A10-6790B vs Xeon W-2135

Primary details

Comparing Xeon W-2135 and A10-6790B processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking	827	not rated
Place by popularity	not in top-100	not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation	7.32	no data
Market segment	Server	Desktop processor
Series	Intel Xeon W	no data
Power efficiency	6.15	no data
Architecture codename	Skylake (server) (2017−2019)	Richland (2013−2014)
Release date	29 August 2017 (7 years ago)	28 October 2013 (10 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)	$835	no data

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance per price, higher is better.

Detailed specifications

Xeon W-2135 and A10-6790B 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)	4 (Quad-Core)
Threads	12	4
Base clock speed	3.7 GHz	4 GHz
Boost clock speed	4.5 GHz	4.3 GHz
Bus type	DMI 3.0	no data
Bus rate	4 × 8 GT/s	no data
Multiplier	37	no data
L1 cache	384 KB	192 KB
L2 cache	6 MB	4096 KB
L3 cache	8.25 MB (shared)	no data
Chip lithography	14 nm	32 nm
Die size	484 mm2	246 mm2
Maximum core temperature	no data	74 °C
Maximum case temperature (TCase)	64 °C	74 °C
Number of transistors	no data	1,303 million
64 bit support	+	+
Windows 11 compatibility	+	no data

Compatibility

Information on Xeon W-2135 and A10-6790B 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 (Uniprocessor)	1
Socket	FCLGA2066	FM2
Power consumption (TDP)	140 Watt	100 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Xeon W-2135 and A10-6790B. 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	+	+
FMA	-	+
AVX	+	+
PowerNow	-	+
PowerGating	-	+
VirusProtect	-	+
RAID	-	+
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	+	-
Idle States	+	no data
Thermal Monitoring	+	-
Flex Memory Access	-	no data
Demand Based Switching	+	no data
PAE	46 Bit	no data
Turbo Boost Max 3.0	-	no data

Security technologies

Xeon W-2135 and A10-6790B technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.

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

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Xeon W-2135 and A10-6790B are enumerated here.

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

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Xeon W-2135 and A10-6790B. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory types	DDR4-1600, DDR4-1866, DDR4-2133, DDR4-2400, DDR4-2666	DDR3-1866
Maximum memory size	512 GB	no data
Max memory channels	4	2
Maximum memory bandwidth	85.33 GB/s	no data
ECC memory support	+	-

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics card	no data	AMD Radeon HD 8670D
Number of pipelines	no data	384
Enduro	-	+
Switchable graphics	-	+
UVD	-	+
VCE	-	+

Graphics interfaces

Available interfaces and connections of Xeon W-2135 and A10-6790B integrated GPUs.

DisplayPort	-	+
HDMI	-	+

Graphics API support

APIs supported by Xeon W-2135 and A10-6790B integrated GPUs, sometimes API versions are included.

DirectX

no data

DirectX® 11

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Xeon W-2135 and A10-6790B.

PCIe version	3.0	2.0
PCI Express lanes	48	no data

Pros & cons summary

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Recency	29 August 2017	28 October 2013
Physical cores	6	4
Threads	12	4
Chip lithography	14 nm	32 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	140 Watt	100 Watt

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