Xeon E-2236 vs A6-3500

Primary details

Comparing A6-3500 and Xeon E-2236 processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in performance ranking	2431	793
Place by popularity	not in top-100	not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation	6.16	20.17
Market segment	Desktop processor	Server
Series	no data	Intel Xeon E
Architecture codename	Llano (2011−2012)	Coffee Lake (2017−2019)
Release date	17 August 2011 (12 years ago)	27 May 2019 (5 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)	no data	$284
Current price	$33	$405 (1.4x MSRP)

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance per price, higher is better.

Xeon E-2236 has 227% better value for money than A6-3500.

Detailed specifications

A6-3500 and Xeon E-2236 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	3 (Tri-Core)	6 (Hexa-Core)
Threads	3	12
Base clock speed	2.1 GHz	3.4 GHz
Boost clock speed	2.4 GHz	4.8 GHz
Bus support	no data	4 × 8 GT/s
L1 cache	128 KB (per core)	384 KB
L2 cache	1 MB (per core)	1.5 MB
L3 cache	0 KB	12 MB
Chip lithography	32 nm	14 nm
Die size	228 mm2	149.6 mm2
Maximum core temperature	no data	100 °C
Number of transistors	1,178 million	no data
64 bit support	+	+
Windows 11 compatibility	-	+
Unlocked multiplier	No	No

Compatibility

Information on A6-3500 and Xeon E-2236 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	FM1	FCLGA1151
Power consumption (TDP)	65 Watt	80 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by A6-3500 and Xeon E-2236. 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
AES-NI	no data	+
AVX	no data	+
vPro	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	Discontinued

Security technologies

A6-3500 and Xeon E-2236 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® ME
OS Guard	no data	+

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by A6-3500 and Xeon E-2236 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 A6-3500 and Xeon E-2236. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory types	DDR3	DDR4-2666
Maximum memory size	no data	128 GB
Max memory channels	no data	2
Maximum memory bandwidth	no data	42.671 GB/s
ECC memory support	no data	+

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics card

Radeon HD 6530D

no data

Graphics image quality

Maximum display resolutions supported by A6-3500 and Xeon E-2236 integrated GPUs, including resolutions over different interfaces.

Max resolution over HDMI 1.4	no data	N/A
Max resolution over eDP	no data	N/A
Max resolution over DisplayPort	no data	N/A
Max resolution over VGA	no data	N/A

Graphics API support

APIs supported by A6-3500 and Xeon E-2236 integrated GPUs, sometimes API versions are included.

DirectX	no data	N/A
OpenGL	no data	N/A

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by A6-3500 and Xeon E-2236.

PCIe version	no data	3.0
PCI Express lanes	no data	16

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-2236 outperforms A6-3500 by 885% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

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Pros & cons summary

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Performance score	0.92	9.06
Recency	17 August 2011	27 May 2019
Physical cores	3	6
Threads	3	12
Chip lithography	32 nm	14 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	65 Watt	80 Watt

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