Intel Xeon Silver 4116T vs AMD A8-3820

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CPU comparison with benchmarks


Intel Xeon Silver 4116T CPU1 vs CPU2 AMD A8-3820
Intel Xeon Silver 4116T AMD A8-3820

CPU comparison

In this CPU comparison, we compare the Intel Xeon Silver 4116T and the AMD A8-3820 and use benchmarks to check which processor is faster.

We compare the Intel Xeon Silver 4116T 12 core processor released in Q3/2017 with the AMD A8-3820 which has 4 CPU cores and was introduced in Q4/2011.
Intel Xeon Silver (32) Family AMD A (112)
Intel Xeon Silver 4100 (8) CPU group AMD A8-3000 (4)
1 Generation 1
Skylake SP Architecture Llano (K10)
Desktop / Server Segment Desktop / Server
-- Predecessor --
-- Successor --

CPU Cores and Base Frequency

The Intel Xeon Silver 4116T is a 12 core processor with a clock frequency of 2.10 GHz (3.00 GHz). The processor can compute 24 threads at the same time. The AMD A8-3820 clocks with 2.50 GHz (2.80 GHz), has 4 CPU cores and can calculate 4 threads in parallel.

Intel Xeon Silver 4116T Characteristic AMD A8-3820
12 Cores 4
24 Threads 4
normal Core architecture normal
Yes Hyperthreading No
No Overclocking ? Yes
2.10 GHz Frequency 2.50 GHz
3.00 GHz Turbo Frequency (1 Core) 2.80 GHz
2.60 GHz Turbo Frequency (All Cores) 2.80 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 Silver 4116T Characteristic AMD A8-3820
-- AI hardware --
-- AI specifications --
-- NPU + CPU + iGPU --

Integrated graphics (iGPU)

Graphics (iGPU) integrated into the processor not only enable image output without having to rely on a dedicated graphics solution, but can also efficiently accelerate video playback.

no iGPU GPU AMD Radeon HD 6550D
GPU frequency 0.60 GHz
-- GPU (Turbo) --
-- GPU Generation 3
Technology 32 nm
Max. displays 2
-- Compute units 5
-- Shader 400
No Hardware Raytracing No
No Frame Generation No
-- Max. GPU Memory 1 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 6550D
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

Up to 768 GB of memory in a maximum of 6 memory channels is supported by the Intel Xeon Silver 4116T, while the AMD A8-3820 supports a maximum of GB of memory with a maximum memory bandwidth of 25.6 GB/s enabled.

Intel Xeon Silver 4116T Characteristic AMD A8-3820
DDR4-2400 Memory DDR3-1600
768 GB Max. Memory
6 (Hexa Channel) Memory channels 2 (Dual Channel)
115.2 GB/s Max. Bandwidth 25.6 GB/s
Yes ECC No
-- L2 Cache --
16.00 MB L3 Cache 4.00 MB
3.0 PCIe version --
48 PCIe lanes --
47.3 GB/s PCIe Bandwidth --

Thermal Management

The Intel Xeon Silver 4116T has a TDP of 85 W. The TDP of the AMD A8-3820 is 65 W. System integrators use the TDP of the processor as a guide when dimensioning the cooling solution.

Intel Xeon Silver 4116T Characteristic AMD A8-3820
85 W TDP (PL1 / PBP) 65 W
-- TDP (PL2) --
-- TDP up --
-- TDP down --
-- Tjunction max. --

Technical details

The Intel Xeon Silver 4116T has 16.00 MB cache and is manufactured in 14 nm. The cache of AMD A8-3820 is at 4.00 MB. The processor is manufactured in 32 nm.

Intel Xeon Silver 4116T Characteristic AMD A8-3820
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 SSE3, SSE4a
LGA 3647 Socket FM1
VT-x, VT-x EPT, VT-d Virtualization AMD-V
Yes AES-NI No
Windows 10, Linux Operating systems Windows 10, Linux
Q3/2017 Release date Q4/2011
1100 $ Release price 85 $
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Average performance in benchmarks

⌀ Single core performance in 0 CPU benchmarks
Intel Xeon Silver 4116T (0%)
AMD A8-3820 (0%)
⌀ Multi core performance in 1 CPU benchmarks
Intel Xeon Silver 4116T (100%)
AMD A8-3820 (14%)

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 Silver 4116T Intel Xeon Silver 4116T
12C 24T @ 2.60 GHz
15201 (100%)
AMD A8-3820 AMD A8-3820
4C 4T @ 2.80 GHz
2162 (14%)

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 Silver 4116T Intel Xeon Silver 4116T
12C 24T @ 3.00 GHz
0 (0%)
AMD A8-3820 AMD A8-3820
4C 4T @ 2.80 GHz
354 (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.
Intel Xeon Silver 4116T Intel Xeon Silver 4116T
12C 24T @ 2.60 GHz
0 (0%)
AMD A8-3820 AMD A8-3820
4C 4T @ 2.80 GHz
1264 (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.
Intel Xeon Silver 4116T Intel Xeon Silver 4116T
@ 0.00 GHz
0 (0%)
AMD A8-3820 AMD A8-3820
AMD Radeon HD 6550D @ 0.60 GHz
480 (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 Silver 4116T Intel Xeon Silver 4116T
12C 24T @ 3.00 GHz
131 (100%)
AMD A8-3820 AMD A8-3820
4C 4T @ 2.80 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 Silver 4116T Intel Xeon Silver 4116T
12C 24T @ 2.60 GHz
1722 (100%)
AMD A8-3820 AMD A8-3820
4C 4T @ 2.80 GHz
0 (0%)

Devices using this processor

Intel Xeon Silver 4116T AMD A8-3820
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