A6-9225 vs Xeon W-2150B
Aggregated performance score
Xeon W-2150B outperforms A6-9225 by a whopping 1445% based on our aggregated benchmark results.
Primary details
Comparing Xeon W-2150B and A6-9225 processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.
| Place in performance ranking | 516 | 2443 |
| Place by popularity | not in top-100 | not in top-100 |
| Market segment | Server | Laptop |
| Series | Intel Xeon W | AMD Bristol Ridge |
| Architecture codename | Skylake (server) (2017−2019) | Stoney Ridge (2016−2019) |
| Release date | 21 December 2017 (6 years ago) | 1 June 2018 (5 years ago) |
| Current price | no data | $451 |
Detailed specifications
Xeon W-2150B and A6-9225 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 | 10 (Deca-Core) | 2 (Dual-core) |
| Threads | 20 | 2 |
| Base clock speed | 3 GHz | 2.6 GHz |
| Boost clock speed | 4.5 GHz | 3.1 GHz |
| Bus support | 4 × 8 GT/s | no data |
| L1 cache | 64K (per core) | 160 KB |
| L2 cache | 1 MB (per core) | 1 MB |
| L3 cache | 13.75 MB (shared) | no data |
| Chip lithography | 14 nm | 28 nm |
| Die size | 484 mm2 | 124.5 mm2 |
| Maximum core temperature | no data | 90 °C |
| Maximum case temperature (TCase) | 68 °C | no data |
| Number of transistors | no data | 1200 Million |
| 64 bit support | + | + |
| Windows 11 compatibility | - | - |
| Unlocked multiplier | No | No |
Compatibility
Information on Xeon W-2150B and A6-9225 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) | no data |
| Socket | 2066 | BGA |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 120 Watt | 15 Watt |
Technologies and extensions
Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Xeon W-2150B and A6-9225. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.
| Instruction set extensions | no data | DDR4-2133 RAM (1 channel), PCIe 3, MMX, SSE, SSE2, SSE3, SSSE3, SSE4A, SSE4.1, SSE4.2, AVX, AVX2, BMI2, ABM, TBM, FMA4, XOP, SMEP, CPB, AES-NI, RDRAND |
| AES-NI | + | + |
| FMA | no data | + |
| AVX | + | + |
| vPro | + | no data |
| Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST) | + | no data |
| TSX | + | no data |
Security technologies
Xeon W-2150B and A6-9225 technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.
| TXT | + | no data |
Virtualization technologies
Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Xeon W-2150B and A6-9225 are enumerated here.
| VT-d | + | no data |
| VT-x | + | no data |
Memory specs
Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Xeon W-2150B and A6-9225. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.
| Supported memory types | DDR4-2666 | DDR4 |
| Maximum memory size | 512 GB | no data |
| Max memory channels | 4 | no data |
| Maximum memory bandwidth | 85.33 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 R4 (Stoney Ridge) |
Peripherals
Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Xeon W-2150B and A6-9225.
| 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.
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-2150B outperforms A6-9225 by 1445% based on our aggregated 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 W-2150B outperforms A6-9225 by 1445% 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 W-2150B outperforms A6-9225 by 379% 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 W-2150B outperforms A6-9225 by 1699% in GeekBench 5 Multi-Core.
Pros & cons summary
| Performance score | 13.29 | 0.86 |
| Recency | 21 December 2017 | 1 June 2018 |
| Physical cores | 10 | 2 |
| Threads | 20 | 2 |
| Chip lithography | 14 nm | 28 nm |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 120 Watt | 15 Watt |
The Xeon W-2150B is our recommended choice as it beats the A6-9225 in performance tests.
Be aware that Xeon W-2150B is a server/workstation processor while A6-9225 is a notebook one.
Should you still have questions on choice between Xeon W-2150B and A6-9225, ask them in Comments section, and we shall answer.
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