A4-4020 vs Xeon E5606

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Aggregate performance score

Xeon E5606
2011
4 cores / 4 threads, 80 Watt
1.53
+86.6%

Xeon E5606 outperforms A4-4020 by an impressive 87% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

Comparing Xeon E5606 and A4-4020 processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in performance ranking20382491
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation0.42no data
Market segmentServerDesktop processor
Architecture codenameWestmere-EP (2010−2011)Richland (2013−2014)
Release date14 February 2011 (13 years ago)January 2014 (10 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)$46no data
Current price$105 (2.3x MSRP)no data

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance per price, higher is better.

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Detailed specifications

Xeon E5606 and A4-4020 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 speed2.13 GHz3.2 GHz
Boost clock speed0.13 GHz3.4 GHz
L1 cache64 KB (per core)96K
L2 cache256 KB (per core)1 MB (shared)
L3 cache8 MB (shared)no data
Chip lithography32 nm32 nm
Die size239 mm2246 mm2
Maximum case temperature (TCase)no data70 °C
Number of transistors1,170 million1,303 million
64 bit support++
Windows 11 compatibility-no data
Unlocked multiplierNoNo

Compatibility

Information on Xeon E5606 and A4-4020 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 configuration21
SocketFCLGA1366,LGA1366FM2
Power consumption (TDP)80 Watt65 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Xeon E5606 and A4-4020. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensionsIntel® SSE4.2no data
AES-NI++
FMAno data+
AVXno data+
PowerNowno 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
PAE40 Bitno data
StatusDiscontinuedno data

Security technologies

Xeon E5606 and A4-4020 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 E5606 and A4-4020 are enumerated here.

AMD-Vno 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 E5606 and A4-4020. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory typesDDR3DDR3-1333
Maximum memory size288 GBno data
Max memory channels3no data
Maximum memory bandwidth25.6 GB/sno data
ECC memory support+no data

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics cardno dataAMD Radeon HD 7480D

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Xeon E5606 and A4-4020.

PCIe version2.02.0

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 E5606 1.53
+86.6%
A4-4020 0.82

Xeon E5606 outperforms A4-4020 by 87% based on our aggregate 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 E5606 2365
+86.5%
A4-4020 1268

Xeon E5606 outperforms A4-4020 by 87% 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%

Xeon E5606 329
A4-4020 339
+3%

A4-4020 outperforms Xeon E5606 by 3% 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 E5606 1040
+131%
A4-4020 451

Xeon E5606 outperforms A4-4020 by 131% in GeekBench 5 Multi-Core.

Gaming performance

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 1.53 0.82
Physical cores 4 2
Threads 4 2
Power consumption (TDP) 80 Watt 65 Watt

The Xeon E5606 is our recommended choice as it beats the A4-4020 in performance tests.

Be aware that Xeon E5606 is a server/workstation processor while A4-4020 is a desktop one.


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