A6-9220C vs Xeon L5618
Primary details
Comparing Xeon L5618 and A6-9220C processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.
| Place in the ranking | not rated | 2757 |
| 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 | Westmere-EP (2010−2011) | Stoney Ridge (2016−2019) |
| Release date | 16 March 2010 (14 years ago) | 7 January 2019 (5 years ago) |
Detailed specifications
Xeon L5618 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 | 4 (Quad-Core) | 2 (Dual-core) |
| Threads | 8 | 2 |
| Base clock speed | 1.87 GHz | 1.8 GHz |
| Boost clock speed | 2.26 GHz | 2.7 GHz |
| Multiplier | no data | 18 |
| L1 cache | 64 KB (per core) | 160 KB |
| L2 cache | 256 KB (per core) | 1 MB (shared) |
| L3 cache | 12 MB (shared) | no data |
| Chip lithography | 32 nm | 28 nm |
| Die size | 239 mm2 | 124.5 mm2 |
| Maximum core temperature | 87 °C | 90 °C |
| Maximum case temperature (TCase) | no data | 74 °C |
| Number of transistors | 1,170 million | 1,200 million |
| 64 bit support | + | + |
| Windows 11 compatibility | - | - |
Compatibility
Information on Xeon L5618 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 | 2 | 1 |
| Socket | FCLGA1366,LGA1366 | FT4 |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 40 Watt | 6 Watt |
Technologies and extensions
Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Xeon L5618 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 | 1.0 | no data |
| Hyper-Threading Technology | + | no data |
| Idle States | + | no data |
Security technologies
Xeon L5618 and A6-9220C technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.
| TXT | + | no data |
Virtualization technologies
Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Xeon L5618 and A6-9220C 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 L5618 and A6-9220C. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.
| Supported memory types | DDR3 | 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) ( - 720 MHz) |
Peripherals
Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Xeon L5618 and A6-9220C.
| PCIe version | 2.0 | 3.0 |
| PCI Express lanes | no data | 8 |
Pros & cons summary
| Recency | 16 March 2010 | 7 January 2019 |
| Physical cores | 4 | 2 |
| Threads | 8 | 2 |
| Chip lithography | 32 nm | 28 nm |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 40 Watt | 6 Watt |
Xeon L5618 has 100% more physical cores and 300% more threads.
A6-9220C, on the other hand, has an age advantage of 8 years, a 14.3% more advanced lithography process, and 566.7% lower power consumption.
We couldn't decide between Xeon L5618 and A6-9220C. We've got no test results to judge.
Be aware that Xeon L5618 is a server/workstation processor while A6-9220C is a notebook one.
Should you still have questions on choice between Xeon L5618 and A6-9220C, ask them in Comments section, and we shall answer.
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