Xeon E-2436 vs A8-6500T

Primary details

Comparing A8-6500T and Xeon E-2436 processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in performance ranking	2220	453
Place by popularity	not in top-100	not in top-100
Market segment	Desktop processor	Server
Architecture codename	Richland (2013−2014)	Raptor Lake-S
Release date	16 September 2013 (10 years ago)	14 December 2023 (less than a year ago)

Detailed specifications

A8-6500T and Xeon E-2436 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	4 (Quad-Core)	6 (Hexa-Core)
Threads	4	12
Base clock speed	2.1 GHz	2.9 GHz
Boost clock speed	3.1 GHz	5 GHz
L1 cache	192 KB	80 KB (per core)
L2 cache	4096 KB	1.25 MB (per core)
L3 cache	no data	18 MB (shared)
Chip lithography	32 nm	Intel 7 nm
Die size	246 mm2	163 mm2
Maximum core temperature	71 °C	100 °C
Maximum case temperature (TCase)	71 °C	no data
Number of transistors	1,303 million	no data
64 bit support	+	+
Unlocked multiplier	No	No

Compatibility

Information on A8-6500T and Xeon E-2436 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)	45 Watt	65 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by A8-6500T and Xeon E-2436. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensions	no data	Intel® SSE4.1, Intel® SSE4.2, Intel® AVX2
AES-NI	+	+
FMA	+	no data
AVX	+	+
PowerTune	-	no data
TrueAudio	-	no data
PowerNow	+	no data
PowerGating	+	no data
Out-of-band client management	-	no data
VirusProtect	+	no data
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)	no data	+
Turbo Boost Technology	no data	2
Hyper-Threading Technology	no data	+
TSX	no data	-
Idle States	no data	+
Thermal Monitoring	no data	+
Turbo Boost Max 3.0	no data	-
Status	no data	Launched

Security technologies

A8-6500T and Xeon E-2436 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 A8-6500T and Xeon E-2436 are enumerated here.

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

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by A8-6500T and Xeon E-2436. 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	no data	+

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics card	AMD Radeon™ HD 8550D	N/A
Number of pipelines	256	no data
Enduro	+	no data
Switchable graphics	1	no data
UVD	+	no data
VCE	+	no data

Graphics interfaces

Available interfaces and connections of A8-6500T and Xeon E-2436 integrated GPUs.

DisplayPort	+	no data
HDMI	+	no data

Graphics API support

APIs supported by A8-6500T and Xeon E-2436 integrated GPUs, sometimes API versions are included.

DirectX

DirectX® 11

no data

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by A8-6500T and Xeon E-2436.

PCIe version	2.0	5
PCI Express lanes	no data	20

Synthetic benchmark performance

Various benchmark results of the processors in comparison. Overall score is measured in points in 0-100 range, higher is better.

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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.

Xeon E-2436 outperforms A8-6500T by 1078% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

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Pros & cons summary

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Performance score	1.25	14.72
Recency	16 September 2013	14 December 2023
Physical cores	4	6
Threads	4	12
Power consumption (TDP)	45 Watt	65 Watt

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