A6-5400K vs Xeon X3480

Primary details

Comparing Xeon X3480 and A6-5400K processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in performance ranking	1796	2494
Place by popularity	not in top-100	not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation	0.84	0.02
Market segment	Server	Desktop processor
Architecture codename	no data	Trinity (2012−2013)
Release date	1 April 2010 (14 years ago)	2 October 2012 (11 years ago)
Current price	$116	$163

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance per price, higher is better.

Xeon X3480 has 4100% better value for money than A6-5400K.

Detailed specifications

Xeon X3480 and A6-5400K 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	3.06 GHz	3.6 GHz
Boost clock speed	3.73 GHz	3.8 GHz
L1 cache	no data	128 KB (per core)
L2 cache	no data	1 MB (per core)
L3 cache	8 MB Intel® Smart Cache	0 KB
Chip lithography	45 nm	32 nm
Die size	no data	246 mm2
Maximum core temperature	73 °C	no data
Maximum case temperature (TCase)	no data	70 °C
Number of transistors	no data	1,178 million
64 bit support	+	+
Windows 11 compatibility	-	-
Unlocked multiplier	No	Yes

Compatibility

Information on Xeon X3480 and A6-5400K 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	FCLGA1156,LGA1156	FM2
Power consumption (TDP)	95 Watt	65 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Xeon X3480 and A6-5400K. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

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

Security technologies

Xeon X3480 and A6-5400K 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 X3480 and A6-5400K are enumerated here.

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

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Xeon X3480 and A6-5400K. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory types	DDR3-800, DDR3-1066, DDR3-1333	DDR3
Maximum memory size	32 GB	no data
Max memory channels	2	no data
Maximum memory bandwidth	21 GB/s	no data
ECC memory support	+	no data

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics card

no data

Radeon HD 7540D

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Xeon X3480 and A6-5400K.

PCIe version	2.0	no data
PCI Express lanes	16	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 X3480 outperforms A6-5400K by 159% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

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Pros & cons summary

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Performance score	2.12	0.82
Recency	1 April 2010	2 October 2012
Physical cores	4	2
Threads	8	2
Chip lithography	45 nm	32 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	95 Watt	65 Watt

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