A4-6300 vs Xeon W-2133

Primary details

Comparing Xeon W-2133 and A4-6300 processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in performance ranking	869	2430
Place by popularity	not in top-100	not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation	5.46	2.15
Market segment	Server	Desktop processor
Series	Intel Xeon W	no data
Architecture codename	Skylake (server) (2017−2019)	Richland (2013−2014)
Release date	29 August 2017 (6 years ago)	1 June 2013 (11 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)	$617	no data
Current price	$47 (0.1x MSRP)	$36

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance per price, higher is better.

Xeon W-2133 has 154% better value for money than A4-6300.

Detailed specifications

Xeon W-2133 and A4-6300 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	6 (Hexa-Core)	2 (Dual-core)
Threads	12	2
Base clock speed	3.6 GHz	3.7 GHz
Boost clock speed	3.9 GHz	3.9 GHz
Bus support	4 × 8 GT/s	no data
L1 cache	64K (per core)	96 KB
L2 cache	1 MB (per core)	1024 KB
L3 cache	8.25 MB (shared)	0 KB
Chip lithography	14 nm	32 nm
Die size	484 mm2	246 mm2
Maximum core temperature	65 °C	70 °C
Maximum case temperature (TCase)	65 °C	70 °C
Number of transistors	no data	1,178 million
64 bit support	+	+
Windows 11 compatibility	+	-
Unlocked multiplier	No	No

Compatibility

Information on Xeon W-2133 and A4-6300 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	1	1
Socket	FCLGA2066	FM2
Power consumption (TDP)	140 Watt	65 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Xeon W-2133 and A4-6300. 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	+	1
FMA	no data	FMA4
AVX	+	AVX
PowerTune	no data	-
TrueAudio	no data	-
PowerNow	no data	+
PowerGating	no data	+
Out-of-band client management	no data	-
VirusProtect	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
Idle States	+	no data
Thermal Monitoring	+	no data
Flex Memory Access	-	no data
Demand Based Switching	+	no data
PAE	46 Bit	no data
Turbo Boost Max 3.0	-	no data
Status	Discontinued	no data

Security technologies

Xeon W-2133 and A4-6300 technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.

TXT	+	no data
EDB	+	no data
Secure Key	+	no data
MPX	+	no data
Identity Protection	+	no data
SGX	-	no data
OS Guard	+	no data

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Xeon W-2133 and A4-6300 are enumerated here.

AMD-V	no data	+
VT-d	+	no data
VT-x	+	no data
EPT	+	no data
IOMMU 2.0	no data	+

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Xeon W-2133 and A4-6300. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory types	DDR4-1600, DDR4-1866, DDR4-2133, DDR4-2400, DDR4-2666	DDR3-1600
Maximum memory size	512 GB	no data
Max memory channels	4	2
Maximum memory bandwidth	85.3 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™ HD 8370D
Number of pipelines	no data	128
Enduro	no data	+
Switchable graphics	no data	1
UVD	no data	+
VCE	no data	+

Graphics interfaces

Available interfaces and connections of Xeon W-2133 and A4-6300 integrated GPUs.

DisplayPort	no data	+
HDMI	no data	+

Graphics API support

APIs supported by Xeon W-2133 and A4-6300 integrated GPUs, sometimes API versions are included.

DirectX

no data

DirectX® 11

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Xeon W-2133 and A4-6300.

PCIe version	3.0	2.0
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 W-2133 outperforms A4-6300 by 789% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

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Pros & cons summary

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Performance score	8.18	0.92
Recency	29 August 2017	1 June 2013
Physical cores	6	2
Threads	12	2
Chip lithography	14 nm	32 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	140 Watt	65 Watt

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