GHz
1258 (6%)

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 Platinum 8168 Intel Xeon Platinum 8168
24C 48T @ 3.00 GHz
32627 (100%)
AMD A8-5500 AMD A8-5500
4C 4T @ 3.70 GHz
4052 (12%)

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 Platinum 8168 Intel Xeon Platinum 8168
24C 48T @ 3.70 GHz
1249 (100%)
AMD A8-5500 AMD A8-5500
4C 4T @ 3.70 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 Platinum 8168 Intel Xeon Platinum 8168
@ 0.00 GHz
0 (0%)
AMD A8-5500 AMD A8-5500
AMD Radeon HD 7560D @ 0.76 GHz
389 (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 Platinum 8168 Intel Xeon Platinum 8168
24C 48T @ 3.70 GHz
161 (100%)
AMD A8-5500 AMD A8-5500
4C 4T @ 3.70 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 Platinum 8168 Intel Xeon Platinum 8168
24C 48T @ 3.00 GHz
4002 (100%)
AMD A8-5500 AMD A8-5500
4C 4T @ 3.70 GHz
0 (0%)

Devices using this processor

Intel Xeon Platinum 8168 AMD A8-5500
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