A6-6310 vs Xeon Gold 6140

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Aggregate performance score

Xeon Gold 6140
2017
18 cores / 36 threads, 140 Watt
15.68
+1365%
A6-6310
2014
4 cores / 4 threads, 15 Watt
1.07

Xeon Gold 6140 outperforms A6-6310 by a whopping 1365% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

Comparing Xeon Gold 6140 and A6-6310 processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking4482419
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation5.04no data
Market segmentServerLaptop
SeriesIntel Xeon GoldAMD A-Series
Power efficiency10.406.63
Architecture codenameSkylake (server) (2017−2019)Beema (2014)
Release date25 April 2017 (7 years ago)29 April 2014 (10 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)$2,445no data

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance per price, higher is better.

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Detailed specifications

Xeon Gold 6140 and A6-6310 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 cores18 (Octadeca-Core)4 (Quad-Core)
Threads364
Base clock speed2.3 GHz1.8 GHz
Boost clock speed3.7 GHz2.4 GHz
Bus typeDMI 3.0no data
Bus rate4 × 8 GT/sno data
Multiplier23no data
L1 cache1.125 MBno data
L2 cache18 MB2048 KB
L3 cache24.75 MBno data
Chip lithography14 nm28 nm
Die sizeno data107 mm2
Maximum core temperature91 °Cno data
Number of transistorsno data930 Million
64 bit support++
Windows 11 compatibility+-

Compatibility

Information on Xeon Gold 6140 and A6-6310 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 configuration4 (Multiprocessor)no data
SocketFCLGA3647FT3b
Power consumption (TDP)140 Watt15 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Xeon Gold 6140 and A6-6310. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensionsIntel® SSE4.2, Intel® AVX, Intel® AVX2, Intel® AVX-51286x SSE (1, 2, 3, 3S, 4.1, 4.2, 4A),-64, AES, AVX
AES-NI++
FMA-FMA4
AVX++
PowerNow-+
PowerGating-+
VirusProtect-+
vPro+no data
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)+no data
Speed Shift+no data
Turbo Boost Technology2.0no data
Hyper-Threading Technology+no data
TSX+-
Turbo Boost Max 3.0-no data

Security technologies

Xeon Gold 6140 and A6-6310 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 Gold 6140 and A6-6310 are enumerated here.

AMD-V-+
VT-d+no data
VT-x+no data
EPT+no data
IOMMU 2.0-+

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Xeon Gold 6140 and A6-6310. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory typesDDR4-2666DDR3-1865
Maximum memory size768 GBno data
Max memory channels61
Maximum memory bandwidth128.001 GB/sno data
ECC memory support+-

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics cardno dataAMD Radeon R4 Graphics
Enduro-+
Switchable graphics-+
UVD-+
VCE-+

Graphics interfaces

Available interfaces and connections of Xeon Gold 6140 and A6-6310 integrated GPUs.

DisplayPort-+
HDMI-+

Graphics API support

APIs supported by Xeon Gold 6140 and A6-6310 integrated GPUs, sometimes API versions are included.

DirectXno dataDirectX® 12
Vulkan-+

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Xeon Gold 6140 and A6-6310.

PCIe version3.02.0
PCI Express lanes48no 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 Gold 6140 15.68
+1365%
A6-6310 1.07

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 Gold 6140 24445
+1360%
A6-6310 1674

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.

Xeon Gold 6140 1076
+370%
A6-6310 229

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.

Xeon Gold 6140 8257
+1274%
A6-6310 601

Gaming performance

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 15.68 1.07
Recency 25 April 2017 29 April 2014
Physical cores 18 4
Threads 36 4
Chip lithography 14 nm 28 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 140 Watt 15 Watt

Xeon Gold 6140 has a 1365.4% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 2 years, 350% more physical cores and 800% more threads, and a 100% more advanced lithography process.

A6-6310, on the other hand, has 833.3% lower power consumption.

The Xeon Gold 6140 is our recommended choice as it beats the A6-6310 in performance tests.

Be aware that Xeon Gold 6140 is a server/workstation processor while A6-6310 is a notebook one.


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