A6-3600 vs Xeon L5420
Aggregate performance score
Xeon L5420 outperforms A6-3600 by a significant 26% based on our aggregate benchmark results.
Primary details
Comparing Xeon L5420 and A6-3600 processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.
| Place in performance ranking | 2138 | 2308 |
| Place by popularity | not in top-100 | not in top-100 |
| Cost-effectiveness evaluation | 0.27 | 4.96 |
| Market segment | Server | Desktop processor |
| Architecture codename | no data | Llano (2011−2012) |
| Release date | 1 January 2008 (16 years ago) | 30 June 2011 (12 years ago) |
| Current price | $88 | $23 |
Cost-effectiveness evaluation
Performance per price, higher is better.
A6-3600 has 1737% better value for money than Xeon L5420.
Detailed specifications
Xeon L5420 and A6-3600 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 | 4 (Quad-Core) |
| Threads | no data | 4 |
| Base clock speed | 2.5 GHz | 2.1 GHz |
| Boost clock speed | no data | 2.4 GHz |
| L1 cache | no data | 128 KB (per core) |
| L2 cache | no data | 1 MB (per core) |
| L3 cache | 12 MB L2 Cache | 0 KB |
| Chip lithography | 45 nm | 32 nm |
| Die size | no data | 228 mm2 |
| Maximum core temperature | 57 °C | no data |
| 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 L5420 and A6-3600 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 | FM1 |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 50 Watt | 65 Watt |
Technologies and extensions
Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Xeon L5420 and A6-3600. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.
| 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 L5420 and A6-3600 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 L5420 and A6-3600 are enumerated here.
| AMD-V | no data | + |
| VT-x | + | no data |
| EPT | - | no data |
Memory specs
Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Xeon L5420 and A6-3600. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.
| Supported memory types | no data | DDR3 |
Graphics specifications
General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.
| Integrated graphics card | no data | Radeon HD 6530D |
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 L5420 outperforms A6-3600 by 26% 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 L5420 outperforms A6-3600 by 26% 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 L5420 outperforms A6-3600 by 22% 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 L5420 outperforms A6-3600 by 9% in GeekBench 5 Multi-Core.
Pros & cons summary
| Performance score | 1.39 | 1.10 |
| Recency | 1 January 2008 | 30 June 2011 |
| Chip lithography | 45 nm | 32 nm |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 50 Watt | 65 Watt |
The Xeon L5420 is our recommended choice as it beats the A6-3600 in performance tests.
Be aware that Xeon L5420 is a server/workstation processor while A6-3600 is a desktop one.
Should you still have questions on choice between Xeon L5420 and A6-3600, ask them in Comments section, and we shall answer.
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