Xeon E5-2670 v4 vs A4-6300

Primary details

Comparing A4-6300 and Xeon E5-2670 v4 processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking	2533	not rated
Place by popularity	not in top-100	not in top-100
Market segment	Desktop processor	Server
Series	no data	Intel Xeon E5
Power efficiency	1.31	no data
Architecture codename	Richland (2013−2014)	Broadwell (2015−2019)
Release date	1 June 2013 (11 years ago)	20 June 2016 (8 years ago)

Detailed specifications

A4-6300 and Xeon E5-2670 v4 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)	14 (Tetradeca-Core)
Threads	2	28
Base clock speed	3.7 GHz	no data
Boost clock speed	3.9 GHz	3.1 GHz
Bus type	no data	QPI
Bus rate	no data	2 × 9.6 GT/s
Multiplier	no data	31
L1 cache	96 KB	no data
L2 cache	1024 KB	3.5 MB
L3 cache	0 KB	35 MB
Chip lithography	32 nm	14 nm
Die size	246 mm2	306.18 mm2
Maximum core temperature	70 °C	no data
Maximum case temperature (TCase)	70 °C	no data
Number of transistors	1,178 million	4700 Million
64 bit support	+	+
Windows 11 compatibility	-	-

Compatibility

Information on A4-6300 and Xeon E5-2670 v4 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 (Multiprocessor)
Socket	FM2	no data
Power consumption (TDP)	65 Watt	120 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by A4-6300 and Xeon E5-2670 v4. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

AES-NI	+	+
FMA	FMA4	-
AVX	AVX	+
PowerNow	+	-
PowerGating	+	-
VirusProtect	+	-
vPro	no data	+
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)	no data	+
TSX	-	+

Security technologies

A4-6300 and Xeon E5-2670 v4 technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.

TXT

no data

+

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by A4-6300 and Xeon E5-2670 v4 are enumerated here.

AMD-V	+	-
IOMMU 2.0	+	-

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by A4-6300 and Xeon E5-2670 v4. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory types	DDR3-1600	no data
Maximum memory size	no data	1,536 GB
Max memory channels	2	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	+	-
Switchable graphics	+	-
UVD	+	-
VCE	+	-

Graphics interfaces

Available interfaces and connections of A4-6300 and Xeon E5-2670 v4 integrated GPUs.

DisplayPort	+	-
HDMI	+	-

Graphics API support

APIs supported by A4-6300 and Xeon E5-2670 v4 integrated GPUs, sometimes API versions are included.

DirectX

DirectX® 11

no data

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by A4-6300 and Xeon E5-2670 v4.

PCIe version	2.0	3.0
PCI Express lanes	no data	40

Pros & cons summary

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Recency	1 June 2013	20 June 2016
Physical cores	2	14
Threads	2	28
Chip lithography	32 nm	14 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	65 Watt	120 Watt

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