AMD A4-5300 vs Intel Xeon Gold 6246

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AMD A4-5300 CPU1 vs CPU2 Intel Xeon Gold 6246
AMD A4-5300 Intel Xeon Gold 6246

CPU comparison

AMD A4-5300 or Intel Xeon Gold 6246 - which processor is faster? In this comparison we look at the differences and analyze which of these two CPUs is better. We compare the technical data and benchmark results.

The AMD A4-5300 has 2 cores with 2 threads and clocks with a maximum frequency of 3.60 GHz. Up to GB of memory is supported in 2 memory channels. The AMD A4-5300 was released in Q3/2012.

The Intel Xeon Gold 6246 has 12 cores with 24 threads and clocks with a maximum frequency of 4.20 GHz. The CPU supports up to 1024 GB of memory in 6 memory channels. The Intel Xeon Gold 6246 was released in Q2/2019.
AMD A (112) Family Intel Xeon Gold (163)
AMD A4-5000 (5) CPU group Intel Xeon Gold 5200/6200 (55)
4 Generation 2
Kabini (Jaguar) Architecture Cascade Lake
Mobile Segment Desktop / Server
-- Predecessor --
-- Successor --

CPU Cores and Base Frequency

The AMD A4-5300 has 2 CPU cores and can calculate 2 threads in parallel. The clock frequency of the AMD A4-5300 is 3.40 GHz (3.60 GHz) while the Intel Xeon Gold 6246 has 12 CPU cores and 24 threads can calculate simultaneously. The clock frequency of the Intel Xeon Gold 6246 is at 3.30 GHz (4.20 GHz).
AMD A4-5300 Characteristic Intel Xeon Gold 6246
2 Cores 12
2 Threads 24
normal Core architecture normal
No Hyperthreading Yes
No Overclocking ? No
3.40 GHz Frequency 3.30 GHz
3.60 GHz Turbo Frequency (1 Core) 4.20 GHz
3.60 GHz Turbo Frequency (All Cores) 3.70 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 A4-5300 Characteristic Intel Xeon Gold 6246
-- AI hardware --
-- AI specifications --

Internal Graphics

The AMD A4-5300 or Intel Xeon Gold 6246 has integrated graphics, called iGPU for short. The iGPU uses the system's main memory as graphics memory and sits on the processor's die.
AMD Radeon HD 7480D GPU no iGPU
0.72 GHz GPU frequency --
-- GPU (Turbo) --
4 GPU Generation --
32 nm Technology
2 Max. displays
2 Compute units --
128 Shader --
No Hardware Raytracing No
No Frame Generation No
2 GB Max. GPU Memory --
11 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 7480D 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
Decode Codec VC-1 No
Decode / Encode Codec JPEG No

Memory & PCIe

The AMD A4-5300 can use up to GB of memory in 2 memory channels. The maximum memory bandwidth is 25.6 GB/s. The Intel Xeon Gold 6246 supports up to 1024 GB of memory in 6 memory channels and achieves a memory bandwidth of up to 140.7 GB/s.
AMD A4-5300 Characteristic Intel Xeon Gold 6246
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 --
1.00 MB L3 Cache 24.75 MB
-- PCIe version 3.0
-- PCIe lanes 48
-- PCIe Bandwidth 47.3 GB/s

Thermal Management

The thermal design power (TDP for short) of the AMD A4-5300 is 65 W, while the Intel Xeon Gold 6246 has a TDP of 165 W. The TDP specifies the necessary cooling solution that is required to cool the processor sufficiently.
AMD A4-5300 Characteristic Intel Xeon Gold 6246
65 W TDP (PL1 / PBP) 165 W
-- TDP (PL2) --
-- TDP up --
-- TDP down --
-- Tjunction max. --

Technical details

The AMD A4-5300 is manufactured in 28 nm and has 1.00 MB cache. The Intel Xeon Gold 6246 is manufactured in 14 nm and has a 24.75 MB cache.
AMD A4-5300 Characteristic Intel Xeon Gold 6246
28 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 ISA extensions SSE4.1, SSE4.2, AVX2, AVX-512
FM2 Socket LGA 3647
AMD-V Virtualization VT-x, VT-x EPT, VT-d
Yes AES-NI Yes
Operating systems Windows 10, Linux
Q3/2012 Release date Q2/2019
38 $ Release price 3286 $
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Average performance in benchmarks

⌀ Single core performance in 1 CPU benchmarks
AMD A4-5300 (37%)
Intel Xeon Gold 6246 (100%)
⌀ Multi core performance in 2 CPU benchmarks
AMD A4-5300 (6%)
Intel Xeon Gold 6246 (100%)

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 A4-5300 AMD A4-5300
2C 2T @ 3.60 GHz
438 (37%)
Intel Xeon Gold 6246 Intel Xeon Gold 6246
12C 24T @ 4.20 GHz
1177 (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 A4-5300 AMD A4-5300
2C 2T @ 3.60 GHz
663 (6%)
Intel Xeon Gold 6246 Intel Xeon Gold 6246
12C 24T @ 3.70 GHz
11485 (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 A4-5300 AMD A4-5300
2C 2T @ 3.60 GHz
1347 (6%)
Intel Xeon Gold 6246 Intel Xeon Gold 6246
12C 24T @ 3.70 GHz
24453 (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 A4-5300 AMD A4-5300
AMD Radeon HD 7480D @ 0.72 GHz
184 (100%)
Intel Xeon Gold 6246 Intel Xeon Gold 6246
@ 0.00 GHz
0 (0%)

CPU-Z Benchmark 17 (Multi-Core)

The CPU-Z benchmark measures a processor's performance by measuring the time it takes the system to complete all benchmark calculations. The faster the benchmark is completed, the higher the score.
AMD A4-5300 AMD A4-5300
2C 2T @ 3.40 GHz
324 (100%)
Intel Xeon Gold 6246 Intel Xeon Gold 6246
12C 24T @ 3.30 GHz
0 (0%)

Devices using this processor
AMD A4-5300 Intel Xeon Gold 6246
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