Xeon E3120 vs A6-5350M

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Aggregate performance score

A6-5350M
2013
2 cores / 2 threads, 35 Watt
0.68

Xeon E3120 outperforms A6-5350M by a moderate 18% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

Comparing processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking29482839
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Market segmentLaptopServer
SeriesAMD A-Seriesno data
Power efficiency2.081.32
DesignerAMDIntel
Architecture codenameRichland (2013−2014)no data
Release date1 June 2013 (12 years ago)1 July 2008 (17 years ago)

Detailed specifications

A6-5350M and Xeon E3120 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 cores2 (Dual-core)no data
Threads2no data
Base clock speed2.9 GHz3.16 GHz
Boost clock speed3.5 GHzno data
L2 cache2048 KBno data
L3 cache0 KB6 MB L2 Cache
Chip lithography32 nm45 nm
Die size246 mm2no data
Maximum core temperatureno data72 °C
Maximum case temperature (TCase)71 °Cno data
Number of transistors1,178 millionno data
64 bit support++
Windows 11 compatibility--

Compatibility

Information on A6-5350M and Xeon E3120 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 configuration1no data
SocketFS1r2LGA775
Power consumption (TDP)35 Watt65 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by A6-5350M and Xeon E3120. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensions86x SSE (1, 2, 3, 3S, 4.1, 4.2, 4A),-64, AES, AVX, FMAno data
AES-NI+-
FMA+-
AVX+-
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)no data+
Turbo Boost Technologyno data-
Hyper-Threading Technologyno data-
Idle Statesno data+
Thermal Monitoring-+
Demand Based Switchingno data-
FSB parityno data-

Security technologies

A6-5350M and Xeon E3120 technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.

TXTno data-
EDBno data+

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by A6-5350M and Xeon E3120 are enumerated here.

AMD-V+-
VT-xno data+

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by A6-5350M and Xeon E3120. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory typesDDR3-1600no data
Max memory channels2no data

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics cardAMD Radeon HD 8450Gno data
Enduro+-
Switchable graphics+-
UVD+-
VCE+-

Graphics interfaces

Available interfaces and connections of A6-5350M and Xeon E3120 integrated GPUs.

DisplayPort+-
HDMI+-

Graphics API support

APIs supported by A6-5350M and Xeon E3120 integrated GPUs, sometimes API versions are included.

DirectXDirectX® 11no data

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by A6-5350M and Xeon E3120.

PCIe versionNot Listedno data

Synthetic benchmarks

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.

A6-5350M 0.68
Xeon E3120 0.80
+17.6%

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. Other than that, Passmark measures multi-core performance.

A6-5350M 1199
Samples: 138
Xeon E3120 1408
+17.4%
Samples: 10

Gaming performance

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 0.68 0.80
Recency 1 June 2013 1 July 2008
Chip lithography 32 nm 45 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 35 Watt 65 Watt

A6-5350M has an age advantage of 4 years, a 40.6% more advanced lithography process, and 85.7% lower power consumption.

Xeon E3120, on the other hand, has a 17.6% higher aggregate performance score.

The Intel Xeon E3120 is our recommended choice as it beats the AMD A6-5350M in performance tests.

Be aware that A6-5350M is a notebook processor while Xeon E3120 is a server/workstation one.

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