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AMD A6-6400K vs Intel Xeon E5-2670 v2. Specifications, performance, tests

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Released
Q2/2013
AMD A6-6400K
AMD A6-6400K
Released
Q3/2013
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Intel Xeon E5-2670 v2
Intel Xeon E5-2670 v2

What's the best choice AMD A6-6400K or Intel Xeon E5-2670 v2? Which processor is faster?

We have prepared a comparison to help you choose the best processor. Compare their specifications and benchmarks.

AMD A6-6400K has a maximum frequency of 3.90 GHz. 2 Cores. Power consumption of 65 W. Released in Q2/2013.

Intel Xeon E5-2670 v2 has a maximum frequency of 2.50 GHz. 10 Cores. Power consumption of 115 W. Released in Q3/2013.

Differences

AMD A6-6400K Reasons to consider
AMD A6-6400K
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  • Place in the overall ranking

    (based on several benchmarks)

    1502 left arrow score
  • Higher clock speed

    Around 36% better clock speed

    3.90 GHz left arrow 2.50 GHz
  • Higher turbo clock speed

    Around 20% better overclocked clock speed

    4.10 GHz left arrow 3.30 GHz
  • Performance per watt

    times less performance per watt

    65 W left arrow 115 W

Positions in all rankings

Common positions AMD A6-6400K CPU in popular benchmarks, for comparison with other models.

  • Cinebench R20 (Multi-Core)
    522 place
  • Geekbench 5, 64bit (Single-Core)
    1174 place
  • Geekbench 5, 64bit (Multi-Core)
    1426 place
  • iGPU - FP32 Performance (Single-precision GFLOPS)
    1144 place
  • Geekbench 3, 64bit (Single-Core)
    610 place
  • Geekbench 3, 64bit (Multi-Core)
    753 place
  • Cinebench R11.5, 64bit (Single-Core)
    697 place
  • Cinebench R11.5, 64bit (Multi-Core)
    750 place
  • Estimated results for PassMark CPU Mark
    1157 place
  • Place in the overall ranking

    (based on several benchmarks)

    873 left arrow score
  • More number of cores

    About 5 times more cores

    10 left arrow 2

Positions in all rankings

Common positions Intel Xeon E5-2670 v2 CPU in popular benchmarks, for comparison with other models.

  • Cinebench R15 (Single-Core)
    760 place
  • Cinebench R15 (Multi-Core)
    313 place
  • Geekbench 5, 64bit (Single-Core)
    1075 place
  • Geekbench 5, 64bit (Multi-Core)
    479 place
  • Geekbench 3, 64bit (Single-Core)
    514 place
  • Geekbench 3, 64bit (Multi-Core)
    52 place
  • Cinebench R11.5, 64bit (Single-Core)
    509 place
  • Cinebench R11.5, 64bit (Multi-Core)
    146 place
  • Estimated results for PassMark CPU Mark
    367 place

Specifications

Technical data
AMD A6-6400K AMD A6-6400K
Intel Xeon E5-2670 v2 Intel Xeon E5-2670 v2
CPU family and group

Background information about the processors being compared, series, generation and market segment.

  • Segment
    Desktop / Server left arrow Desktop / Server
  • Family
    AMD A left arrow Intel Xeon E5
  • Generation
    3 left arrow 4
  • CPU group
    AMD A6-6000 left arrow Intel Xeon E5 v2
  • Successor
    -- left arrow Intel Xeon E5-2670 v3
CPU Technical specs

Basic parameters such as number of cores, number of threads, base and turbo frequency, and cache size. These parameters indirectly tell about the speed of the processor, the higher they are the better.

  • Frequency
    3.90 GHz left arrow 2.50 GHz
  • CPU Cores
    2 left arrow 10
  • Turbo (1 Core)
    4.10 GHz left arrow 3.30 GHz
  • CPU Threads
    2 left arrow 20
  • Hyperthreading
    No left arrow Yes
  • Overclocking
    Yes left arrow No
  • Core architecture
    normal left arrow normal
IGPU

Internal Graphics does not affect the performance of the CPU, performs the work of the graphics card in its absence or on mobile devices.

