Xeon Gold 6526Y vs A4-6300B

Primary details

Comparing A4-6300B and Xeon Gold 6526Y processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in performance ranking	2468	133
Place by popularity	not in top-100	not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation	0.03	no data
Market segment	Desktop processor	Server
Architecture codename	Richland (2013−2014)	Emerald Rapids
Release date	1 June 2013 (11 years ago)	1 October 2023 (less than a year ago)
Current price	$82	no data

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance per price, higher is better.

Detailed specifications

A4-6300B and Xeon Gold 6526Y 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)	16 (Hexadeca-Core)
Threads	2	32
Base clock speed	3.7 GHz	2.8 GHz
Boost clock speed	3.9 GHz	3.9 GHz
L1 cache	96K	80 KB (per core)
L2 cache	1 MB (shared)	2 MB (per core)
L3 cache	no data	37.5 MB (shared)
Chip lithography	32 nm	Intel 7 nm
Die size	246 mm2	2x 763 mm2
Maximum core temperature	no data	82 °C
Maximum case temperature (TCase)	70 °C	82 °C
Number of transistors	1,303 million	no data
64 bit support	+	+
Unlocked multiplier	No	No

Compatibility

Information on A4-6300B and Xeon Gold 6526Y 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	FM2	FCLGA4677
Power consumption (TDP)	65 Watt	195 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by A4-6300B and Xeon Gold 6526Y. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensions	no data	Intel® AMX, Intel® SSE4.2, Intel® AVX, Intel® AVX2, Intel® AVX-512
AES-NI	+	+
FMA	+	no data
AVX	+	+
PowerNow	+	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

A4-6300B and Xeon Gold 6526Y technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.

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

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by A4-6300B and Xeon Gold 6526Y 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 A4-6300B and Xeon Gold 6526Y. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory types	DDR3-1600	DDR5-5200
Maximum memory size	no data	4 TB
Max memory channels	no data	8
ECC memory support	no data	+

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics card

Radeon HD 8370D

N/A

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by A4-6300B and Xeon Gold 6526Y.

PCIe version	2.0	5.0
PCI Express lanes	no data	80

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 Gold 6526Y outperforms A4-6300B by 3360% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

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Pros & cons summary

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Performance score	0.86	29.76
Recency	1 June 2013	1 October 2023
Physical cores	2	16
Threads	2	32
Power consumption (TDP)	65 Watt	195 Watt

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