A6-9500 vs Xeon E-2224

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Aggregate performance score

Xeon E-2224
2019
4 cores / 4 threads, 71 Watt
4.74
+289%

Xeon E-2224 outperforms A6-9500 by a whopping 289% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

Comparing Xeon E-2224 and A6-9500 processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking12922349
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation24.552.62
Market segmentServerDesktop processor
SeriesIntel Xeon Eno data
Power efficiency6.091.71
Architecture codenameCoffee Lake-S WS (2018−2019)Bristol Ridge (2016−2019)
Release date27 May 2019 (5 years ago)27 July 2017 (7 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)$193$64

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance per price, higher is better.

Xeon E-2224 has 837% better value for money than A6-9500.

Detailed specifications

Xeon E-2224 and A6-9500 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 cores4 (Quad-Core)2 (Dual-core)
Threads42
Base clock speed3.4 GHz3.5 GHz
Boost clock speed4.6 GHz3.8 GHz
Bus typeDMI 3.0no data
Bus rate4 × 8 GT/sno data
Multiplier34no data
L1 cache256 KBno data
L2 cache1 MB1024 KB
L3 cache8 MB (shared)0 KB
Chip lithography14 nm28 nm
Die size126 mm2246 mm2
Maximum core temperature100 °C90 °C
Maximum case temperature (TCase)no data74 °C
Number of transistorsno data1,178 million
64 bit support++
Windows 11 compatibility+-

Compatibility

Information on Xeon E-2224 and A6-9500 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 configuration1 (Uniprocessor)1
SocketFCLGA1151AM4
Power consumption (TDP)71 Watt65 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Xeon E-2224 and A6-9500. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensionsIntel® SSE4.1, Intel® SSE4.2, Intel® AVX2no data
AES-NI++
FMA-+
AVX++
FRTC-+
FreeSync-+
PowerTune-+
TrueAudio-+
PowerNow-+
PowerGating-+
VirusProtect-+
vPro+no data
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)+no data
Turbo Boost Technology2.0no data
Hyper-Threading Technology-no data
TSX+-
Idle States+no data
Thermal Monitoring+-

Security technologies

Xeon E-2224 and A6-9500 technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.

TXT+no data
EDB+no data
Secure Key+no data
MPX+-
SGXYes with Intel® MEno data
OS Guard+no data

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Xeon E-2224 and A6-9500 are enumerated here.

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

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Xeon E-2224 and A6-9500. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory typesDDR4-2666DDR4-2400
Maximum memory size128 GBno data
Max memory channels22
Maximum memory bandwidth42.671 GB/sno data
ECC memory support+-

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics card
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Intel UHD Graphics P630AMD Radeon R5 Graphics
iGPU core countno data6
Enduro-+
UVD-+
VCE-+

Graphics interfaces

Available interfaces and connections of Xeon E-2224 and A6-9500 integrated GPUs.

DisplayPort-+
HDMI-+

Graphics image quality

Maximum display resolutions supported by Xeon E-2224 and A6-9500 integrated GPUs, including resolutions over different interfaces.

Max resolution over HDMI 1.4N/Ano data
Max resolution over eDPN/Ano data
Max resolution over DisplayPortN/Ano data
Max resolution over VGAN/Ano data

Graphics API support

APIs supported by Xeon E-2224 and A6-9500 integrated GPUs, sometimes API versions are included.

DirectXN/ADirectX® 12
OpenGLN/Ano data
Vulkan-+

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Xeon E-2224 and A6-9500.

PCIe version3.03.0
PCI Express lanes168

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.

Xeon E-2224 4.74
+289%
A6-9500 1.22

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.

Xeon E-2224 7259
+288%
A6-9500 1869

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.

Xeon E-2224 1502
+130%
A6-9500 653

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.

Xeon E-2224 4177
+338%
A6-9500 954

Gaming performance

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 4.74 1.22
Recency 27 May 2019 27 July 2017
Physical cores 4 2
Threads 4 2
Chip lithography 14 nm 28 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 71 Watt 65 Watt

Xeon E-2224 has a 288.5% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 1 year, 100% more physical cores and 100% more threads, and a 100% more advanced lithography process.

A6-9500, on the other hand, has 9.2% lower power consumption.

The Xeon E-2224 is our recommended choice as it beats the A6-9500 in performance tests.

Be aware that Xeon E-2224 is a server/workstation processor while A6-9500 is a desktop one.


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