Xeon Gold 6554S vs A6-9120C SoC

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Primary details

Comparing A6-9120C SoC and Xeon Gold 6554S processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the rankingnot ratednot rated
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Market segmentLaptopServer
Architecture codenameStoney Ridge (2016−2019)Emerald Rapids (2023)
Release date7 January 2019 (5 years ago)14 December 2023 (1 year ago)
Launch price (MSRP)no data$3,157

Detailed specifications

A6-9120C SoC and Xeon Gold 6554S 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 cores2 (Dual-core)36
Threads272
Base clock speed1.6 GHz2.2 GHz
Boost clock speed2.4 GHz4 GHz
L1 cache128K (per core)80 KB (per core)
L2 cache1 MB (per core)2 MB (per core)
L3 cacheno data180 MB (shared)
Chip lithography28 nmIntel 7 nm
Die size124 mm22x 763 mm2
Maximum case temperature (TCase)74 °C74 °C
Number of transistors1,200 millionno data
64 bit support++
Windows 11 compatibility-no data

Compatibility

Information on A6-9120C SoC and Xeon Gold 6554S 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
SocketFT4FCLGA4677
Power consumption (TDP)6 Watt270 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by A6-9120C SoC and Xeon Gold 6554S. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensionsno dataIntel® AMX, Intel® SSE4.2, Intel® AVX, Intel® AVX2, Intel® AVX-512
AES-NI++
FMA+-
AVX++
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)no data+
Speed Shiftno data+
Turbo Boost Technologyno data2.0
Hyper-Threading Technologyno data+
TSX-+
Deep Learning Boost-+

Security technologies

A6-9120C SoC and Xeon Gold 6554S technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.

TXTno data+
EDBno data+
SGXno dataYes with Intel® SPS
OS Guardno data+

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by A6-9120C SoC and Xeon Gold 6554S 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 A6-9120C SoC and Xeon Gold 6554S. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory typesDDR3DDR5 @ 5200 MT/s (1 DPC)
Maximum memory sizeno data4 TB
Max memory channelsno data8
ECC memory support-+

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics cardRadeon R4N/A

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by A6-9120C SoC and Xeon Gold 6554S.

PCIe versionno data5.0
PCI Express lanesno data80

Pros & cons summary


Recency 7 January 2019 14 December 2023
Physical cores 2 36
Threads 2 72
Power consumption (TDP) 6 Watt 270 Watt

A6-9120C SoC has 4400% lower power consumption.

Xeon Gold 6554S, on the other hand, has an age advantage of 4 years, and 1700% more physical cores and 3500% more threads.

We couldn't decide between A6-9120C SoC and Xeon Gold 6554S. We've got no test results to judge.

Be aware that A6-9120C SoC is a notebook processor while Xeon Gold 6554S is a server/workstation one.


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