Xeon Platinum 9282 vs A6-6400K

Primary details

Comparing A6-6400K and Xeon Platinum 9282 processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking	2503	not rated
Place by popularity	not in top-100	not in top-100
Market segment	Desktop processor	Server
Series	AMD A-Series (Desktop)	Intel Xeon Platinum
Power efficiency	1.38	no data
Architecture codename	Richland (2013−2014)	Cascade Lake-AP (2019)
Release date	1 June 2013 (11 years ago)	2 April 2019 (5 years ago)

Detailed specifications

A6-6400K and Xeon Platinum 9282 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)	56 (Hexapentaconta-Core)
Threads	2	112
Base clock speed	3.9 GHz	2.6 GHz
Boost clock speed	4.1 GHz	3.8 GHz
Bus type	no data	DMI 3.0
Bus rate	no data	4 × 8 GT/s
Multiplier	no data	26
L1 cache	96 KB	64K (per core)
L2 cache	1024 KB	1 MB (per core)
L3 cache	0 KB	77 MB (shared)
Chip lithography	32 nm	14 nm
Die size	246 mm2	no data
Maximum core temperature	70 °C	no data
Maximum case temperature (TCase)	70 °C	no data
Number of transistors	1,178 million	8,000 million
64 bit support	+	+
Windows 11 compatibility	-	+
Unlocked multiplier	+	-

Compatibility

Information on A6-6400K and Xeon Platinum 9282 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	8
Socket	FM2	Intel BGA5903
Power consumption (TDP)	65 Watt	400 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by A6-6400K and Xeon Platinum 9282. 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® AVX-512
AES-NI	+	+
FMA	FMA4	+
AVX	+	+
PowerNow	+	+
PowerGating	+	-
VirusProtect	+	-
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	-	+
SIPP	-	+
Precision Boost 2	no data	+

Security technologies

A6-6400K and Xeon Platinum 9282 technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.

TXT

no data

+

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by A6-6400K and Xeon Platinum 9282 are enumerated here.

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

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by A6-6400K and Xeon Platinum 9282. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory types	DDR3-1866	DDR4-2933
Maximum memory size	no data	2 TiB
Max memory channels	2	12
Maximum memory bandwidth	no data	281.6 GB/s

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

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

Graphics interfaces

Available interfaces and connections of A6-6400K and Xeon Platinum 9282 integrated GPUs.

DisplayPort	+	-
HDMI	+	-

Graphics API support

APIs supported by A6-6400K and Xeon Platinum 9282 integrated GPUs, sometimes API versions are included.

DirectX

DirectX® 11

no data

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by A6-6400K and Xeon Platinum 9282.

PCIe version

2.0

no data

Pros & cons summary

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Recency	1 June 2013	2 April 2019
Physical cores	2	56
Threads	2	112
Chip lithography	32 nm	14 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	65 Watt	400 Watt

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