A6-9500 vs Xeon W5580

Primary details

Comparing Xeon W5580 and A6-9500 processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking	1840	2326
Place by popularity	not in top-100	not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation	1.50	2.62
Market segment	Server	Desktop processor
Power efficiency	1.55	1.71
Architecture codename	Gainestown (2009−2010)	Bristol Ridge (2016−2019)
Release date	30 March 2009 (15 years ago)	27 July 2017 (7 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)	$102	$64

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance per price, higher is better.

A6-9500 has 75% better value for money than Xeon W5580.

Detailed specifications

Xeon W5580 and A6-9500 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	4 (Quad-Core)	2 (Dual-core)
Threads	8	2
Base clock speed	3.2 GHz	3.5 GHz
Boost clock speed	3.46 GHz	3.8 GHz
L1 cache	64 KB (per core)	no data
L2 cache	256 KB (per core)	1024 KB
L3 cache	8 MB (shared)	0 KB
Chip lithography	45 nm	28 nm
Die size	263 mm2	246 mm2
Maximum core temperature	67 °C	90 °C
Maximum case temperature (TCase)	no data	74 °C
Number of transistors	731 million	1,178 million
64 bit support	+	+
Windows 11 compatibility	-	-

Compatibility

Information on Xeon W5580 and A6-9500 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	2	1
Socket	FCLGA1366	AM4
Power consumption (TDP)	130 Watt	65 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Xeon W5580 and A6-9500. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

AES-NI	-	+
FMA	-	+
AVX	-	+
FRTC	-	+
FreeSync	-	+
PowerTune	-	+
TrueAudio	-	+
PowerNow	-	+
PowerGating	-	+
VirusProtect	-	+
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	40 Bit	no data
Status	Discontinued	no data

Security technologies

Xeon W5580 and A6-9500 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 W5580 and A6-9500 are enumerated here.

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

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Xeon W5580 and A6-9500. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory types	DDR3	DDR4-2400
Maximum memory size	144 GB	no data
Max memory channels	3	2
Maximum memory bandwidth	32 GB/s	no data
ECC memory support	+	-

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics card	N/A	AMD Radeon R5 Graphics
iGPU core count	no data	6
Enduro	-	+
UVD	-	+
VCE	-	+

Graphics interfaces

Available interfaces and connections of Xeon W5580 and A6-9500 integrated GPUs.

DisplayPort	-	+
HDMI	-	+

Graphics API support

APIs supported by Xeon W5580 and A6-9500 integrated GPUs, sometimes API versions are included.

DirectX	no data	DirectX® 12
Vulkan	-	+

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Xeon W5580 and A6-9500.

PCIe version	2.0	3.0
PCI Express lanes	no data	8

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.

Pros & cons summary

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Performance score	2.21	1.22
Recency	30 March 2009	27 July 2017
Physical cores	4	2
Threads	8	2
Chip lithography	45 nm	28 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	130 Watt	65 Watt

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