AMD A10-4600M vs Intel Xeon Gold 6252

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AMD A10-4600M CPU1 vs CPU2 Intel Xeon Gold 6252
AMD A10-4600M Intel Xeon Gold 6252

CPU comparison

In this CPU comparison, we compare the AMD A10-4600M and the Intel Xeon Gold 6252 and use benchmarks to check which processor is faster.

We compare the AMD A10-4600M 4 core processor released in Q2/2012 with the Intel Xeon Gold 6252 which has 24 CPU cores and was introduced in Q2/2019.
AMD A (112) Family Intel Xeon Gold (148)
AMD A10-4000M (3) CPU group Intel Xeon Gold 5200/6200 (55)
2 Generation 2
Trinity (Piledriver) Architecture Cascade Lake
Mobile Segment Desktop / Server
-- Predecessor --
-- Successor --

CPU Cores and Base Frequency

The AMD A10-4600M is a 4 core processor with a clock frequency of 2.30 GHz (3.20 GHz). The processor can compute 4 threads at the same time. The Intel Xeon Gold 6252 clocks with 2.10 GHz (3.70 GHz), has 24 CPU cores and can calculate 48 threads in parallel.

AMD A10-4600M Characteristic Intel Xeon Gold 6252
4 Cores 24
4 Threads 48
normal Core architecture normal
No Hyperthreading Yes
Yes Overclocking ? No
2.30 GHz Frequency 2.10 GHz
3.20 GHz Turbo Frequency (1 Core) 3.70 GHz
3.20 GHz Turbo Frequency (All Cores) 2.70 GHz

Artificial Intelligence and Machine Learning

Processors with the support of artificial intelligence (AI) and machine learning (ML) can process many calculations, especially audio, image and video processing, much faster than classic processors. Algorithms for ML improve their performance the more data they have collected via software. ML tasks can be processed up to 10,000 times faster than with a classic processor.

AMD A10-4600M Characteristic Intel Xeon Gold 6252
-- AI hardware --
-- AI specifications --

Internal Graphics

Graphics (iGPU) integrated into the processor not only enable image output without having to rely on a dedicated graphics solution, but can also efficiently accelerate video playback.

AMD Radeon HD 7660G GPU no iGPU
0.50 GHz GPU frequency --
0.69 GHz GPU (Turbo) --
4 GPU Generation --
32 nm Technology
2 Max. displays
6 Compute units --
384 Shader --
No Hardware Raytracing No
No Frame Generation No
8 GB Max. GPU Memory --
11.2 DirectX Version --

Hardware codec support

A photo or video codec that is accelerated in hardware can greatly accelerate the working speed of a processor and extend the battery life of notebooks or smartphones when playing videos.

AMD Radeon HD 7660G GPU no iGPU
No Codec h265 / HEVC (8 bit) No
No Codec h265 / HEVC (10 bit) No
Decode Codec h264 No
No Codec VP9 No
No Codec VP8 No
No Codec AV1 No
Decode Codec AVC No
No Codec VC-1 No
Decode / Encode Codec JPEG No

Memory & PCIe

Up to GB of memory in a maximum of 2 memory channels is supported by the AMD A10-4600M, while the Intel Xeon Gold 6252 supports a maximum of 1024 GB of memory with a maximum memory bandwidth of 140.7 GB/s enabled.

AMD A10-4600M Characteristic Intel Xeon Gold 6252
DDR3-1600 Memory DDR4-2933
Max. Memory 1024 GB
2 (Dual Channel) Memory channels 6 (Hexa Channel)
25.6 GB/s Max. Bandwidth 140.7 GB/s
No ECC Yes
-- L2 Cache --
4.00 MB L3 Cache 35.75 MB
-- PCIe version 3.0
-- PCIe lanes 48
-- PCIe Bandwidth 47.3 GB/s

Thermal Management

The AMD A10-4600M has a TDP of 35 W. The TDP of the Intel Xeon Gold 6252 is 150 W. System integrators use the TDP of the processor as a guide when dimensioning the cooling solution.

