AMD A6-9220 vs Intel Xeon E5-2658

Comparative analysis of AMD A6-9220 and Intel Xeon E5-2658 processors for all known characteristics in the following categories: Essentials, Performance, Memory, Graphics, Graphics interfaces, Compatibility, Peripherals, Virtualization, Security & Reliability, Advanced Technologies. Benchmark processor performance analysis: PassMark - Single thread mark, PassMark - CPU mark, CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s), CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s), CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s), CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s), CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/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 A6-9220

Intel Xeon E5-2658

Differences

Reasons to consider the AMD A6-9220

CPU is newer: launch date 4 year(s) 3 month(s) later
Around 21% higher clock speed: 2.9 GHz vs 2.40 GHz
Around 2% higher maximum core temperature: 90°C vs 88°C
A newer manufacturing process allows for a more powerful, yet cooler running processor: 28 nm vs 32 nm
6.3x lower typical power consumption: 15 Watt vs 95 Watt
Around 3% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 1131 vs 1096

Specifications (specs)
Launch date	1 June 2016 vs March 2012
Maximum frequency	2.9 GHz vs 2.40 GHz
Maximum core temperature	90°C vs 88°C
Manufacturing process technology	28 nm vs 32 nm
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	15 Watt vs 95 Watt
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark	1131 vs 1096

Reasons to consider the Intel Xeon E5-2658

6 more cores, run more applications at once: 8 vs 2
14 more threads: 16 vs 2
3.2x more L1 cache, more data can be stored in the L1 cache for quick access later
2x more L2 cache, more data can be stored in the L2 cache for quick access later
7.9x better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 10053 vs 1278

Specifications (specs)
Number of cores	8 vs 2
Number of threads	16 vs 2
L1 cache	64 KB (per core) vs 160 KB
L2 cache	256 KB (per core) vs 1 MB
Benchmarks
PassMark - CPU mark	10053 vs 1278

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: AMD A6-9220
CPU 2: Intel Xeon E5-2658

PassMark - Single thread mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

1131

1096

PassMark - CPU mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

1278

10053

Name	AMD A6-9220	Intel Xeon E5-2658
PassMark - Single thread mark	1131	1096
PassMark - CPU mark	1278	10053
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s)	5.922
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s)	4.825
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s)	0.075
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s)	10.467
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s)	29.364
GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Frames)	743
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Frames)	1537
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames)	4038
GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Fps)	743
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Fps)	1537
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps)	4038

Compare specifications (specs)

	AMD A6-9220	Intel Xeon E5-2658
Essentials
Architecture codename	Stoney Ridge	Sandy Bridge EP
Family	AMD A-Series Processors
Launch date	1 June 2016	March 2012
OPN Tray	AM9220AYN23AC
OS Support	Windows 10 - 64-Bit Edition, RHEL x86 64-Bit, Ubuntu x86 64-Bit
Place in performance rating	1870	1881
Series	AMD A6-Series APU for Laptops	Intel® Xeon® Processor E5 Family
Vertical segment	Laptop	Embedded
Launch price (MSRP)		$1,462
Price now		$1,462
Processor Number		E5-2658
Status		Launched
Value for money (0-100)		1.91
Performance
64 bit support
Base frequency	2.5 GHz	2.10 GHz
Compute Cores	5
Die size	124.5 mm	435 mm
L1 cache	160 KB	64 KB (per core)
L2 cache	1 MB	256 KB (per core)
Manufacturing process technology	28 nm	32 nm
Maximum core temperature	90°C	88°C
Maximum frequency	2.9 GHz	2.40 GHz
Number of cores	2	8
Number of GPU cores	3
Number of threads	2	16
Transistor count	1200 Million	2270 million
Unlocked
Bus Speed		8 GT/s QPI
L3 cache		20480 KB (shared)
Number of QPI Links		2
VID voltage range		0.6-1.35V
Memory
Max memory channels	1	4
Maximum memory bandwidth	17.1 GB/s	51.2 GB/s
Supported memory frequency	2133 MHz
Supported memory types	DDR4	DDR3 800/1066/1333/1600
ECC memory support
Maximum memory size		384 GB
Graphics
Graphics max frequency	655 MHz
iGPU core count	3
Processor graphics	AMD Radeon R5 Graphics
Graphics interfaces
DisplayPort
HDMI
Compatibility
Configurable TDP	10-15 Watt
Sockets supported	FP4 BGA	FCLGA2011
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	15 Watt	95 Watt
Low Halogen Options Available
Max number of CPUs in a configuration		2
Peripherals
PCI Express revision	3.0	3.0
Max number of PCIe lanes		40
PCIe configurations		Gen 3.0
Scalability		2S Only
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)
Advanced Technologies
Enhanced Intel SpeedStep® technology
Instruction set extensions		1
Intel 64
Intel® Advanced Vector Extensions (AVX)
Intel® AES New Instructions
Intel® Flex Memory Access
Intel® Hyper-Threading technology
Intel® Turbo Boost technology
Intel® vPro™ Platform Eligibility
Supported FSBs