  • GPU name
    AMD Radeon HD 8470D left arrow no iGPU
  • GPU frequency
    0.80 GHz left arrow
  • GPU (Turbo)
    No turbo left arrow No turbo
  • Execution units
    3 left arrow
  • Shader
    192 left arrow
  • Max. GPU Memory
    2 GB left arrow --
  • Max. displays
    2 left arrow
  • Generation
    5 left arrow
  • DirectX Version
    11.2 left arrow
  • Technology
    32 nm left arrow
  • Release date
    Q2/2013 left arrow
Hardware codec support

Built-in codecs used to encode and decode content. Significantly speeds up the required operations.

  • h265 / HEVC (8 bit)
    No left arrow No
  • h265 / HEVC (10 bit)
    No left arrow No
  • h264
    Decode left arrow No
  • VP9
    No left arrow No
  • VP8
    No left arrow No
  • AV1
    No left arrow No
  • AVC
    Decode left arrow No
  • VC-1
    Decode left arrow No
  • JPEG
    Decode / Encode left arrow No
Memory specs & PCI

Types, channel quantity of RAM supported by Intel Xeon E5-2670 v2 and AMD A6-6400K. Depending on the motherboards, higher or lower memory frequencies may be supported.

  • Memory type
    DDR3-1866 left arrow DDR3-1866
  • ECC
    No left arrow Yes
  • Memory channels
    2 left arrow 4
  • PCIe version
    left arrow 3.0
  • PCIe lanes
    left arrow 40
Encryption
  • AES-NI
    Yes left arrow Yes
Thermal Management

Compare the TDP requirements of TDP AMD A6-6400K and Intel Xeon E5-2670 v2 to select a cooling system. Note, the TDP value refers to thermal watts, not electrical watts.

  • TDP (PL1)
    65 W left arrow 115 W
Technologies and extensions

Architecture, interfaces, additional instructions supported by AMD A6-6400K and AMD A6-6400K, virtual machine technologies and process technology.

  • Instruction set (ISA)
    x86-64 (64 bit) left arrow x86-64 (64 bit)
  • Virtualization
    AMD-V left arrow VT-x, VT-x EPT, VT-d
  • ISA extensions
    SSE4a, SSE4.1, SSE4.2, AVX, FMA3, FMA4 left arrow SSE4.1, SSE4.2, AVX
  • L3-Cache
    1.00 MB left arrow 25.00 MB
  • Architecture
    Richland (Piledriver) left arrow Ivy Bridge EP
  • Technology
    32 nm left arrow 22 nm
  • Socket
    FM2 left arrow LGA 2011
  • Release date
    Q2/2013 left arrow Q3/2013

Benchmarks

Performance tests CPUs

Based on the results of several benchmarks, you can more accurately estimate the difference in performance between AMD A6-6400K and Intel Xeon E5-2670 v2.

Compare the synthetic test values and choose the best processor!

Geekbench 5, 64bit (Single-Core)
Geekbench 5 SC is a popular cross-platform performance test for desktop or mobile processors that uses system memory intensively
471
AMD A6-6400K
551
Intel Xeon E5-2670 v2
Geekbench 5, 64bit (Multi-Core)
Geekbench 5 MC is a popular cross-platform performance test for desktop or mobile processors that uses system memory intensively
723
AMD A6-6400K
5876
Intel Xeon E5-2670 v2
Geekbench 3, 64bit (Single-Core)
Geekbench 3 SC for one CPU core, includes stress tests simulating real 3D scenarios for Windows, Mac, Linux, Ansroid, iOS
2063
AMD A6-6400K
2670
Intel Xeon E5-2670 v2
Geekbench 3, 64bit (Multi-Core)
Geekbench 3 MC using a multi-core and hyperthreading, includes stress tests simulating real 3D scenarios for Windows, Mac, Linux, Ansroid, iOS
3292
AMD A6-6400K
48560
Intel Xeon E5-2670 v2
Cinebench R11.5, 64bit (Single-Core)
The PC CPU and GPU test involves rendering a specific 3D scene in single-core mode, based on CINEMA 4D
0.83
AMD A6-6400K
1.38
Intel Xeon E5-2670 v2
Cinebench R11.5, 64bit (Multi-Core)
The PC CPU and GPU test involves rendering a specific 3D scene in multi-core mode and hyperthreading, based on CINEMA 4D
1.66
AMD A6-6400K
12.93
Intel Xeon E5-2670 v2
Estimated results for PassMark CPU Mark
PassMark is a test suite that performs complex mathematical calculations to determine CPU performance on file compression, encryption and physics-related tasks
2397
AMD A6-6400K
15021
Intel Xeon E5-2670 v2

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