Xeon Silver 4514Y vs A6-6420K

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Primary details

Comparing A6-6420K and Xeon Silver 4514Y processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking2481not rated
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Market segmentDesktop processorServer
Power efficiency1.44no data
Architecture codenameRichland (2013−2014)Emerald Rapids (2023)
Release dateJanuary 2014 (10 years ago)14 December 2023 (1 year ago)
Launch price (MSRP)no data$780

Detailed specifications

A6-6420K and Xeon Silver 4514Y 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)16 (Hexadeca-Core)
Threads232
Base clock speed4 GHz2 GHz
Boost clock speed4.2 GHz3.4 GHz
L1 cache96 KB80 KB (per core)
L2 cache1024 KB2 MB (per core)
L3 cacheno data30 MB (shared)
Chip lithography32 nmIntel 7 nm
Die size246 mm22x 763 mm2
Maximum core temperature70 °Cno data
Maximum case temperature (TCase)70 °C79 °C
Number of transistors1,303 millionno data
64 bit support++
Unlocked multiplier+-

Compatibility

Information on A6-6420K and Xeon Silver 4514Y 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 configuration12
SocketFM2FCLGA4677
Power consumption (TDP)65 Watt150 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by A6-6420K and Xeon Silver 4514Y. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensionsno dataIntel® AMX, Intel® SSE4.2, Intel® AVX, Intel® AVX2, Intel® AVX-512
AES-NI++
FMA+-
AVX++
PowerNow+-
PowerGating+-
VirusProtect+-
vProno data+
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)no data+
Speed Shiftno data+
Turbo Boost Technologyno data2.0
Hyper-Threading Technologyno data+
TSX-+
Deep Learning Boost-+

Security technologies

A6-6420K and Xeon Silver 4514Y technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.

TXTno data+
EDBno data+
SGXno dataYes with Intel® SPS
OS Guardno data+

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by A6-6420K and Xeon Silver 4514Y are enumerated here.

AMD-V+-
VT-dno data+
VT-xno data+
EPTno data+
IOMMU 2.0+-

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by A6-6420K and Xeon Silver 4514Y. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory typesDDR3-1866DDR5-4400
Maximum memory sizeno data4 TB
Max memory channels28
ECC memory support-+

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics cardAMD Radeon HD 8470DN/A
จำนวนพาธไลน์192no data
Enduro+-
Switchable graphics+-
UVD+-

Graphics interfaces

Available interfaces and connections of A6-6420K and Xeon Silver 4514Y integrated GPUs.

DisplayPort+-
HDMI+-

Graphics API support

APIs supported by A6-6420K and Xeon Silver 4514Y integrated GPUs, sometimes API versions are included.

DirectXDirectX® 11no data

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by A6-6420K and Xeon Silver 4514Y.

PCIe version2.05.0
PCI Express lanesno data80

Pros & cons summary


Physical cores 2 16
Threads 2 32
Power consumption (TDP) 65 Watt 150 Watt

A6-6420K has 130.8% lower power consumption.

Xeon Silver 4514Y, on the other hand, has 700% more physical cores and 1500% more threads.

We couldn't decide between A6-6420K and Xeon Silver 4514Y. We've got no test results to judge.

Note that A6-6420K is a desktop processor while Xeon Silver 4514Y is a server/workstation one.


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