A6-3500 vs Xeon Platinum 8176

Primary details

Comparing Xeon Platinum 8176 and A6-3500 processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in performance ranking	437	2430
Place by popularity	not in top-100	not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation	25.72	6.16
Market segment	Server	Desktop processor
Series	Intel Xeon Platinum	no data
Architecture codename	Skylake (server) (2017−2019)	Llano (2011−2012)
Release date	25 April 2017 (7 years ago)	17 August 2011 (12 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)	$8,719	no data
Current price	$349 (0x MSRP)	$33

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance per price, higher is better.

Xeon Platinum 8176 has 318% better value for money than A6-3500.

Detailed specifications

Xeon Platinum 8176 and A6-3500 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	28 (Octacosa-Core)	3 (Tri-Core)
Threads	56	3
Base clock speed	2.1 GHz	2.1 GHz
Boost clock speed	3.8 GHz	2.4 GHz
L1 cache	1.75 MB	128 KB (per core)
L2 cache	28 MB	1 MB (per core)
L3 cache	38.5 MB	0 KB
Chip lithography	14 nm	32 nm
Die size	no data	228 mm2
Maximum core temperature	89 °C	no data
Number of transistors	no data	1,178 million
64 bit support	+	+
Windows 11 compatibility	+	-
Unlocked multiplier	No	No

Compatibility

Information on Xeon Platinum 8176 and A6-3500 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	8 (Multiprocessor)	1
Socket	FCLGA3647	FM1
Power consumption (TDP)	165 Watt	65 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Xeon Platinum 8176 and A6-3500. 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	no data
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 Platinum 8176 and A6-3500 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 Platinum 8176 and A6-3500 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 Platinum 8176 and A6-3500. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory types	DDR4-2666	DDR3
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

Radeon HD 6530D

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Xeon Platinum 8176 and A6-3500.

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 Platinum 8176 outperforms A6-3500 by 1529% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

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Pros & cons summary

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Performance score	14.99	0.92
Recency	25 April 2017	17 August 2011
Physical cores	28	3
Threads	56	3
Chip lithography	14 nm	32 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	165 Watt	65 Watt

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