Xeon 6980P vs A6-7000

Primary details

Comparing A6-7000 and Xeon 6980P processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking	2761	not rated
Place by popularity	not in top-100	not in top-100
Market segment	Laptop	Server
Series	AMD Kaveri	no data
Power efficiency	3.55	no data
Architecture codename	Kaveri (2014−2015)	Granite Rapids (2024)
Release date	1 June 2014 (10 years ago)	24 September 2024 (less than a year ago)

Detailed specifications

A6-7000 and Xeon 6980P 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	2 (Dual-core)	128
Threads	2	256
Base clock speed	2.2 GHz	2 GHz
Boost clock speed	3 GHz	3.9 GHz
L1 cache	no data	112 KB (per core)
L2 cache	1024 KB	2 MB (per core)
L3 cache	no data	504 MB (shared)
Chip lithography	28 nm	5 nm
Maximum case temperature (TCase)	no data	80 °C
64 bit support	+	+
Windows 11 compatibility	-	no data

Compatibility

Information on A6-7000 and Xeon 6980P 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	no data	2
Socket	FT3	7529
Power consumption (TDP)	17 Watt	500 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by A6-7000 and Xeon 6980P. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensions	86x SSE (1, 2, 3, 3S, 4.1, 4.2, 4A),-64, AES, AVX, FMA	no data
AES-NI	+	+
FMA	+	-
AVX	+	+
FRTC	+	-
TrueAudio	+	-
PowerNow	+	-
PowerGating	+	-
Out-of-band client management	+	-
VirusProtect	+	-
HSA	+	-
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)	no data	+
TSX	-	+

Security technologies

A6-7000 and Xeon 6980P technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.

TXT

no data

+

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by A6-7000 and Xeon 6980P are enumerated here.

AMD-V	+	-
VT-d	no data	+
VT-x	no data	+
IOMMU 2.0	+	-

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by A6-7000 and Xeon 6980P. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory types	DDR3	DDR5
Max memory channels	2	no data

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics card	AMD Radeon R4 Graphics	N/A
iGPU core count	3	no data
Enduro	+	-
Switchable graphics	+	-
UVD	+	-
VCE	+	-

Graphics interfaces

Available interfaces and connections of A6-7000 and Xeon 6980P integrated GPUs.

DisplayPort	+	-
HDMI	+	-

Graphics API support

APIs supported by A6-7000 and Xeon 6980P integrated GPUs, sometimes API versions are included.

DirectX	DirectX® 12	no data
Vulkan	+	-

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by A6-7000 and Xeon 6980P.

PCIe version	3.0	5.0
PCI Express lanes	no data	96

Pros & cons summary

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Recency	1 June 2014	24 September 2024
Physical cores	2	128
Threads	2	256
Chip lithography	28 nm	5 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	17 Watt	500 Watt

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