A6-3500 vs Xeon D-1559

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Aggregate performance score

Xeon D-1559
12 cores / 24 threads, 45 Watt
5.05
+467%
A6-3500
2011
3 cores / 3 threads, 65 Watt
0.89

Xeon D-1559 outperforms A6-3500 by a whopping 467% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

Comparing Xeon D-1559 and A6-3500 processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking12232553
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Market segmentServerDesktop processor
SeriesIntel Xeon Dno data
Power efficiency10.621.30
Architecture codenameBroadwell (2015−2019)Llano (2011−2012)
Release dateno data17 August 2011 (13 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)$727no data

Detailed specifications

Xeon D-1559 and A6-3500 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 cores12 (Dodeca-Core)3 (Tri-Core)
Threads243
Base clock speed1.5 GHz2.1 GHz
Boost clock speed2.1 GHz2.4 GHz
Bus typeDMI 2.0no data
Multiplier15no data
L1 cache768 KB128 KB (per core)
L2 cache3 MB1 MB (per core)
L3 cache18 MB0 KB
Chip lithography14 nm32 nm
Die size306.18 mm2228 mm2
Number of transistors4700 Million1,178 million
64 bit support++
Windows 11 compatibility--

Compatibility

Information on Xeon D-1559 and A6-3500 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 configuration1 (Uniprocessor)1
SocketFCBGA1667FM1
Power consumption (TDP)45 Watt65 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Xeon D-1559 and A6-3500. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensionsIntel® AVX2no data
AES-NI+-
AVX+-
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)+no data
Turbo Boost Technology2.0no data
Hyper-Threading Technology+no data
TSX+-
Idle States+no data
Thermal Monitoring+-
GPIO+no data

Security technologies

Xeon D-1559 and A6-3500 technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.

TXT+no data
EDB+no data
Secure Key+no data
OS Guard+no data

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Xeon D-1559 and A6-3500 are enumerated here.

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

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Xeon D-1559 and A6-3500. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory typesDDR4, DDR3DDR3
Maximum memory size128 GBno data
Max memory channels2no data
Maximum memory bandwidth34.124 GB/sno data
ECC memory support+-

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics cardno dataRadeon HD 6530D

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Xeon D-1559 and A6-3500.

PCIe version2.0/3.0no data
PCI Express lanes32no data
USB revision2.0/3.0no data
Total number of SATA ports6no data
Number of USB ports8no data
Integrated LAN+no data
UART+no 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.

Xeon D-1559 5.05
+467%
A6-3500 0.89

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.

Xeon D-1559 8015
+464%
A6-3500 1420

Gaming performance

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 5.05 0.89
Physical cores 12 3
Threads 24 3
Chip lithography 14 nm 32 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 45 Watt 65 Watt

Xeon D-1559 has a 467.4% higher aggregate performance score, 300% more physical cores and 700% more threads, a 128.6% more advanced lithography process, and 44.4% lower power consumption.

The Xeon D-1559 is our recommended choice as it beats the A6-3500 in performance tests.

Be aware that Xeon D-1559 is a server/workstation processor while A6-3500 is a desktop one.


Should you still have questions on choice between Xeon D-1559 and A6-3500, ask them in Comments section, and we shall answer.

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