A6-6310 vs Xeon E5-2689 v4

Primary details

Comparing Xeon E5-2689 v4 and A6-6310 processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in performance ranking	645	2291
Place by popularity	not in top-100	not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation	34.68	no data
Market segment	Server	Laptop
Series	Intel Xeon E5	AMD A-Series
Architecture codename	Broadwell (2015−2019)	Beema (2014)
Release date	20 June 2016 (7 years ago)	29 April 2014 (10 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)	$2,723	no data
Current price	$100 (0x MSRP)	$302

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance per price, higher is better.

Detailed specifications

Xeon E5-2689 v4 and A6-6310 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	10 (Deca-Core)	4 (Quad-Core)
Threads	20	4
Base clock speed	3.1 GHz	1.8 GHz
Boost clock speed	3.8 GHz	2.4 GHz
Bus support	2 × 9.6 GT/s	no data
L2 cache	2.5 MB	2048 KB
L3 cache	25 MB	no data
Chip lithography	14 nm	28 nm
Die size	246.24 mm2	107 mm2
Maximum core temperature	52 °C	no data
Number of transistors	3200 Million	930 Million
64 bit support	+	+
Windows 11 compatibility	-	-
Unlocked multiplier	No	No

Compatibility

Information on Xeon E5-2689 v4 and A6-6310 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	no data
Socket	FCLGA2011-3	FT3b
Power consumption (TDP)	165 Watt	15 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Xeon E5-2689 v4 and A6-6310. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensions	Intel® AVX2	86x SSE (1, 2, 3, 3S, 4.1, 4.2, 4A),-64, AES, AVX, Single-Channel DDR3L-1866
AES-NI	+	+
FMA	no data	FMA4
AVX	+	+
PowerTune	no data	-
TrueAudio	no data	-
PowerNow	no data	+
PowerGating	no data	+
Out-of-band client management	no data	-
VirusProtect	no data	+
vPro	+	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	Launched	no data

Security technologies

Xeon E5-2689 v4 and A6-6310 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 E5-2689 v4 and A6-6310 are enumerated here.

AMD-V	no data	1
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 Xeon E5-2689 v4 and A6-6310. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory types	DDR4-1600, DDR4-1866, DDR4-2133, DDR4-2400	DDR3-1865
Maximum memory size	1.5 TB	no data
Max memory channels	4	1
Maximum memory bandwidth	76.8 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 R4 Graphics
Enduro	no data	+
Switchable graphics	no data	1
UVD	no data	+
VCE	no data	+

Graphics interfaces

Available interfaces and connections of Xeon E5-2689 v4 and A6-6310 integrated GPUs.

DisplayPort	no data	+
HDMI	no data	+

Graphics API support

APIs supported by Xeon E5-2689 v4 and A6-6310 integrated GPUs, sometimes API versions are included.

DirectX	no data	DirectX® 12
Vulkan	no data	1

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Xeon E5-2689 v4 and A6-6310.

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.

Xeon E5-2689 v4 outperforms A6-6310 by 919% based on our aggregated benchmark results.

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Pros & cons summary

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Performance score	11.00	1.08
Recency	20 June 2016	29 April 2014
Physical cores	10	4
Threads	20	4
Chip lithography	14 nm	28 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	165 Watt	15 Watt

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