Xeon E-2434 vs A6-6400K

Primary details

Comparing A6-6400K and Xeon E-2434 processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking	2497	not rated
Place by popularity	not in top-100	not in top-100
Market segment	Desktop processor	Server
Series	AMD A-Series (Desktop)	no data
Power efficiency	1.37	no data
Architecture codename	Richland (2013−2014)	Raptor Lake-S (2023−2024)
Release date	1 June 2013 (11 years ago)	14 December 2023 (less than a year ago)
Launch price (MSRP)	no data	$293

Detailed specifications

A6-6400K and Xeon E-2434 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)	4 (Quad-Core)
Threads	2	8
Base clock speed	3.9 GHz	3.4 GHz
Boost clock speed	4.1 GHz	5 GHz
Bus rate	no data	16 GT/s
L1 cache	96 KB	80 KB (per core)
L2 cache	1024 KB	1.25 MB (per core)
L3 cache	0 KB	12 MB (shared)
Chip lithography	32 nm	Intel 7 nm
Die size	246 mm2	163 mm2
Maximum core temperature	70 °C	100 °C
Maximum case temperature (TCase)	70 °C	no data
Number of transistors	1,178 million	no data
64 bit support	+	+
Windows 11 compatibility	-	no data
Unlocked multiplier	+	-

Compatibility

Information on A6-6400K and Xeon E-2434 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	FM2	FCLGA1700
Power consumption (TDP)	65 Watt	55 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by A6-6400K and Xeon E-2434. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensions	MMX, SSE1-4a, AES, ABM, AVX, BMI1, AMD64, VT, EVP, Turbo Core 3.0	Intel® SSE4.1, Intel® SSE4.2, Intel® AVX2
AES-NI	+	+
FMA	FMA4	-
AVX	+	+
PowerNow	+	-
PowerGating	+	-
VirusProtect	+	-
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)	no data	+
Turbo Boost Technology	no data	2
Hyper-Threading Technology	no data	+
Idle States	no data	+
Thermal Monitoring	-	+
Turbo Boost Max 3.0	no data	-

Security technologies

A6-6400K and Xeon E-2434 technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.

TXT	no data	+
EDB	no data	+
Secure Key	no data	+
OS Guard	no data	+

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by A6-6400K and Xeon E-2434 are enumerated here.

AMD-V	+	-
VT-d	no data	+
VT-x	no data	+
EPT	no data	+
IOMMU 2.0	+	-

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by A6-6400K and Xeon E-2434. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory types	DDR3-1866	DDR5-4800
Maximum memory size	no data	128 GB
Max memory channels	2	2
ECC memory support	-	+

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics card	AMD Radeon HD 8470D	N/A
Number of pipelines	192	no data
Enduro	+	-
Switchable graphics	+	-
UVD	+	-
VCE	+	-

Graphics interfaces

Available interfaces and connections of A6-6400K and Xeon E-2434 integrated GPUs.

DisplayPort	+	-
HDMI	+	-

Graphics API support

APIs supported by A6-6400K and Xeon E-2434 integrated GPUs, sometimes API versions are included.

DirectX

DirectX® 11

no data

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by A6-6400K and Xeon E-2434.

PCIe version	2.0	5
PCI Express lanes	no data	16

Pros & cons summary

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Recency	1 June 2013	14 December 2023
Physical cores	2	4
Threads	2	8
Power consumption (TDP)	65 Watt	55 Watt

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