Xeon 5148 vs A6-3620

Primary details

Comparing A6-3620 and Xeon 5148 processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in performance ranking	2254	2699
Place by popularity	not in top-100	not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation	0.04	3.05
Market segment	Desktop processor	Server
Architecture codename	Llano (2011−2012)	Woodcrest (2006)
Release date	20 December 2011 (12 years ago)	June 2006 (18 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)	no data	$9
Current price	$22	$61 (6.8x MSRP)

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance per price, higher is better.

Xeon 5148 has 7525% better value for money than A6-3620.

Detailed specifications

A6-3620 and Xeon 5148 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)	2 (Dual-core)
Threads	4	2
Base clock speed	2.2 GHz	no data
Boost clock speed	2.5 GHz	2.33 GHz
L1 cache	128 KB (per core)	0 KB
L2 cache	1 MB (per core)	4 MB
L3 cache	0 KB	0 KB
Chip lithography	32 nm	65 nm
Die size	228 mm2	no data
Number of transistors	1,178 million	no data
64 bit support	+	+
Windows 11 compatibility	-	-
Unlocked multiplier	No	No

Compatibility

Information on A6-3620 and Xeon 5148 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	771
Power consumption (TDP)	65 Watt	40 Watt

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by A6-3620 and Xeon 5148 are enumerated here.

AMD-V

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no data

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by A6-3620 and Xeon 5148. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory types

DDR3

DDR2

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics card

Radeon HD 6530D

no data

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.

A6-3620 outperforms Xeon 5148 by 103% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

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Pros & cons summary

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Performance score	1.20	0.59
Physical cores	4	2
Threads	4	2
Chip lithography	32 nm	65 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	65 Watt	40 Watt

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