A6-9220C vs Xeon L5618

Primary details

Comparing Xeon L5618 and A6-9220C processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in performance ranking	not rated	2629
Place by popularity	not in top-100	not in top-100
Market segment	Server	Laptop
Series	no data	AMD Bristol Ridge
Architecture codename	Westmere-EP (2010−2011)	Stoney Ridge (2016−2019)
Release date	16 March 2010 (14 years ago)	7 January 2019 (5 years ago)
Current price	$29	$360

Detailed specifications

Xeon L5618 and A6-9220C 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	4 (Quad-Core)	2 (Dual-core)
Threads	8	2
Base clock speed	1.87 GHz	1.8 GHz
Boost clock speed	2.26 GHz	2.7 GHz
L1 cache	64 KB (per core)	160 KB
L2 cache	256 KB (per core)	1 MB (shared)
L3 cache	12 MB (shared)	no data
Chip lithography	32 nm	28 nm
Die size	239 mm2	124.5 mm2
Maximum core temperature	87 °C	90 °C
Maximum case temperature (TCase)	no data	74 °C
Number of transistors	1,170 million	1,200 million
64 bit support	+	+
Windows 11 compatibility	-	-
Unlocked multiplier	No	No

Compatibility

Information on Xeon L5618 and A6-9220C 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	1
Socket	FCLGA1366,LGA1366	FT4
Power consumption (TDP)	40 Watt	6 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Xeon L5618 and A6-9220C. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensions	no data	Single-Channel DDR4-2133, Virtualization,
AES-NI	+	+
FMA	no data	+
AVX	no data	+
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)	+	no data
Turbo Boost Technology	1.0	no data
Hyper-Threading Technology	+	no data
Idle States	+	no data
Status	Discontinued	no data

Security technologies

Xeon L5618 and A6-9220C technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.

TXT

+

no data

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Xeon L5618 and A6-9220C 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 L5618 and A6-9220C. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory types

DDR3

DDR4

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics card

no data

AMD Radeon R5 (Stoney Ridge)

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Xeon L5618 and A6-9220C.

PCIe version	2.0	3.0
PCI Express lanes	no data	8

Pros & cons summary

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Recency	16 March 2010	7 January 2019
Physical cores	4	2
Threads	8	2
Chip lithography	32 nm	28 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	40 Watt	6 Watt

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