Xeon Gold 6526Y vs A6-1450
Aggregate performance score
Xeon Gold 6526Y outperforms A6-1450 by a whopping 4276% based on our aggregate benchmark results.
Primary details
Comparing A6-1450 and Xeon Gold 6526Y processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.
| Place in performance ranking | 2631 | 133 |
| Place by popularity | not in top-100 | not in top-100 |
| Market segment | Laptop | Server |
| Series | AMD A-Series | no data |
| Architecture codename | Temash (2013) | Emerald Rapids |
| Release date | 23 May 2013 (11 years ago) | 1 October 2023 (less than a year ago) |
| Current price | $207 | no data |
Detailed specifications
A6-1450 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 | 4 (Quad-Core) | 16 (Hexadeca-Core) |
| Threads | 4 | 32 |
| Base clock speed | 1 GHz | 2.8 GHz |
| Boost clock speed | 1.4 GHz | 3.9 GHz |
| L1 cache | 128K (per core) | 80 KB (per core) |
| L2 cache | 512K (per core) | 2 MB (per core) |
| L3 cache | 0 KB | 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) | 90 °C | 82 °C |
| Number of transistors | 1,178 million | no data |
| 64 bit support | + | + |
| Windows 11 compatibility | - | no data |
| Unlocked multiplier | No | No |
Compatibility
Information on A6-1450 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 | FT3 | FCLGA4677 |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 8 - 15 Watt | 195 Watt |
Technologies and extensions
Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by A6-1450 and Xeon Gold 6526Y. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.
| Instruction set extensions | 86x SSE (1, 2, 3, 3S, 4.1, 4.2, 4A),-64, AES, AVX | Intel® AMX, Intel® SSE4.2, Intel® AVX, Intel® AVX2, Intel® AVX-512 |
| AES-NI | + | + |
| AVX | + | + |
| 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
A6-1450 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 A6-1450 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 A6-1450 and Xeon Gold 6526Y. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.
| Supported memory types | DDR3 | 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 | AMD Radeon HD 8250 | N/A |
Peripherals
Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by A6-1450 and Xeon Gold 6526Y.
| PCIe version | no data | 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.
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 A6-1450 by 4276% based on our aggregate benchmark results.
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 Gold 6526Y outperforms A6-1450 by 4304% in Passmark.
Pros & cons summary
| Performance score | 0.68 | 29.76 |
| Recency | 23 May 2013 | 1 October 2023 |
| Physical cores | 4 | 16 |
| Threads | 4 | 32 |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 8 Watt | 195 Watt |
The Xeon Gold 6526Y is our recommended choice as it beats the A6-1450 in performance tests.
Be aware that A6-1450 is a notebook processor while Xeon Gold 6526Y is a server/workstation one.
Should you still have questions on choice between A6-1450 and Xeon Gold 6526Y, ask them in Comments section, and we shall answer.
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