Xeon E-2314 vs A4-6300

Primary details

Comparing A4-6300 and Xeon E-2314 processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in performance ranking	2429	1118
Place by popularity	not in top-100	not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation	2.15	30.83
Market segment	Desktop processor	Server
Architecture codename	Richland (2013−2014)	Rocket Lake-E (2021)
Release date	1 June 2013 (11 years ago)	8 September 2021 (2 years ago)
Current price	$36	$217

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance per price, higher is better.

Xeon E-2314 has 1334% better value for money than A4-6300.

Detailed specifications

A4-6300 and Xeon E-2314 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)	4 (Quad-Core)
Threads	2	4
Base clock speed	3.7 GHz	2.8 GHz
Boost clock speed	3.9 GHz	4.5 GHz
L1 cache	96 KB	64K (per core)
L2 cache	1024 KB	512K (per core)
L3 cache	0 KB	8 MB (shared)
Chip lithography	32 nm	14 nm
Die size	246 mm2	no data
Maximum core temperature	70 °C	100 °C
Maximum case temperature (TCase)	70 °C	72 °C
Number of transistors	1,178 million	no data
64 bit support	+	+
Windows 11 compatibility	-	+
Unlocked multiplier	No	Yes

Compatibility

Information on A4-6300 and Xeon E-2314 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	1
Socket	FM2	FCLGA1200
Power consumption (TDP)	65 Watt	65 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by A4-6300 and Xeon E-2314. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensions	no data	Intel® SSE4.1, Intel® SSE4.2, Intel® AVX2, Intel® AVX-512
AES-NI	1	+
FMA	FMA4	no data
AVX	AVX	+
PowerTune	-	no data
TrueAudio	-	no data
PowerNow	+	no data
PowerGating	+	no data
Out-of-band client management	-	no data
VirusProtect	+	no data
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)	no data	+
Turbo Boost Technology	no data	2.0
Hyper-Threading Technology	no data	-
TSX	no data	-
Idle States	no data	+
Thermal Monitoring	no data	+
Status	no data	Launched

Security technologies

A4-6300 and Xeon E-2314 technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.

TXT	no data	+
EDB	no data	+
Secure Key	no data	+
MPX	no data	+
SGX	no data	Yes with Intel® SPS
OS Guard	no data	+

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by A4-6300 and Xeon E-2314 are enumerated here.

AMD-V	+	no data
VT-d	no data	+
VT-x	no data	+
EPT	no data	+
IOMMU 2.0	+	no data

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by A4-6300 and Xeon E-2314. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory types	DDR3-1600	DDR4-3200
Maximum memory size	no data	128 GB
Max memory channels	2	2
ECC memory support	no data	+

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics card	AMD Radeon™ HD 8370D	no data
Number of pipelines	128	no data
Enduro	+	no data
Switchable graphics	1	no data
UVD	+	no data
VCE	+	no data

Graphics interfaces

Available interfaces and connections of A4-6300 and Xeon E-2314 integrated GPUs.

DisplayPort	+	no data
HDMI	+	no data

Graphics API support

APIs supported by A4-6300 and Xeon E-2314 integrated GPUs, sometimes API versions are included.

DirectX

DirectX® 11

no data

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by A4-6300 and Xeon E-2314.

PCIe version	2.0	4.0
PCI Express lanes	no data	20

Synthetic benchmark performance

Various benchmark results of the processors in comparison. Overall score is measured in points in 0-100 range, higher is better.

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Combined synthetic benchmark score

This is our combined benchmark performance rating. We are regularly improving our combining algorithms, but if you find some perceived inconsistencies, feel free to speak up in comments section, we usually fix problems quickly.

Xeon E-2314 outperforms A4-6300 by 473% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

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Pros & cons summary

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Performance score	0.92	5.27
Recency	1 June 2013	8 September 2021
Physical cores	2	4
Threads	2	4
Chip lithography	32 nm	14 nm

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