Xeon D-1571 vs A6-3500
Primary details
Comparing A6-3500 and Xeon D-1571 processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.
| Place in the ranking | 2536 | not rated |
| Place by popularity | not in top-100 | not in top-100 |
| Market segment | Desktop processor | Server |
| Series | no data | Intel Xeon D |
| Power efficiency | 1.30 | no data |
| Architecture codename | Llano (2011−2012) | Broadwell (2015−2019) |
| Release date | 17 August 2011 (13 years ago) | 24 February 2016 (8 years ago) |
| Launch price (MSRP) | no data | $1,222 |
Detailed specifications
A6-3500 and Xeon D-1571 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 | 3 (Tri-Core) | 16 (Hexadeca-Core) |
| Threads | 3 | 32 |
| Base clock speed | 2.1 GHz | 1.3 GHz |
| Boost clock speed | 2.4 GHz | 2.1 GHz |
| Bus type | no data | DMI 2.0 |
| Multiplier | no data | 13 |
| L1 cache | 128 KB (per core) | 64K (per core) |
| L2 cache | 1 MB (per core) | 256K (per core) |
| L3 cache | 0 KB | 1.5 MB (per core) |
| Chip lithography | 32 nm | 14 nm |
| Die size | 228 mm2 | 306.18 mm2 |
| Maximum case temperature (TCase) | no data | 80 °C |
| Number of transistors | 1,178 million | 3,200 million |
| 64 bit support | + | + |
| Windows 11 compatibility | - | - |
Compatibility
Information on A6-3500 and Xeon D-1571 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 (Uniprocessor) |
| Socket | FM1 | FCBGA1667 |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 65 Watt | 45 Watt |
Technologies and extensions
Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by A6-3500 and Xeon D-1571. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.
| Instruction set extensions | no data | Intel® AVX2 |
| AES-NI | - | + |
| AVX | - | + |
| Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST) | no data | + |
| Turbo Boost Technology | no data | 2.0 |
| Hyper-Threading Technology | no data | + |
| TSX | - | + |
| Idle States | no data | + |
| Thermal Monitoring | - | + |
| GPIO | no data | + |
Security technologies
A6-3500 and Xeon D-1571 technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.
| TXT | no data | + |
| EDB | no data | + |
| Secure Key | no data | + |
| OS Guard | no data | + |
Virtualization technologies
Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by A6-3500 and Xeon D-1571 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 A6-3500 and Xeon D-1571. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.
| Supported memory types | DDR3 | DDR4, DDR3 |
| Maximum memory size | no data | 128 GB |
| Max memory channels | no data | 2 |
| Maximum memory bandwidth | no data | 38.397 GB/s |
| ECC memory support | - | + |
Graphics specifications
General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.
| Integrated graphics card | Radeon HD 6530D | no data |
Peripherals
Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by A6-3500 and Xeon D-1571.
| PCIe version | no data | 2.0/3.0 |
| PCI Express lanes | no data | 24 |
| USB revision | no data | 2.0/3.0 |
| Total number of SATA ports | no data | 6 |
| Number of USB ports | no data | 8 |
| Integrated LAN | no data | + |
| UART | no data | + |
Pros & cons summary
| Recency | 17 August 2011 | 24 February 2016 |
| Physical cores | 3 | 16 |
| Threads | 3 | 32 |
| Chip lithography | 32 nm | 14 nm |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 65 Watt | 45 Watt |
Xeon D-1571 has an age advantage of 4 years, 433.3% more physical cores and 966.7% more threads, a 128.6% more advanced lithography process, and 44.4% lower power consumption.
We couldn't decide between A6-3500 and Xeon D-1571. We've got no test results to judge.
Note that A6-3500 is a desktop processor while Xeon D-1571 is a server/workstation one.
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