AMD A6-9210 vs Intel Xeon E5-2418L

Comparative analysis of AMD A6-9210 and Intel Xeon E5-2418L processors for all known characteristics in the following categories: Essentials, Performance, Memory, Graphics, Graphics interfaces, Graphics API support, Compatibility, Peripherals, Advanced Technologies, Virtualization, Security & Reliability. Benchmark processor performance analysis: PassMark - Single thread mark, PassMark - CPU mark, Geekbench 4 - Single Core, Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core, CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s), GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Frames), GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Frames), GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames), GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Fps), GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Fps), GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps).

AMD A6-9210

Intel Xeon E5-2418L

Differences

Reasons to consider the AMD A6-9210

CPU is newer: launch date 4 year(s) 1 month(s) later
Around 33% higher clock speed: 2.8 GHz vs 2.10 GHz
A newer manufacturing process allows for a more powerful, yet cooler running processor: 28 nm vs 32 nm
3.3x lower typical power consumption: 15 Watt vs 50 Watt
Around 12% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 1096 vs 977

Specifications (specs)
Launch date	1 June 2016 vs May 2012
Maximum frequency	2.8 GHz vs 2.10 GHz
Manufacturing process technology	28 nm vs 32 nm
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	15 Watt vs 50 Watt
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark	1096 vs 977

Reasons to consider the Intel Xeon E5-2418L

2 more cores, run more applications at once: 4 vs 2
6 more threads: 8 vs 2
Around 1% higher maximum core temperature: 91°C vs 90°C
2.8x better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 3518 vs 1246

Specifications (specs)
Number of cores	4 vs 2
Number of threads	8 vs 2
Maximum core temperature	91°C vs 90°C
Benchmarks
PassMark - CPU mark	3518 vs 1246

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: AMD A6-9210
CPU 2: Intel Xeon E5-2418L

PassMark - Single thread mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

1096

977

PassMark - CPU mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

1246

3518

Name	AMD A6-9210	Intel Xeon E5-2418L
PassMark - Single thread mark	1096	977
PassMark - CPU mark	1246	3518
Geekbench 4 - Single Core	356
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core	560
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s)	4.009
GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Frames)	686
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Frames)	1001
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames)	2684
GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Fps)	686
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Fps)	1001
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps)	2684

Compare specifications (specs)

	AMD A6-9210	Intel Xeon E5-2418L
Essentials
Architecture codename	Stoney Ridge	Sandy Bridge EN
Family	AMD A-Series Processors
Launch date	1 June 2016	May 2012
OPN Tray	AM9210AVY23AC
OS Support	Windows 10 - 64-Bit Edition, RHEL x86 64-Bit, Ubuntu x86 64-Bit
Place in performance rating	2251	2254
Series	AMD A6-Series APU for Laptops	Intel® Xeon® Processor E5 Family
Vertical segment	Laptop	Embedded
Processor Number		E5-2418L
Status		Launched
Performance
64 bit support
Base frequency	2.4 GHz	2.00 GHz
Compute Cores	5
Die size	124.5 mm	294 mm
L2 cache	1 MB	256 KB (per core)
Manufacturing process technology	28 nm	32 nm
Maximum core temperature	90°C	91°C
Maximum frequency	2.8 GHz	2.10 GHz
Number of cores	2	4
Number of GPU cores	3
Number of threads	2	8
Transistor count	1200 Million	1270 million
Unlocked
Bus Speed		6.4 GT/s QPI
L1 cache		64 KB (per core)
L3 cache		10240 KB (shared)
Number of QPI Links		1
Memory
Max memory channels	1	3
Supported memory frequency	2133 MHz
Supported memory types	DDR4	DDR3 800/1066/1333
ECC memory support
Maximum memory size		384 GB
Graphics
Enduro
Graphics max frequency	600 MHz
iGPU core count	3
Processor graphics	AMD Radeon R4 Graphics
Switchable graphics
Unified Video Decoder (UVD)
Video Codec Engine (VCE)
Graphics interfaces
DisplayPort
HDMI
Graphics API support
DirectX	DirectX® 12
Vulkan
Compatibility
Sockets supported	FP4	FCLGA1356
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	15 Watt	50 Watt
Low Halogen Options Available
Max number of CPUs in a configuration		2
Peripherals
Max number of PCIe lanes	8	24
PCI Express revision	3.0	Gen 3.0
PCIe configurations		Gen 3.0
Advanced Technologies
Fused Multiply-Add (FMA)
Intel® AES New Instructions
Enhanced Intel SpeedStep® technology
Intel 64
Intel® Advanced Vector Extensions (AVX)
Intel® Flex Memory Access
Intel® Hyper-Threading technology
Intel® Turbo Boost technology
Virtualization
AMD Virtualization (AMD-V™)
Intel® Virtualization Technology (VT-x)
Intel® Virtualization Technology for Directed I/O (VT-d)
Intel® VT-x with Extended Page Tables (EPT)
Security & Reliability
Execute Disable Bit (EDB)
Intel® Identity Protection technology
Intel® Trusted Execution technology (TXT)