AMD A6-3420M vs Intel Xeon E-2314

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AMD A6-3420M CPU1 vs CPU2 Intel Xeon E-2314
AMD A6-3420M Intel Xeon E-2314

CPU comparison

AMD A6-3420M or Intel Xeon E-2314 - 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 A6-3420M has 4 cores with 4 threads and clocks with a maximum frequency of 2.40 GHz. Up to GB of memory is supported in 2 memory channels. The AMD A6-3420M was released in Q4/2011.

The Intel Xeon E-2314 has 4 cores with 4 threads and clocks with a maximum frequency of 4.50 GHz. The CPU supports up to 128 GB of memory in 2 memory channels. The Intel Xeon E-2314 was released in Q3/2021.
AMD A (112) Family Intel Xeon E (44)
AMD A6-3000M (9) CPU group Intel Xeon E-2300 (10)
1 Generation 3
Llano (K10) Architecture Rocket Lake S
Mobile Segment Desktop / Server
-- Predecessor --
-- Successor --

CPU Cores and Base Frequency

The AMD A6-3420M has 4 CPU cores and can calculate 4 threads in parallel. The clock frequency of the AMD A6-3420M is 1.50 GHz (2.40 GHz) while the Intel Xeon E-2314 has 4 CPU cores and 4 threads can calculate simultaneously. The clock frequency of the Intel Xeon E-2314 is at 2.80 GHz (4.50 GHz).

AMD A6-3420M Characteristic Intel Xeon E-2314
4 Cores 4
4 Threads 4
normal Core architecture normal
No Hyperthreading No
Yes Overclocking ? No
1.50 GHz Frequency 2.80 GHz
2.40 GHz Turbo Frequency (1 Core) 4.50 GHz
2.40 GHz Turbo Frequency (All Cores) --

NPU AI performance

The performance values of the processor's AI unit. The isolated NPU performance is specified here, the total AI performance (NPU+CPU+iGPU) can be higher. Processors with support for artificial intelligence (AI) and machine learning (ML) can process many calculations, especially audio, image and video processing, much faster than classic processors.

AMD A6-3420M Characteristic Intel Xeon E-2314
-- AI hardware --
-- AI specifications --
-- NPU + CPU + iGPU --

Integrated graphics (iGPU)

The AMD A6-3420M or Intel Xeon E-2314 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 6520G GPU no iGPU
0.40 GHz GPU frequency --
-- GPU (Turbo) --
3 GPU Generation --
32 nm Technology
2 Max. displays
5 Compute units --
320 Shader --
No Hardware Raytracing No
No Frame Generation No
1 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 6520G 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 A6-3420M can use up to GB of memory in 2 memory channels. The maximum memory bandwidth is 21.3 GB/s. The Intel Xeon E-2314 supports up to 128 GB of memory in 2 memory channels and achieves a memory bandwidth of up to 51.2 GB/s.

AMD A6-3420M Characteristic Intel Xeon E-2314
DDR3-1333 Memory DDR4-3200
Max. Memory 128 GB
2 (Dual Channel) Memory channels 2 (Dual Channel)
21.3 GB/s Max. Bandwidth 51.2 GB/s
No ECC No
-- L2 Cache 2.00 MB
4.00 MB L3 Cache 8.00 MB
-- PCIe version 4.0
-- PCIe lanes 20
-- PCIe Bandwidth 39.4 GB/s

Thermal Management

The thermal design power (TDP for short) of the AMD A6-3420M is 35 W, while the Intel Xeon E-2314 has a TDP of 65 W. The TDP specifies the necessary cooling solution that is required to cool the processor sufficiently.

AMD A6-3420M Characteristic Intel Xeon E-2314
35 W TDP (PL1 / PBP) 65 W
-- TDP (PL2) --
-- TDP up --
-- TDP down --
-- Tjunction max. 100 °C

Technical details

The AMD A6-3420M is manufactured in 32 nm and has 4.00 MB cache. The Intel Xeon E-2314 is manufactured in 14 nm and has a 10.00 MB cache.

AMD A6-3420M Characteristic Intel Xeon E-2314
32 nm Technology 14 nm
Unknown Chip design Monolithic
x86-64 (64 bit) Instruction set (ISA) x86-64 (64 bit)
SSE3, SSE4a ISA extensions SSE4.1, SSE4.2, AVX2, AVX-512
FS1 Socket LGA 1200
AMD-V Virtualization VT-x, VT-x EPT, VT-d
No AES-NI Yes
Operating systems Windows 10, Linux
Q4/2011 Release date Q3/2021
-- Release price --
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Average performance in benchmarks

⌀ Single core performance in 1 CPU benchmarks
AMD A6-3420M (16%)
Intel Xeon E-2314 (100%)
⌀ Multi core performance in 1 CPU benchmarks
AMD A6-3420M (18%)
Intel Xeon E-2314 (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 A6-3420M AMD A6-3420M
4C 4T @ 2.40 GHz
259 (16%)
Intel Xeon E-2314 Intel Xeon E-2314
4C 4T @ 4.50 GHz
1604 (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 A6-3420M AMD A6-3420M
4C 4T @ 2.40 GHz
773 (18%)
Intel Xeon E-2314 Intel Xeon E-2314
4C 4T @ 2.80 GHz
4339 (100%)

Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)

Geekbench 6 is a benchmark for modern computers, notebooks and smartphones. What is new is an optimized utilization of newer CPU architectures, e.g. based on the big.LITTLE concept and combining CPU cores of different sizes. The single-core benchmark only evaluates the performance of the fastest CPU core, the number of CPU cores in a processor is irrelevant here.
AMD A6-3420M AMD A6-3420M
4C 4T @ 2.40 GHz
0 (0%)
Intel Xeon E-2314 Intel Xeon E-2314
4C 4T @ 4.50 GHz
2068 (100%)

Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)

Geekbench 6 is a benchmark for modern computers, notebooks and smartphones. What is new is an optimized utilization of newer CPU architectures, e.g. based on the big.LITTLE concept and combining CPU cores of different sizes. The multi-core benchmark evaluates the performance of all of the processor's CPU cores. Virtual thread improvements such as AMD SMT or Intel's Hyper-Threading have a positive impact on the benchmark result.
AMD A6-3420M AMD A6-3420M
4C 4T @ 2.40 GHz
0 (0%)
Intel Xeon E-2314 Intel Xeon E-2314
4C 4T @ 2.80 GHz
4788 (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 A6-3420M AMD A6-3420M
AMD Radeon HD 6520G @ 0.40 GHz
256 (100%)
Intel Xeon E-2314 Intel Xeon E-2314
@ 0.00 GHz
0 (0%)

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 A6-3420M AMD A6-3420M
4C 4T @ 2.40 GHz
2084 (100%)
Intel Xeon E-2314 Intel Xeon E-2314
4C 4T @ 2.80 GHz
0 (0%)

Devices using this processor

AMD A6-3420M Intel Xeon E-2314
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