Xeon Gold 5317 vs A6-9500

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Aggregate performance score

A6-9500
2017
2 cores / 2 threads, 65 Watt
1.18
Xeon Gold 5317
2021
12 cores / 24 threads, 150 Watt
17.24
+1361%

Xeon Gold 5317 outperforms A6-9500 by a whopping 1361% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

Comparing A6-9500 and Xeon Gold 5317 processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking2368370
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation2.62no data
Market segmentDesktop processorServer
Power efficiency1.7210.87
Architecture codenameBristol Ridge (2016−2019)Ice Lake-SP (2021)
Release date27 July 2017 (7 years ago)6 April 2021 (3 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)$64no data

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance per price, higher is better.

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Detailed specifications

A6-9500 and Xeon Gold 5317 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)12 (Dodeca-Core)
Threads224
Base clock speed3.5 GHz3 GHz
Boost clock speed3.8 GHz3.6 GHz
L1 cacheno data64K (per core)
L2 cache1024 KB1 MB (per core)
L3 cache0 KB18 MB (shared)
Chip lithography28 nm10 nm
Die size246 mm2no data
Maximum core temperature90 °Cno data
Maximum case temperature (TCase)74 °C84 °C
Number of transistors1,178 millionno data
64 bit support++
Windows 11 compatibility-+

Compatibility

Information on A6-9500 and Xeon Gold 5317 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
SocketAM4FCLGA4189
Power consumption (TDP)65 Watt150 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by A6-9500 and Xeon Gold 5317. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensionsno dataIntel® SSE4.2, Intel® AVX, Intel® AVX2, Intel® AVX-512
AES-NI++
FMA+-
AVX++
FRTC+-
FreeSync+-
PowerTune+-
TrueAudio+-
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

A6-9500 and Xeon Gold 5317 technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.

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

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by A6-9500 and Xeon Gold 5317 are enumerated here.

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

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by A6-9500 and Xeon Gold 5317. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory typesDDR4-2400DDR4-2933
Maximum memory sizeno data6 TB
Max memory channels28
ECC memory support-+

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics cardAMD Radeon R5 Graphicsno data
iGPU core count6no data
Enduro+-
UVD+-
VCE+-

Graphics interfaces

Available interfaces and connections of A6-9500 and Xeon Gold 5317 integrated GPUs.

DisplayPort+-
HDMI+-

Graphics API support

APIs supported by A6-9500 and Xeon Gold 5317 integrated GPUs, sometimes API versions are included.

DirectXDirectX® 12no data
Vulkan+-

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by A6-9500 and Xeon Gold 5317.

PCIe version3.04.0
PCI Express lanes864

Synthetic benchmark performance

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. We are regularly improving our combining algorithms, but if you find some perceived inconsistencies, feel free to speak up in comments section, we usually fix problems quickly.

A6-9500 1.18
Xeon Gold 5317 17.24
+1361%

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.

A6-9500 1870
Xeon Gold 5317 27387
+1365%

GeekBench 5 Single-Core

GeekBench 5 Single-Core is a cross-platform application developed in the form of CPU tests that independently recreate certain real-world tasks with which to accurately measure performance. This version uses only a single CPU core.

A6-9500 631
Xeon Gold 5317 1260
+99.7%

GeekBench 5 Multi-Core

GeekBench 5 Multi-Core is a cross-platform application developed in the form of CPU tests that independently recreate certain real-world tasks with which to accurately measure performance. This version uses all available CPU cores.

A6-9500 956
Xeon Gold 5317 9808
+926%

Gaming performance

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 1.18 17.24
Recency 27 July 2017 6 April 2021
Physical cores 2 12
Threads 2 24
Chip lithography 28 nm 10 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 65 Watt 150 Watt

A6-9500 has 130.8% lower power consumption.

Xeon Gold 5317, on the other hand, has a 1361% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 3 years, 500% more physical cores and 1100% more threads, and a 180% more advanced lithography process.

The Xeon Gold 5317 is our recommended choice as it beats the A6-9500 in performance tests.

Note that A6-9500 is a desktop processor while Xeon Gold 5317 is a server/workstation one.


Should you still have questions on choice between A6-9500 and Xeon Gold 5317, ask them in Comments section, and we shall answer.

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