A4-6300 vs Xeon E5405
Aggregate performance score
Xeon E5405 outperforms A4-6300 by a significant 20% based on our aggregated benchmark results.
Primary details
Comparing Xeon E5405 and A4-6300 processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.
| Place in performance ranking | 2288 | 2418 |
| Place by popularity | not in top-100 | not in top-100 |
| Cost-effectiveness evaluation | 0.16 | 2.15 |
| Market segment | Server | Desktop processor |
| Architecture codename | no data | Richland (2013−2014) |
| Release date | 1 October 2007 (16 years ago) | 1 June 2013 (11 years ago) |
| Current price | $52 | $35 |
Cost-effectiveness evaluation
Performance per price, higher is better.
A4-6300 has 1244% better value for money than Xeon E5405.
Detailed specifications
Xeon E5405 and A4-6300 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 | no data | 2 (Dual-core) |
| Threads | no data | 2 |
| Base clock speed | 2 GHz | 3.7 GHz |
| Boost clock speed | no data | 3.9 GHz |
| L1 cache | no data | 96 KB |
| L2 cache | no data | 1024 KB |
| L3 cache | 12 MB L2 Cache | 0 KB |
| Chip lithography | 45 nm | 32 nm |
| Die size | no data | 246 mm2 |
| Maximum core temperature | 67 °C | 70 °C |
| Maximum case temperature (TCase) | no data | 70 °C |
| Number of transistors | no data | 1,178 million |
| 64 bit support | + | + |
| Windows 11 compatibility | - | - |
| Unlocked multiplier | No | No |
| VID voltage range | 0.85V-1.35V | no data |
Compatibility
Information on Xeon E5405 and A4-6300 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 | no data | 1 |
| Socket | LGA771 | FM2 |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 80 Watt | 65 Watt |
Technologies and extensions
Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Xeon E5405 and A4-6300. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.
| AES-NI | no data | 1 |
| FMA | no data | FMA4 |
| AVX | 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 |
| Hyper-Threading Technology | - | no data |
| Idle States | - | no data |
| Thermal Monitoring | + | no data |
| Demand Based Switching | - | no data |
| FSB parity | + | no data |
| Status | Discontinued | no data |
Security technologies
Xeon E5405 and A4-6300 technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.
| TXT | - | no data |
| EDB | + | no data |
Virtualization technologies
Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Xeon E5405 and A4-6300 are enumerated here.
| AMD-V | 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 E5405 and A4-6300. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.
| Supported memory types | no data | DDR3-1600 |
| Max memory channels | no data | 2 |
Graphics specifications
General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.
| Integrated graphics card | no data | AMD Radeon™ HD 8370D |
| Number of pipelines | no data | 128 |
| Enduro | no data | + |
| Switchable graphics | no data | 1 |
| UVD | no data | + |
| VCE | no data | + |
Graphics interfaces
Available interfaces and connections of Xeon E5405 and A4-6300 integrated GPUs.
| DisplayPort | no data | + |
| HDMI | no data | + |
Graphics API support
APIs supported by Xeon E5405 and A4-6300 integrated GPUs, sometimes API versions are included.
| DirectX | no data | DirectX® 11 |
Peripherals
Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Xeon E5405 and A4-6300.
| PCIe version | no data | 2.0 |
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 E5405 outperforms A4-6300 by 20% based on our aggregated benchmark results.
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.
Benchmark coverage: 68%
Xeon E5405 outperforms A4-6300 by 20% in Passmark.
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.
Benchmark coverage: 42%
A4-6300 outperforms Xeon E5405 by 24% in GeekBench 5 Single-Core.
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.
Benchmark coverage: 42%
Xeon E5405 outperforms A4-6300 by 94% in GeekBench 5 Multi-Core.
Pros & cons summary
| Performance score | 1.10 | 0.92 |
| Recency | 1 October 2007 | 1 June 2013 |
| Chip lithography | 45 nm | 32 nm |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 80 Watt | 65 Watt |
The Xeon E5405 is our recommended choice as it beats the A4-6300 in performance tests.
Be aware that Xeon E5405 is a server/workstation processor while A4-6300 is a desktop one.
Should you still have questions on choice between Xeon E5405 and A4-6300, ask them in Comments section, and we shall answer.
Similar processor comparisons
We picked several similar comparisons of processors in the same market segment and performance relatively close to those reviewed on this page.
