Xeon E5-2450 v2 vs A6-3500

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Aggregate performance score

A6-3500
2011
3 cores / 3 threads, 65 Watt
0.89
Xeon E5-2450 v2
2013
8 cores / 16 threads, 95 Watt
5.69
+539%

Xeon E5-2450 v2 outperforms A6-3500 by a whopping 539% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

Comparing A6-3500 and Xeon E5-2450 v2 processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking25531144
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Market segmentDesktop processorServer
Power efficiency1.295.66
Architecture codenameLlano (2011−2012)Ivy Bridge-EN (2013−2014)
Release date17 August 2011 (13 years ago)1 September 2013 (11 years ago)

Detailed specifications

A6-3500 and Xeon E5-2450 v2 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 cores3 (Tri-Core)8 (Octa-Core)
Threads316
Base clock speed2.1 GHz2.5 GHz
Boost clock speed2.4 GHz3.3 GHz
Bus rateno data8 GT/s
L1 cache128 KB (per core)64 KB (per core)
L2 cache1 MB (per core)256 KB (per core)
L3 cache0 KB20 MB (shared)
Chip lithography32 nm22 nm
Die size228 mm2160 mm2
Maximum core temperatureno data80 °C
Number of transistors1,178 million1,400 million
64 bit support++
Windows 11 compatibility--

Compatibility

Information on A6-3500 and Xeon E5-2450 v2 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
SocketFM1FCLGA1356
Power consumption (TDP)65 Watt95 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by A6-3500 and Xeon E5-2450 v2. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensionsno dataIntel® AVX
AES-NI-+
AVX-+
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)no data+
Turbo Boost Technologyno data2.0
Hyper-Threading Technologyno data+
Idle Statesno data+
Thermal Monitoring-+
Flex Memory Accessno data-
Demand Based Switchingno data+
PAEno data46 Bit

Security technologies

A6-3500 and Xeon E5-2450 v2 technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.

TXTno data+
EDBno data+
Secure Keyno data+
OS Guardno data+

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by A6-3500 and Xeon E5-2450 v2 are enumerated here.

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

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by A6-3500 and Xeon E5-2450 v2. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory typesDDR3DDR3
Maximum memory sizeno data384 GB
Max memory channelsno data3
Maximum memory bandwidthno data38.4 GB/s
ECC memory support-+

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics cardRadeon HD 6530Dno data

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by A6-3500 and Xeon E5-2450 v2.

PCIe versionno data3.0
PCI Express lanesno data24

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.

A6-3500 0.89
Xeon E5-2450 v2 5.69
+539%

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.

A6-3500 1420
Xeon E5-2450 v2 9041
+537%

GeekBench 5 Single-Core

GeekBench 5 Single-Core is a cross-platform application developed in the form of CPU tests that independently recreate certain real-world tasks with which to accurately measure performance. This version uses only a single CPU core.

A6-3500 262
Xeon E5-2450 v2 526
+101%

GeekBench 5 Multi-Core

GeekBench 5 Multi-Core is a cross-platform application developed in the form of CPU tests that independently recreate certain real-world tasks with which to accurately measure performance. This version uses all available CPU cores.

A6-3500 628
Xeon E5-2450 v2 3182
+407%

Gaming performance

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 0.89 5.69
Recency 17 August 2011 1 September 2013
Physical cores 3 8
Threads 3 16
Chip lithography 32 nm 22 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 65 Watt 95 Watt

A6-3500 has 46.2% lower power consumption.

Xeon E5-2450 v2, on the other hand, has a 539.3% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 2 years, 166.7% more physical cores and 433.3% more threads, and a 45.5% more advanced lithography process.

The Xeon E5-2450 v2 is our recommended choice as it beats the A6-3500 in performance tests.

Note that A6-3500 is a desktop processor while Xeon E5-2450 v2 is a server/workstation one.


Should you still have questions on choice between A6-3500 and Xeon E5-2450 v2, ask them in Comments section, and we shall answer.

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