Intel Xeon D-1541 vs AMD A12-9800

Let's find out which one of Intel Xeon D-1541 and AMD A12-9800 is of a more recent generation, and what segment it belongs to.

• Name
  Intel Xeon D-1541 AMD A12-9800
• Family
  Intel Xeon D AMD A
• CPU group
  Intel Xeon D-1500 AMD A12-9800
• Segment
  Desktop / Server Desktop / Server
• Generation
  1 7

In this block we are going to compare Intel Xeon D-1541 vs AMD A12-9800 by main technical specifications: number of cores and threads, base and maximum frequencies, process technology and cache size. The higher these specifications are, the more powerful your CPU will be.

• CPU Cores / Threads
  8 / 16 4 / 4
• Core architecture
  normal normal
• Cores
  8x 4x Excavator
• Hyperthreading / SMT
  Yes No
• Overclocking
  No No
• Frequency
  2.10 GHz 3.80 GHz
• Turbo Frequency (1 Core)
  2.70 GHz 4.20 GHz

Common specifications for integrated graphics cards in Intel Xeon D-1541 and AMD A12-9800 along with supported interfaces and connection options. This block has no effect on the final efficiency of the CPU.

• GPU name
  no iGPU AMD Radeon R7 - 512 (Bristol Ridge)
• GPU frequency
  1.11 GHz
• GPU (Turbo)
  No turbo No turbo
• Execution units
  8
• Shader
  512
• Max. GPU Memory
  -- 2 GB
• Max. displays
  2
• Generation
  6
• Direct X
  -- 12
• Technology
  28 nm
• Release date
  Q2/2016

Let's compare the support of video codecs between Intel Xeon D-1541 and AMD A12-9800. Hardware support of video decoding by embedded graphics cards directly affects the speed and quality of rendering videos.

• h265 / HEVC (8 bit)
  No No
• h265 / HEVC (10 bit)
  No No
• h264
  No Decode
• VP8
  No No
• VP9
  No No
• AV1
  No No
• AVC
  No Decode
• VC-1
  No Decode
• JPEG
  No Decode / Encode

To choose the best model between Intel Xeon D-1541 and AMD A12-9800 you need to pay special attention to memory type, clock frequency, multi-channel features, and PCIe version. The higher these numbers are, the better your CPU will be. Keep in mind that the maximum memory and frequency may also depend on the model of the motherboard.

• Memory type
  DDR4-2400 DDR4-2400
• Max. Memory
  128 GB 64 GB
• Memory channels
  2 (Dual Channel) 2 (Dual Channel)
• Bandwidth
  38.4 GB/s 38.4 GB/s
• ECC
  Yes No
• PCIe
  3.0 x 32 3.0 x 8
• AES-NI
  Yes Yes

Let's find out what TDP value would be better for Intel Xeon D-1541 or AMD A12-9800? The Thermal Design Power (TDP) indicates the maximum amount of heat that should be dissipated by the chip cooling system. However, the value of TDP gives only a rough indication of the real power consumption of the CPU.

• TDP (PL1)
  45 W 65 W
• Tjunction max.
  -- 90 \xc2\xb0C

Here you can find a comparison of 2nd and 3rd level cache sizes for Intel Xeon D-1541 and AMD A12-9800 CPUs along with a list of ISA extensions.

• Technology
  14 nm 28 nm
• Chip design
  Monolithic
• Socket
  BGA 1667 AM4 (LGA 1331)
• L2-Cache
  12.00 MB 2.00 MB
• Architecture
  Broadwell Excavator (Bristol Ridge)
• Operating systems
  Windows 10, Linux Windows 10, Linux
• Virtualization
  VT-x, VT-x EPT, VT-d AMD-V
• Instruction set (ISA)
  x86-64 (64 bit) x86-64 (64 bit)
• ISA extensions
  SSE4.1, SSE4.2, AVX2 SSE4.1, SSE4.2, AVX, AVX2, FMA3, FMA4
• Release date
  Q4/2015 Q3/2017
• Release price
  594 $ --
• Part Number
  -- AD9800AUABBOX