A6-9220 vs Xeon W3680

Primary details

Comparing processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking	1613	2924
Place by popularity	not in top-100	not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation	0.70	no data
Market segment	Server	Laptop
Series	no data	Bristol Ridge
Power efficiency	1.30	2.11
Designer	Intel	AMD
Manufacturer	Intel	no data
Architecture codename	Gulftown (2010−2011)	Stoney Ridge (2016−2019)
Release date	16 March 2010 (16 years ago)	1 June 2016 (9 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)	$350	no data

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance per price, higher is better.

Performance to price scatter graph

Detailed specifications

Basic parameters of Xeon W3680 and A6-9220: 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	3.33 GHz	2.5 GHz
Boost clock speed	3.6 GHz	2.9 GHz
L1 cache	64 KB (per core)	160 KB
L2 cache	256 KB (per core)	1 MB
L3 cache	12 MB (shared)	no data
Chip lithography	32 nm	28 nm
Die size	239 mm2	124.5 mm2
Maximum core temperature	68 °C	90 °C
Number of transistors	1,170 million	1200 Million
64 bit support	+	+
Windows 11 compatibility	-	-
Unlocked multiplier	+	-

Compatibility

Information on Xeon W3680 and A6-9220 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	no data
Socket	FCLGA1366	BGA
Power consumption (TDP)	130 Watt	15 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Xeon W3680 and A6-9220. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensions	Intel® SSE4.2	Virtualization,
AES-NI	+	-
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)	+	no data
Turbo Boost Technology	1.0	no data
Hyper-Threading Technology	+	no data
Idle States	+	no data
Demand Based Switching	+	no data
PAE	36 Bit	no data

Security technologies

Xeon W3680 and A6-9220 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 W3680 and A6-9220 are enumerated here.

AMD-V	-	+
VT-x	+	no data
EPT	+	no data

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Xeon W3680 and A6-9220. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory types	DDR3	DDR4
Maximum memory size	24 GB	no data
Max memory channels	3	no data
Maximum memory bandwidth	32 GB/s	no data
ECC memory support	+	-

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics card

no data

AMD Radeon R4 (Stoney Ridge) ( - 655 MHz)

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Xeon W3680 and A6-9220.

PCIe version

2.0

no data

Synthetic benchmarks

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.

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Pros & cons summary

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Performance score	4.02	0.75
Recency	16 March 2010	1 June 2016
Physical cores	6	2
Threads	12	2
Chip lithography	32 nm	28 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	130 Watt	15 Watt