A6-5200 vs Xeon E5-2686 v4

Primary details

Comparing Xeon E5-2686 v4 and A6-5200 processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking	594	2419
Place by popularity	not in top-100	not in top-100
Market segment	Server	Laptop
Series	Intel Xeon E5	AMD A-Series
Power efficiency	8.34	3.98
Architecture codename	Broadwell (2015−2019)	Kabini (2013−2014)
Release date	20 June 2016 (8 years ago)	23 May 2013 (11 years ago)

Detailed specifications

Xeon E5-2686 v4 and A6-5200 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	18 (Octadeca-Core)	4 (Quad-Core)
Threads	36	4
Base clock speed	2.3 GHz	no data
Boost clock speed	3 GHz	2 GHz
Bus type	QPI	no data
Bus rate	2 × 9.6 GT/s	no data
Multiplier	23	no data
L1 cache	no data	256 KB
L2 cache	4.5 MB	2048 KB
L3 cache	45 MB	0 KB
Chip lithography	14 nm	28 nm
Die size	456.12 mm2	246 mm2
Maximum core temperature	no data	90 °C
Maximum case temperature (TCase)	no data	90 °C
Number of transistors	7200 Million	1,178 million
64 bit support	+	+
Windows 11 compatibility	-	-

Compatibility

Information on Xeon E5-2686 v4 and A6-5200 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 (Multiprocessor)	1
Socket	no data	FT3
Power consumption (TDP)	145 Watt	25 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Xeon E5-2686 v4 and A6-5200. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensions	no data	86x SSE (1, 2, 3, 3S, 4.1, 4.2, 4A),-64, AES, AVX
AES-NI	+	+
FMA	-	FMA4
AVX	+	+
PowerNow	-	+
PowerGating	-	+
VirusProtect	-	+
vPro	+	no data
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)	+	no data
TSX	+	-

Security technologies

Xeon E5-2686 v4 and A6-5200 technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.

TXT

+

no data

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Xeon E5-2686 v4 and A6-5200 are enumerated here.

AMD-V	-	+
IOMMU 2.0	-	+

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Xeon E5-2686 v4 and A6-5200. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory types	no data	DDR3-1600
Maximum memory size	1,536 GB	no data
Max memory channels	no data	1

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics card	no data	AMD Radeon HD 8400
Number of pipelines	no data	128
Enduro	-	+
Switchable graphics	-	+
UVD	-	+
VCE	-	+

Graphics interfaces

Available interfaces and connections of Xeon E5-2686 v4 and A6-5200 integrated GPUs.

DisplayPort	-	+
HDMI	-	+

Graphics API support

APIs supported by Xeon E5-2686 v4 and A6-5200 integrated GPUs, sometimes API versions are included.

DirectX	no data	DirectX® 11
Vulkan	-	+

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Xeon E5-2686 v4 and A6-5200.

PCIe version	3.0	2.0
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.

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Pros & cons summary

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Performance score	13.26	1.09
Recency	20 June 2016	23 May 2013
Physical cores	18	4
Threads	36	4
Chip lithography	14 nm	28 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	145 Watt	25 Watt

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