A6-3500 vs Xeon Gold 6146

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Aggregate performance score

Xeon Gold 6146
2017
12 cores / 24 threads, 165 Watt
14.67
+1548%
A6-3500
2011
3 cores / 3 threads, 65 Watt
0.89

Xeon Gold 6146 outperforms A6-3500 by a whopping 1548% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

Comparing Xeon Gold 6146 and A6-3500 processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking4862553
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation3.60no data
Market segmentServerDesktop processor
SeriesIntel Xeon Goldno data
Power efficiency8.411.30
Architecture codenameSkylake (server) (2017−2018)Llano (2011−2012)
Release date11 July 2017 (7 years ago)17 August 2011 (13 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)$3,286no data

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance per price, higher is better.

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Detailed specifications

Xeon Gold 6146 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 speed3.2 GHz2.1 GHz
Boost clock speed4.2 GHz2.4 GHz
Multiplier32no data
L1 cache768 KB128 KB (per core)
L2 cache12 MB1 MB (per core)
L3 cache24.75 MB0 KB
Chip lithography14 nm32 nm
Die sizeno data228 mm2
Maximum core temperature76 °Cno data
Number of transistorsno data1,178 million
64 bit support++
Windows 11 compatibility+-

Compatibility

Information on Xeon Gold 6146 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 configuration4 (Multiprocessor)1
SocketFCLGA3647FM1
Power consumption (TDP)165 Watt65 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Xeon Gold 6146 and A6-3500. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensionsIntel® SSE4.2, Intel® AVX, Intel® AVX2, Intel® AVX-512no data
AES-NI+-
AVX+-
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 6146 and A6-3500 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 6146 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 Gold 6146 and A6-3500. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory typesDDR4-2666DDR3
Maximum memory size768 GBno data
Max memory channels6no data
Maximum memory bandwidth128.001 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 Gold 6146 and A6-3500.

PCIe version3.0no data
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 6146 14.67
+1548%
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 Gold 6146 23296
+1541%
A6-3500 1420

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 6146 1192
+355%
A6-3500 262

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 6146 8856
+1310%
A6-3500 628

Gaming performance

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 14.67 0.89
Recency 11 July 2017 17 August 2011
Physical cores 12 3
Threads 24 3
Chip lithography 14 nm 32 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 165 Watt 65 Watt

Xeon Gold 6146 has a 1548.3% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 5 years, 300% more physical cores and 700% more threads, and a 128.6% more advanced lithography process.

A6-3500, on the other hand, has 153.8% lower power consumption.

The Xeon Gold 6146 is our recommended choice as it beats the A6-3500 in performance tests.

Be aware that Xeon Gold 6146 is a server/workstation processor while A6-3500 is a desktop one.


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