Xeon Gold 6330 vs A4-6300

Aggregate performance score

A4-6300
2013
2 cores / 2 threads, 65 Watt
0.90
Xeon Gold 6330
2021
28 cores / 56 threads, 205 Watt
27.11
+2912%

Xeon Gold 6330 outperforms A4-6300 by a whopping 2912% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

Comparing A4-6300 and Xeon Gold 6330 processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking2550181
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Market segmentDesktop processorServer
Power efficiency1.3112.52
Architecture codenameRichland (2013−2014)Ice Lake-SP (2021)
Release date1 June 2013 (11 years ago)6 April 2021 (3 years ago)

Detailed specifications

A4-6300 and Xeon Gold 6330 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 cores2 (Dual-core)28 (Octacosa-Core)
Threads256
Base clock speed3.7 GHz2 GHz
Boost clock speed3.9 GHz3.1 GHz
L1 cache96 KB64K (per core)
L2 cache1024 KB1 MB (per core)
L3 cache0 KB42 MB (shared)
Chip lithography32 nm10 nm
Die size246 mm2no data
Maximum core temperature70 °Cno data
Maximum case temperature (TCase)70 °C86 °C
Number of transistors1,178 millionno data
64 bit support++
Windows 11 compatibility-+

Compatibility

Information on A4-6300 and Xeon Gold 6330 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 configuration12
SocketFM2FCLGA4189
Power consumption (TDP)65 Watt205 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by A4-6300 and Xeon Gold 6330. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensionsno dataIntel® SSE4.2, Intel® AVX, Intel® AVX2, Intel® AVX-512
AES-NI++
FMAFMA4-
AVXAVX+
PowerNow+-
PowerGating+-
VirusProtect+-
vProno data+
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)no data+
Speed Shiftno data+
Turbo Boost Technologyno data2.0
Hyper-Threading Technologyno data+
TSX-+
Deep Learning Boost-+

Security technologies

A4-6300 and Xeon Gold 6330 technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.

TXTno data+
EDBno data+
SGXno dataYes with Intel® SPS

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by A4-6300 and Xeon Gold 6330 are enumerated here.

AMD-V+-
VT-dno data+
VT-xno data+
EPTno data+
IOMMU 2.0+-

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by A4-6300 and Xeon Gold 6330. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory typesDDR3-1600DDR4-2933
Maximum memory sizeno data6 TB
Max memory channels28
ECC memory support-+

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics cardAMD Radeon™ HD 8370Dno data
จำนวนพาธไลน์128no data
Enduro+-
Switchable graphics+-
UVD+-
VCE+-

Graphics interfaces

Available interfaces and connections of A4-6300 and Xeon Gold 6330 integrated GPUs.

DisplayPort+-
HDMI+-

Graphics API support

APIs supported by A4-6300 and Xeon Gold 6330 integrated GPUs, sometimes API versions are included.

DirectXDirectX® 11no data

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by A4-6300 and Xeon Gold 6330.

PCIe version2.04.0
PCI Express lanesno data64

Synthetic benchmark performance

Various benchmark results of the processors in comparison. Overall score is measured in points in 0-100 range, higher is better.


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.

A4-6300 0.90
Xeon Gold 6330 27.11
+2912%

Passmark

Passmark CPU Mark is a widespread benchmark, consisting of 8 different types of workload, including integer and floating point math, extended instructions, compression, encryption and physics calculation. There is also one separate single-threaded scenario measuring single-core performance.

A4-6300 1428
Xeon Gold 6330 43056
+2915%

Gaming performance

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 0.90 27.11
Recency 1 June 2013 6 April 2021
Physical cores 2 28
Threads 2 56
Chip lithography 32 nm 10 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 65 Watt 205 Watt

A4-6300 has 215.4% lower power consumption.

Xeon Gold 6330, on the other hand, has a 2912.2% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 7 years, 1300% more physical cores and 2700% more threads, and a 220% more advanced lithography process.

The Xeon Gold 6330 is our recommended choice as it beats the A4-6300 in performance tests.

Note that A4-6300 is a desktop processor while Xeon Gold 6330 is a server/workstation one.


Should you still have questions on choice between A4-6300 and Xeon Gold 6330, ask them in Comments section, and we shall answer.

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