Xeon L5420 vs A6-7310

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Aggregate performance score

A6-7310
2015
4 cores / 4 threads, 12 Watt
1.76
+25.7%

A6-7310 outperforms Xeon L5420 by a significant 26% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

Comparing A6-7310 and Xeon L5420 processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking20442238
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Market segmentLaptopServer
SeriesAMD A-Seriesno data
Power efficiency6.422.55
Architecture codenameCarrizo-L (2015)no data
Release date7 May 2015 (9 years ago)1 January 2008 (16 years ago)

Detailed specifications

A6-7310 and Xeon L5420 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)no data
Threads4no data
Base clock speed2 GHz2.5 GHz
Boost clock speed2.4 GHzno data
L2 cache2048 KBno data
L3 cacheno data12 MB L2 Cache
Chip lithography28 nm45 nm
Maximum core temperature90 °C57 °C
Number of transistors930 Millionno data
64 bit support++
Windows 11 compatibility--
VID voltage rangeno data0.85V-1.35V

Compatibility

Information on A6-7310 and Xeon L5420 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.

SocketFP4LGA771
Power consumption (TDP)12-25 Watt50 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by A6-7310 and Xeon L5420. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensionsMMX, SSE4.2, AES, AVX, BMI1, F16C, AMD64, VTno data
AES-NI+-
FMAFMA4-
AVX+-
PowerNow+-
PowerGating+-
VirusProtect+-
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)no data+
Turbo Boost Technologyno data-
Hyper-Threading Technologyno data-
Idle Statesno data+
Thermal Monitoring-+
Demand Based Switchingno data+
FSB parityno data+

Security technologies

A6-7310 and Xeon L5420 technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.

TXTno data-
EDBno data+

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by A6-7310 and Xeon L5420 are enumerated here.

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

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by A6-7310 and Xeon L5420. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory typesDDR3L-1866no data
Max memory channels1no data

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 A6-7310 and Xeon L5420 integrated GPUs.

DisplayPort+-
HDMI+-

Graphics API support

APIs supported by A6-7310 and Xeon L5420 integrated GPUs, sometimes API versions are included.

DirectXDirectX® 12no data
Vulkan+-

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by A6-7310 and Xeon L5420.

PCIe version2.0no data

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.

A6-7310 1.76
+25.7%
Xeon L5420 1.40

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.

A6-7310 2689
+25.5%
Xeon L5420 2143

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.

A6-7310 228
Xeon L5420 332
+45.6%

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.

A6-7310 591
Xeon L5420 917
+55.2%

Gaming performance

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 1.76 1.40
Recency 7 May 2015 1 January 2008
Chip lithography 28 nm 45 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 12 Watt 50 Watt

A6-7310 has a 25.7% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 7 years, a 60.7% more advanced lithography process, and 316.7% lower power consumption.

The A6-7310 is our recommended choice as it beats the Xeon L5420 in performance tests.

Be aware that A6-7310 is a notebook processor while Xeon L5420 is a server/workstation one.


Should you still have questions on choice between A6-7310 and Xeon L5420, ask them in Comments section, and we shall answer.

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