A6-9220C vs Xeon 5120

Primary details

Comparing Xeon 5120 and A6-9220C processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking	not rated	2739
Place by popularity	not in top-100	not in top-100
Market segment	Server	Laptop
Series	no data	AMD Bristol Ridge
Power efficiency	no data	10.41
Architecture codename	Woodcrest (2006)	Stoney Ridge (2016−2019)
Release date	June 2006 (18 years ago)	7 January 2019 (5 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)	$45	no data

Detailed specifications

Xeon 5120 and A6-9220C 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)	2 (Dual-core)
Threads	2	2
Base clock speed	1.86 GHz	1.8 GHz
Boost clock speed	1.87 GHz	2.7 GHz
Multiplier	no data	18
L1 cache	0 KB	160 KB
L2 cache	4 MB	1 MB (shared)
L3 cache	0 KB	no data
Chip lithography	65 nm	28 nm
Die size	no data	124.5 mm2
Maximum core temperature	65 °C	90 °C
Maximum case temperature (TCase)	no data	74 °C
Number of transistors	no data	1,200 million
64 bit support	+	+
Windows 11 compatibility	-	-
VID voltage range	B2=1.0V-1.5V, G0=.85V-1.5V	no data

Compatibility

Information on Xeon 5120 and A6-9220C 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	1	1
Socket	LGA771	FT4
Power consumption (TDP)	65 Watt	6 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Xeon 5120 and A6-9220C. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensions	no data	Virtualization,
AES-NI	-	+
AVX	-	+
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)	+	no data
Turbo Boost Technology	-	no data
Hyper-Threading Technology	-	no data
Idle States	+	no data
Thermal Monitoring	+	-
Demand Based Switching	-	no data
FSB parity	+	no data

Security technologies

Xeon 5120 and A6-9220C technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.

TXT	-	no data
EDB	+	no data

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Xeon 5120 and A6-9220C are enumerated here.

AMD-V	-	+
VT-x	+	no data
EPT	-	no data

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Xeon 5120 and A6-9220C. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory types	DDR2	DDR4
Maximum memory bandwidth	no data	14.936 GB/s

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics card

no data

AMD Radeon R5 (Stoney Ridge)

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Xeon 5120 and A6-9220C.

PCIe version	no data	3.0
PCI Express lanes	no data	8

Synthetic benchmark performance

Various benchmark results of the processors in comparison. Overall score is measured in points in 0-100 range, higher is better.

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Pros & cons summary

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Chip lithography	65 nm	28 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	65 Watt	6 Watt

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