A6-3420M vs Xeon E5-2630 v2

Primary details

Comparing Xeon E5-2630 v2 and A6-3420M processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in performance ranking	1185	2482
Place by popularity	not in top-100	not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation	4.62	no data
Market segment	Server	Laptop
Series	no data	AMD A-Series
Architecture codename	Ivy Bridge-EP (2013)	Llano (2011−2012)
Release date	1 September 2013 (10 years ago)	20 December 2011 (12 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)	$250	no data
Current price	$52 (0.2x MSRP)	$1578

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance per price, higher is better.

Detailed specifications

Xeon E5-2630 v2 and A6-3420M 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	6 (Hexa-Core)	4 (Quad-Core)
Threads	12	4
Base clock speed	2.6 GHz	1.5 GHz
Boost clock speed	3.1 GHz	2.4 GHz
L1 cache	64 KB (per core)	128 KB (per core)
L2 cache	256 KB (per core)	1 MB (per core)
L3 cache	15 MB (shared)	0 KB
Chip lithography	22 nm	32 nm
Die size	160 mm2	228 mm2
Maximum core temperature	71 °C	no data
Number of transistors	1,400 million	1,178 million
64 bit support	+	+
Windows 11 compatibility	-	-
Unlocked multiplier	No	No

Compatibility

Information on Xeon E5-2630 v2 and A6-3420M 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	2	1
Socket	FCLGA2011	FS1
Power consumption (TDP)	80 Watt	35 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Xeon E5-2630 v2 and A6-3420M. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensions	Intel® AVX	3DNow!, MMX, SSE, SSE2, SSE3, SSE4a, Radeon HD 6480G, DDR3(L)-1333 Memory Controller
AES-NI	+	no data
AVX	+	no data
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)	+	no data
Turbo Boost Technology	2.0	no data
Hyper-Threading Technology	+	no data
TSX	-	no data
Idle States	+	no data
Thermal Monitoring	+	no data
Flex Memory Access	-	no data
Demand Based Switching	+	no data
PAE	46 Bit	no data
Status	Discontinued	no data

Security technologies

Xeon E5-2630 v2 and A6-3420M technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.

TXT	+	no data
EDB	+	no data
Secure Key	+	no data
Identity Protection	-	no data
OS Guard	+	no data

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Xeon E5-2630 v2 and A6-3420M are enumerated here.

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

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Xeon E5-2630 v2 and A6-3420M. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory types	DDR3	DDR3
Maximum memory size	768 GB	no data
Max memory channels	4	no data
Maximum memory bandwidth	51.2 GB/s	no data
ECC memory support	+	no data

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics card

no data

AMD Radeon HD 6520G

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Xeon E5-2630 v2 and A6-3420M.

PCIe version	3.0	no data
PCI Express lanes	40	no data

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 E5-2630 v2 outperforms A6-3420M by 476% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

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Pros & cons summary

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Performance score	4.84	0.84
Recency	1 September 2013	20 December 2011
Physical cores	6	4
Threads	12	4
Chip lithography	22 nm	32 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	80 Watt	35 Watt

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