AMD A10-4600M Characteristic Intel Xeon Gold 6252
35 W TDP (PL1 / PBP) 150 W
-- TDP (PL2) --
-- TDP up --
-- TDP down --
-- Tjunction max. --

Technical details

The AMD A10-4600M has 4.00 MB cache and is manufactured in 32 nm. The cache of Intel Xeon Gold 6252 is at 35.75 MB. The processor is manufactured in 14 nm.

AMD A10-4600M Characteristic Intel Xeon Gold 6252
32 nm Technology 14 nm
Unknown Chip design Monolithic
x86-64 (64 bit) Instruction set (ISA) x86-64 (64 bit)
SSE4a, SSE4.1, SSE4.2, AVX, FMA3, FMA4 ISA extensions SSE4.1, SSE4.2, AVX2, AVX-512
FS1r2 Socket LGA 3647
AMD-V Virtualization VT-x, VT-x EPT, VT-d
Yes AES-NI Yes
Operating systems Windows 10, Linux
Q2/2012 Release date Q2/2019
-- Release price 3660 $
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Average performance in benchmarks

⌀ Single core performance in 1 CPU benchmarks
⌀ Multi core performance in 2 CPU benchmarks

Geekbench 5, 64bit (Single-Core)

Geekbench 5 is a cross plattform benchmark that heavily uses the systems memory. A fast memory will push the result a lot. The single-core test only uses one CPU core, the amount of cores or hyperthreading ability doesn't count.
AMD A10-4600M AMD A10-4600M
4C 4T @ 3.20 GHz
355 (35%)
Intel Xeon Gold 6252 Intel Xeon Gold 6252
24C 48T @ 3.70 GHz
1024 (100%)

Geekbench 5, 64bit (Multi-Core)

Geekbench 5 is a cross plattform benchmark that heavily uses the systems memory. A fast memory will push the result a lot. The multi-core test involves all CPU cores and taks a big advantage of hyperthreading.
AMD A10-4600M AMD A10-4600M
4C 4T @ 3.20 GHz
916 (5%)
Intel Xeon Gold 6252 Intel Xeon Gold 6252
24C 48T @ 2.70 GHz
20154 (100%)

Estimated results for PassMark CPU Mark

Some of the CPUs listed below have been benchmarked by CPU-monkey. However the majority of CPUs have not been tested and the results have been estimated by a CPU-monkey’s secret proprietary formula. As such they do not accurately reflect the actual Passmark CPU mark values and are not endorsed by PassMark Software Pty Ltd.
AMD A10-4600M AMD A10-4600M
4C 4T @ 3.20 GHz
3148 (12%)
Intel Xeon Gold 6252 Intel Xeon Gold 6252
24C 48T @ 2.70 GHz
27157 (100%)

iGPU - FP32 Performance (Single-precision GFLOPS)

The theoretical computing performance of the internal graphics unit of the processor with simple accuracy (32 bit) in GFLOPS. GFLOPS indicates how many billion floating point operations the iGPU can perform per second.
AMD A10-4600M AMD A10-4600M
AMD Radeon HD 7660G @ 0.69 GHz
527 (100%)
Intel Xeon Gold 6252 Intel Xeon Gold 6252
@ 0.00 GHz
0 (0%)

Cinebench R15 (Single-Core)

Cinebench R15 is the successor of Cinebench 11.5 and is also based on the Cinema 4 Suite. Cinema 4 is a worldwide used software to create 3D forms. The single-core test only uses one CPU core, the amount of cores or hyperthreading ability doesn't count.
AMD A10-4600M AMD A10-4600M
4C 4T @ 3.20 GHz
63 (100%)
Intel Xeon Gold 6252 Intel Xeon Gold 6252
24C 48T @ 3.70 GHz
0 (0%)

Cinebench R15 (Multi-Core)

Cinebench R15 is the successor of Cinebench 11.5 and is also based on the Cinema 4 Suite. Cinema 4 is a worldwide used software to create 3D forms. The multi-core test involves all CPU cores and taks a big advantage of hyperthreading.
AMD A10-4600M AMD A10-4600M
4C 4T @ 3.20 GHz
186 (100%)
Intel Xeon Gold 6252 Intel Xeon Gold 6252
24C 48T @ 2.70 GHz
0 (0%)

Devices using this processor

AMD A10-4600M Intel Xeon Gold 6252
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