Xeon D-2799 vs A4-6300B

Place in performance ranking	2514	234
Place by popularity	not in top-100	not in top-100
Market segment	Desktop processor	Server
Architecture codename	Richland (2013−2014)	no data
Release date	1 June 2013 (11 years ago)	1 January 2022 (2 years ago)

Detailed specifications

A4-6300B and Xeon D-2799 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)	20 (Icosa-Core)
Threads	2	40
Base clock speed	3.7 GHz	no data
Boost clock speed	3.9 GHz	no data
L1 cache	96K	no data
L2 cache	1 MB (shared)	no data
Chip lithography	32 nm	no data
Die size	246 mm²	no data
Maximum case temperature (TCase)	70 °C	no data
Number of transistors	1,303 million	no data
64 bit support	+	-
Windows 11 compatibility	no data	+
Unlocked multiplier	No	No

Compatibility

Information on A4-6300B and Xeon D-2799 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	no data
Socket	FM2	no data
Power consumption (TDP)	65 Watt	129 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by A4-6300B and Xeon D-2799. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

AES-NI	+	no data
FMA	+	no data
AVX	+	no data
PowerNow	+	no data

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by A4-6300B and Xeon D-2799 are enumerated here.

AMD-V

no data

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by A4-6300B and Xeon D-2799. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory types	DDR3-1600	no data
ECC memory support	no data	+

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics card

Radeon HD 8370D

no data

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by A4-6300B and Xeon D-2799.

PCIe version	2.0	no data
PCI Express lanes	no data	32

Synthetic benchmark performance

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

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.

A4-6300B 0.86

Xeon D-2799 21.85
+2441%

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.

A4-6300B 1328

Xeon D-2799 33792
+2445%

Gaming performance

Pros & cons summary

Performance score	0.86	21.85
Recency	1 June 2013	1 January 2022
Physical cores	2	20
Threads	2	40
Power consumption (TDP)	65 Watt	129 Watt

A4-6300B has 98.5% lower power consumption.

Xeon D-2799, on the other hand, has a 2440.7% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 8 years, and 900% more physical cores and 1900% more threads.

The Xeon D-2799 is our recommended choice as it beats the A4-6300B in performance tests.

Note that A4-6300B is a desktop processor while Xeon D-2799 is a server/workstation one.

Should you still have questions on choice between A4-6300B and Xeon D-2799, ask them in Comments section, and we shall answer.