Xeon Gold 6312U vs A6-6310

Aggregate performance score

A6-6310
2014
4 cores / 4 threads, 15 Watt
1.05
Xeon Gold 6312U
2021
24 cores / 48 threads, 185 Watt
26.65
+2438%

Xeon Gold 6312U outperforms A6-6310 by a whopping 2438% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

Comparing A6-6310 and Xeon Gold 6312U processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking2435186
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Market segmentLaptopServer
SeriesAMD A-Seriesno data
Power efficiency6.6213.62
Architecture codenameBeema (2014)Ice Lake-SP (2021)
Release date29 April 2014 (10 years ago)6 April 2021 (3 years ago)

Detailed specifications

A6-6310 and Xeon Gold 6312U 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 cores4 (Quad-Core)24 (Tetracosa-Core)
Threads448
Base clock speed1.8 GHz2.4 GHz
Boost clock speed2.4 GHz3.6 GHz
L1 cacheno data64K (per core)
L2 cache2048 KB1 MB (per core)
L3 cacheno data36 MB (shared)
Chip lithography28 nm10 nm
Die size107 mm2no data
Maximum case temperature (TCase)no data80 °C
Number of transistors930 Millionno data
64 bit support++
Windows 11 compatibility-+

Compatibility

Information on A6-6310 and Xeon Gold 6312U 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 configurationno data1
SocketFT3bFCLGA4189
Power consumption (TDP)15 Watt185 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by A6-6310 and Xeon Gold 6312U. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensions86x SSE (1, 2, 3, 3S, 4.1, 4.2, 4A),-64, AES, AVXIntel® SSE4.2, Intel® AVX, Intel® AVX2, Intel® AVX-512
AES-NI++
FMAFMA4-
AVX++
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

A6-6310 and Xeon Gold 6312U 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 A6-6310 and Xeon Gold 6312U 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 A6-6310 and Xeon Gold 6312U. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory typesDDR3-1865DDR4-3200
Maximum memory sizeno data6 TB
Max memory channels18
ECC memory support-+

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics cardAMD Radeon R4 Graphicsno data
Enduro+-
Switchable graphics+-
UVD+-
VCE+-

Graphics interfaces

Available interfaces and connections of A6-6310 and Xeon Gold 6312U integrated GPUs.

DisplayPort+-
HDMI+-

Graphics API support

APIs supported by A6-6310 and Xeon Gold 6312U integrated GPUs, sometimes API versions are included.

DirectXDirectX® 12no data
Vulkan+-

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by A6-6310 and Xeon Gold 6312U.

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.

A6-6310 1.05
Xeon Gold 6312U 26.65
+2438%

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.

A6-6310 1675
Xeon Gold 6312U 42329
+2427%

Gaming performance

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 1.05 26.65
Recency 29 April 2014 6 April 2021
Physical cores 4 24
Threads 4 48
Chip lithography 28 nm 10 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 15 Watt 185 Watt

A6-6310 has 1133.3% lower power consumption.

Xeon Gold 6312U, on the other hand, has a 2438.1% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 6 years, 500% more physical cores and 1100% more threads, and a 180% more advanced lithography process.

The Xeon Gold 6312U is our recommended choice as it beats the A6-6310 in performance tests.

Be aware that A6-6310 is a notebook processor while Xeon Gold 6312U is a server/workstation one.


Should you still have questions on choice between A6-6310 and Xeon Gold 6312U, ask them in Comments section, and we shall answer.

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