Xeon Silver 4310T vs A4-3305M
Primary details
Comparing A4-3305M and Xeon Silver 4310T processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.
| Place in performance ranking | not rated | 513 |
| Place by popularity | not in top-100 | not in top-100 |
| Cost-effectiveness evaluation | no data | 27.57 |
| Market segment | Laptop | Server |
| Series | AMD A-Series | no data |
| Architecture codename | Llano (2011−2012) | Ice Lake-SP (2021) |
| Release date | 14 June 2011 (13 years ago) | 6 April 2021 (3 years ago) |
| Current price | $14.93 | $714 |
Cost-effectiveness evaluation
Performance per price, higher is better.
Detailed specifications
A4-3305M and Xeon Silver 4310T basic parameters such as number of cores, number of threads, base frequency and turbo boost clock, lithography, cache size and multiplier lock state. These parameters indirectly say of CPU speed, though for more precise assessment you have to consider their test results.
| Physical cores | 2 (Dual-core) | 10 (Deca-Core) |
| Threads | 2 | 20 |
| Base clock speed | 1.9 GHz | 2.3 GHz |
| Boost clock speed | 2.5 GHz | 3.4 GHz |
| L1 cache | 128K (per core) | 64K (per core) |
| L2 cache | 512K (per core) | 1 MB (per core) |
| L3 cache | 0 KB | 15 MB (shared) |
| Chip lithography | 32 nm | 10 nm |
| Die size | 228 mm2 | no data |
| Maximum core temperature | no data | 88 °C |
| Maximum case temperature (TCase) | no data | 88 °C |
| Number of transistors | 1,178 million | no data |
| 64 bit support | + | + |
| Windows 11 compatibility | - | + |
| Unlocked multiplier | No | No |
Compatibility
Information on A4-3305M and Xeon Silver 4310T compatibility with other computer components: motherboard (look for socket type), power supply unit (look for power consumption) etc. Useful when planning a future computer configuration or upgrading an existing one. Note that power consumption of some processors can well exceed their nominal TDP, even without overclocking. Some can even double their declared thermals given that the motherboard allows to tune the CPU power parameters.
| Number of CPUs in a configuration | 1 | 2 |
| Socket | FS1 | FCLGA4189 |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 35 Watt | 105 Watt |
Technologies and extensions
Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by A4-3305M and Xeon Silver 4310T. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.
| Instruction set extensions | 3DNow!, MMX, SSE, SSE2, SSE3, SSE4a, DDR3 Memory Controller, Radeon HD 6480G | Intel® SSE4.2, Intel® AVX, Intel® AVX2, Intel® AVX-512 |
| AES-NI | no data | + |
| AVX | no data | + |
| vPro | no data | + |
| Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST) | no data | + |
| Speed Shift | no data | + |
| Turbo Boost Technology | no data | 2.0 |
| Hyper-Threading Technology | no data | + |
| TSX | no data | + |
| Status | no data | Launched |
Security technologies
A4-3305M and Xeon Silver 4310T technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.
| TXT | no data | + |
| EDB | no data | + |
| SGX | no data | Yes with Intel® SPS |
Virtualization technologies
Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by A4-3305M and Xeon Silver 4310T are enumerated here.
| AMD-V | + | no data |
| VT-d | no data | + |
| VT-x | no data | + |
| EPT | no data | + |
Memory specs
Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by A4-3305M and Xeon Silver 4310T. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.
| Supported memory types | DDR3 | DDR4-2667 |
| Maximum memory size | no data | 6 TB |
| Max memory channels | no data | 8 |
| ECC memory support | no data | + |
Graphics specifications
General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.
| Integrated graphics card | AMD Radeon HD 6480G | no data |
Peripherals
Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by A4-3305M and Xeon Silver 4310T.
| PCIe version | no data | 4.0 |
| PCI Express lanes | no data | 64 |
Synthetic benchmark performance
Various benchmark results of the processors in comparison. Overall score is measured in points in 0-100 range, higher is better.
Passmark
Passmark CPU Mark is a widespread benchmark, consisting of 8 different types of workload, including integer and floating point math, extended instructions, compression, encryption and physics calculation. There is also one separate single-threaded scenario measuring single-core performance.
Benchmark coverage: 68%
Xeon Silver 4310T outperforms A4-3305M by 2757% in Passmark.
Pros & cons summary
| Recency | 14 June 2011 | 6 April 2021 |
| Physical cores | 2 | 10 |
| Threads | 2 | 20 |
| Chip lithography | 32 nm | 10 nm |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 35 Watt | 105 Watt |
We couldn't decide between A4-3305M and Xeon Silver 4310T. We've got no test results to judge.
Be aware that A4-3305M is a notebook processor while Xeon Silver 4310T is a server/workstation one.
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