A6-4400M vs Xeon E5-2618L v4
Aggregate performance score
Xeon E5-2618L v4 outperforms A6-4400M by a whopping 1130% based on our aggregate benchmark results.
Primary details
Comparing Xeon E5-2618L v4 and A6-4400M processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.
| Place in the ranking | 940 | 2752 |
| Place by popularity | not in top-100 | not in top-100 |
| Cost-effectiveness evaluation | 3.26 | no data |
| Market segment | Laptop | Laptop |
| Series | Intel Xeon E5 | AMD A-Series |
| Power efficiency | 9.87 | 1.72 |
| Architecture codename | Broadwell (2015−2019) | Trinity (2012−2013) |
| Release date | 20 June 2016 (8 years ago) | 15 May 2012 (12 years ago) |
| Launch price (MSRP) | $779 | no data |
Cost-effectiveness evaluation
Performance per price, higher is better.
Detailed specifications
Xeon E5-2618L v4 and A6-4400M 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 | 10 (Deca-Core) | 2 (Dual-core) |
| Threads | 20 | 2 |
| Base clock speed | no data | 2.7 GHz |
| Boost clock speed | 2.2 GHz | 3.2 GHz |
| Bus type | QPI | no data |
| Bus rate | 2 × 8 GT/s | no data |
| Multiplier | 22 | no data |
| L1 cache | no data | 96 KB |
| L2 cache | 2.5 MB | 1 MB (shared) |
| L3 cache | 25 MB | 0 KB |
| Chip lithography | 14 nm | 32 nm |
| Die size | 246.24 mm2 | 246 mm2 |
| Number of transistors | 3200 Million | 1,178 million |
| 64 bit support | + | + |
| Windows 11 compatibility | - | - |
Compatibility
Information on Xeon E5-2618L v4 and A6-4400M 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 | 2 (Multiprocessor) | 1 |
| Socket | no data | FS1r2 |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 75 Watt | 35 Watt |
Technologies and extensions
Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Xeon E5-2618L v4 and A6-4400M. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.
| Instruction set extensions | no data | 86x SSE (1, 2, 3, 3S, 4.1, 4.2, 4A),-64, AES, AVX, FMA |
| AES-NI | + | + |
| FMA | - | + |
| AVX | + | + |
| vPro | + | no data |
| Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST) | + | no data |
| TSX | + | - |
Security technologies
Xeon E5-2618L v4 and A6-4400M technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.
| TXT | + | no data |
Virtualization technologies
Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Xeon E5-2618L v4 and A6-4400M are enumerated here.
| AMD-V | - | + |
Memory specs
Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Xeon E5-2618L v4 and A6-4400M. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.
| Supported memory types | no data | unknown |
| Maximum memory size | 1,536 GB | no data |
Graphics specifications
General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.
| Integrated graphics card | no data | AMD Radeon HD 7520G |
Peripherals
Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Xeon E5-2618L v4 and A6-4400M.
| PCIe version | 3.0 | no data |
| PCI Express lanes | 40 | 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.
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.
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.
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.
Pros & cons summary
| Performance score | 8.12 | 0.66 |
| Recency | 20 June 2016 | 15 May 2012 |
| Physical cores | 10 | 2 |
| Threads | 20 | 2 |
| Chip lithography | 14 nm | 32 nm |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 75 Watt | 35 Watt |
Xeon E5-2618L v4 has a 1130.3% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 4 years, 400% more physical cores and 900% more threads, and a 128.6% more advanced lithography process.
A6-4400M, on the other hand, has 114.3% lower power consumption.
The Xeon E5-2618L v4 is our recommended choice as it beats the A6-4400M in performance tests.
Be aware that Xeon E5-2618L v4 is a mobile workstation processor while A6-4400M is a mobile workstation one.
Should you still have questions on choice between Xeon E5-2618L v4 and A6-4400M, ask them in Comments section, and we shall answer.
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