AMD A10-9700 vs Intel Xeon W-2102

Let's find out which one of Intel Xeon W-2102 and AMD A10-9700 is of a more recent generation, and what segment it belongs to.

• Name
  Intel Xeon W-2102 AMD A10-9700
• Segment
  Desktop / Server Desktop / Server
• Family
  Intel Xeon W AMD A
• Generation
  6 7
• CPU group
  Intel Xeon W-2100/3100 AMD A10-9700

In this block we are going to compare Intel Xeon W-2102 vs AMD A10-9700 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.

• Frequency
  2.90 GHz 3.50 GHz
• Overclocking
  No No
• Core architecture
  normal normal

Common specifications for integrated graphics cards in Intel Xeon W-2102 and AMD A10-9700 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 - 384 (Bristol Ridge)
• GPU frequency
  1.03 GHz
• GPU (Turbo)
  No turbo No turbo
• Execution units
  6
• Shader
  384
• Max. GPU Memory
  -- 2 GB
• Max. displays
  2
• Generation
  6
• Technology
  28 nm
• Release date
  Q3/2017

Let's compare the support of video codecs between Intel Xeon W-2102 and AMD A10-9700. 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
• VP9
  No No
• VP8
  No No
• AV1
  No No
• AVC
  No Decode
• VC-1
  No Decode
• JPEG
  No Decode / Encode

To choose the best model between Intel Xeon W-2102 and AMD A10-9700 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
  512 GB 64 GB
• ECC
  Yes No
• Memory channels
  4 2 (Dual Channel)

Let's find out what TDP value would be better for Intel Xeon W-2102 or AMD A10-9700? 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)
  120 W 65 W
• TDP down
  -- 45 W
• Tjunction max.
  -- 90 \xc2\xb0C

Here you can find a comparison of 2nd and 3rd level cache sizes for Intel Xeon W-2102 and AMD A10-9700 CPUs along with a list of ISA extensions.

• Instruction set (ISA)
  x86-64 (64 bit) x86-64 (64 bit)
• Virtualization
  VT-x, VT-x EPT, VT-d AMD-V
• ISA extensions
  SSE4.1, SSE4.2, AVX2, AVX-512 SSE4.1, SSE4.2, AVX, AVX2, FMA3, FMA4
• L2-Cache
  -- 2.00 MB
• L3-Cache
  8.25 MB --
• Architecture
  Skylake W Excavator (Bristol Ridge)
• Technology
  14 nm 28 nm
• Socket
  LGA 2066 AM4 (LGA 1331)
• Release date
  Q3/2017 Q3/2017