Xeon D-1732TE vs A6-9500
Aggregate performance score
Xeon D-1732TE outperforms A6-9500 by a whopping 663% based on our aggregate benchmark results.
Contents
Primary details
Comparing processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.
| Place in the ranking | 2615 | 1029 |
| Place by popularity | not in top-100 | not in top-100 |
| Cost-effectiveness evaluation | 2.62 | 7.27 |
| Market segment | Desktop processor | Server |
| Power efficiency | 0.69 | 6.59 |
| Designer | AMD | Intel |
| Manufacturer | no data | Intel |
| Architecture codename | Bristol Ridge (2016−2019) | Ice Lake-D (2022−2023) |
| Release date | 27 July 2017 (8 years ago) | 24 February 2022 (3 years ago) |
| Launch price (MSRP) | $64 | $730 |
Cost-effectiveness evaluation
Performance per price, higher is better.
Xeon D-1732TE has 177% better value for money than A6-9500.
Performance to price scatter graph
Detailed specifications
A6-9500 and Xeon D-1732TE 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) | 8 (Octa-Core) |
| Performance-cores | no data | 8 |
| Threads | 2 | 16 |
| Base clock speed | 3.5 GHz | 1.9 GHz |
| Boost clock speed | 3.8 GHz | 3 GHz |
| L1 cache | no data | 80 KB (per core) |
| L2 cache | 1024 KB | 1.25 MB (per core) |
| L3 cache | 0 KB | 15 MB (shared) |
| Chip lithography | 28 nm | 10 nm |
| Die size | 246 mm2 | no data |
| Maximum core temperature | 90 °C | no data |
| Maximum case temperature (TCase) | 74 °C | no data |
| Number of transistors | 1,178 million | no data |
| 64 bit support | + | + |
| Windows 11 compatibility | - | + |
Compatibility
Information on A6-9500 and Xeon D-1732TE 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 | AM4 | FCBGA2227 |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 65 Watt | 52 Watt |
Technologies and extensions
Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by A6-9500 and Xeon D-1732TE. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.
| Instruction set extensions | no data | Intel® AVX-512 |
| AES-NI | + | + |
| FMA | + | - |
| AVX | + | + |
| FRTC | + | - |
| FreeSync | + | - |
| PowerTune | + | - |
| TrueAudio | + | - |
| PowerNow | + | - |
| PowerGating | + | - |
| VirusProtect | + | - |
| Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST) | no data | + |
| QuickAssist | no data | - |
| Turbo Boost Technology | no data | 2.0 |
| Hyper-Threading Technology | no data | + |
| Thermal Monitoring | - | + |
| Deep Learning Boost | - | + |
Security technologies
A6-9500 and Xeon D-1732TE technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.
| TXT | no data | + |
| EDB | no data | + |
| SGX | no data | Yes with Intel® SPS |
Virtualization technologies
Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by A6-9500 and Xeon D-1732TE are enumerated here.
| AMD-V | + | - |
| VT-d | no data | + |
| VT-x | no data | + |
Memory specs
Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by A6-9500 and Xeon D-1732TE. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.
| Supported memory types | DDR4-2400 | DDR4 |
| Maximum memory size | no data | 384 GB |
| Max memory channels | 2 | no data |
| ECC memory support | - | + |
Graphics specifications
General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.
| Integrated graphics card | AMD Radeon R5 Graphics | N/A |
| iGPU core count | 6 | no data |
| Enduro | + | - |
| UVD | + | - |
| VCE | + | - |
Graphics interfaces
Available interfaces and connections of A6-9500 and Xeon D-1732TE integrated GPUs.
| DisplayPort | + | - |
| HDMI | + | - |
Graphics API support
APIs supported by A6-9500 and Xeon D-1732TE integrated GPUs, sometimes API versions are included.
| DirectX | DirectX® 12 | no data |
| Vulkan | + | - |
Peripherals
Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by A6-9500 and Xeon D-1732TE.
| PCIe version | 3.0 | 4.0 |
| PCI Express lanes | 8 | 16 |
| USB revision | no data | 3.0 |
| Total number of SATA ports | no data | 24 |
| Number of USB ports | no data | 4 |
| Integrated LAN | no 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.
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.
Pros & cons summary
| Performance score | 1.06 | 8.09 |
| Recency | 27 July 2017 | 24 February 2022 |
| Physical cores | 2 | 8 |
| Threads | 2 | 16 |
| Chip lithography | 28 nm | 10 nm |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 65 Watt | 52 Watt |
Xeon D-1732TE has a 663.2% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 4 years, 300% more physical cores and 700% more threads, a 180% more advanced lithography process, and 25% lower power consumption.
The Intel Xeon D-1732TE is our recommended choice as it beats the AMD A6-9500 in performance tests.
Note that A6-9500 is a desktop processor while Xeon D-1732TE is a server/workstation one.
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