AMD A6-3600 vs Intel Xeon Gold 5120T

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AMD A6-3600 CPU1 vs CPU2 Intel Xeon Gold 5120T
AMD A6-3600 Intel Xeon Gold 5120T

CPU comparison

AMD A6-3600 or Intel Xeon Gold 5120T - 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 A6-3600 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 A6-3600 was released in Q3/2011.

The Intel Xeon Gold 5120T has 14 cores with 28 threads and clocks with a maximum frequency of 3.20 GHz. The CPU supports up to 768 GB of memory in 6 memory channels. The Intel Xeon Gold 5120T was released in Q3/2017.
AMD A (112) Family Intel Xeon Gold (148)
AMD A6-3000 (5) CPU group Intel Xeon Gold 5100/6100 (34)
1 Generation 1
Llano (K10) Architecture Skylake
Desktop / Server Segment Desktop / Server
-- Predecessor --
-- Successor --

CPU Cores and Base Frequency

The AMD A6-3600 has 4 CPU cores and can calculate 4 threads in parallel. The clock frequency of the AMD A6-3600 is 2.10 GHz (2.40 GHz) while the Intel Xeon Gold 5120T has 14 CPU cores and 28 threads can calculate simultaneously. The clock frequency of the Intel Xeon Gold 5120T is at 2.20 GHz (3.20 GHz).

AMD A6-3600 Characteristic Intel Xeon Gold 5120T
4 Cores 14
4 Threads 28
normal Core architecture normal
No Hyperthreading Yes
Yes Overclocking ? No
2.10 GHz Frequency 2.20 GHz
2.40 GHz Turbo Frequency (1 Core) 3.20 GHz
2.40 GHz Turbo Frequency (All Cores) 2.60 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 A6-3600 Characteristic Intel Xeon Gold 5120T
-- AI hardware --
-- AI specifications --

Internal Graphics

The AMD A6-3600 or Intel Xeon Gold 5120T 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 6530D GPU no iGPU
0.44 GHz GPU frequency --
-- GPU (Turbo) --
3 GPU Generation --
32 nm Technology
0 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 6530D 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 A6-3600 can use up to GB of memory in 2 memory channels. The maximum memory bandwidth is 25.6 GB/s. The Intel Xeon Gold 5120T supports up to 768 GB of memory in 6 memory channels and achieves a memory bandwidth of up to 115.2 GB/s.

AMD A6-3600 Characteristic Intel Xeon Gold 5120T
DDR3-1600 Memory DDR4-2400
Max. Memory 768 GB
2 (Dual Channel) Memory channels 6 (Hexa Channel)
25.6 GB/s Max. Bandwidth 115.2 GB/s
No ECC Yes
-- L2 Cache --
4.00 MB L3 Cache 19.00 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 A6-3600 is 65 W, while the Intel Xeon Gold 5120T has a TDP of 105 W. The TDP specifies the necessary cooling solution that is required to cool the processor sufficiently.

AMD A6-3600 Characteristic Intel Xeon Gold 5120T
65 W TDP (PL1 / PBP) 105 W
-- TDP (PL2) --
-- TDP up --
-- TDP down --
-- Tjunction max. --

Technical details

The AMD A6-3600 is manufactured in 32 nm and has 4.00 MB cache. The Intel Xeon Gold 5120T is manufactured in 14 nm and has a 19.00 MB cache.

AMD A6-3600 Characteristic Intel Xeon Gold 5120T
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
FM1 Socket LGA 3647
AMD-V Virtualization VT-x, VT-x EPT, VT-d
No AES-NI Yes
Windows 10, Linux Operating systems Windows 10, Linux
Q3/2011 Release date Q3/2017
75 $ Release price 1700 $
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Average performance in benchmarks

⌀ Single core performance in 0 CPU benchmarks
⌀ Multi core performance in 1 CPU benchmarks

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 A6-3600 AMD A6-3600
4C 4T @ 2.40 GHz
2815 (16%)
Intel Xeon Gold 5120T Intel Xeon Gold 5120T
14C 28T @ 2.60 GHz
18139 (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 A6-3600 AMD A6-3600
4C 4T @ 2.40 GHz
0 (0%)
Intel Xeon Gold 5120T Intel Xeon Gold 5120T
14C 28T @ 3.20 GHz
911 (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 A6-3600 AMD A6-3600
AMD Radeon HD 6530D @ 0.44 GHz
284 (100%)
Intel Xeon Gold 5120T Intel Xeon Gold 5120T
@ 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 A6-3600 AMD A6-3600
4C 4T @ 2.40 GHz
0 (0%)
Intel Xeon Gold 5120T Intel Xeon Gold 5120T
14C 28T @ 3.20 GHz
139 (100%)

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 A6-3600 AMD A6-3600
4C 4T @ 2.40 GHz
0 (0%)
Intel Xeon Gold 5120T Intel Xeon Gold 5120T
14C 28T @ 2.60 GHz
2015 (100%)

Devices using this processor

AMD A6-3600 Intel Xeon Gold 5120T
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