A6-9220 vs Xeon Gold 6144

Primary details

Comparing Xeon Gold 6144 and A6-9220 processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in performance ranking	552	2492
Place by popularity	not in top-100	not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation	14.77	no data
Market segment	Server	Laptop
Series	Intel Xeon Gold	Bristol Ridge
Architecture codename	Skylake (server) (2017−2019)	Stoney Ridge (2016−2019)
Release date	11 July 2017 (6 years ago)	1 June 2016 (8 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)	$2,925	no data
Current price	$515 (0.2x MSRP)	$411

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance per price, higher is better.

Detailed specifications

Xeon Gold 6144 and A6-9220 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	8 (Octa-Core)	2 (Dual-core)
Threads	16	2
Base clock speed	3.5 GHz	2.5 GHz
Boost clock speed	4.2 GHz	2.9 GHz
L1 cache	512 KB	160 KB
L2 cache	8 MB	1 MB
L3 cache	24.75 MB	no data
Chip lithography	14 nm	28 nm
Die size	no data	124.5 mm2
Maximum core temperature	75 °C	90 °C
Number of transistors	no data	1200 Million
64 bit support	+	+
Windows 11 compatibility	+	-
Unlocked multiplier	No	No

Compatibility

Information on Xeon Gold 6144 and A6-9220 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	4 (Multiprocessor)	no data
Socket	FCLGA3647	BGA
Power consumption (TDP)	150 Watt	10-15 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Xeon Gold 6144 and A6-9220. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensions	Intel® SSE4.2, Intel® AVX, Intel® AVX2, Intel® AVX-512	Single-Channel DDR4-2133, Virtualization,
AES-NI	+	no data
AVX	+	no data
vPro	+	no data
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)	+	no data
Speed Shift	+	no data
Turbo Boost Technology	2.0	no data
Hyper-Threading Technology	+	no data
TSX	+	no data
Turbo Boost Max 3.0	-	no data
Status	Discontinued	no data

Security technologies

Xeon Gold 6144 and A6-9220 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 Gold 6144 and A6-9220 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 Gold 6144 and A6-9220. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory types	DDR4-2666	DDR4
Maximum memory size	768 GB	no data
Max memory channels	6	no data
Maximum memory bandwidth	128.001 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 (Stoney Ridge)

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Xeon Gold 6144 and A6-9220.

PCIe version	3.0	no data
PCI Express lanes	48	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 Gold 6144 outperforms A6-9220 by 1477% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

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Pros & cons summary

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Performance score	12.93	0.82
Recency	11 July 2017	1 June 2016
Physical cores	8	2
Threads	16	2
Chip lithography	14 nm	28 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	150 Watt	10 Watt

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