AMD A6-3670K vs Intel Xeon E7-2850 v2

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AMD A6-3670K CPU1 vs CPU2 Intel Xeon E7-2850 v2
AMD A6-3670K Intel Xeon E7-2850 v2

CPU comparison

AMD A6-3670K or Intel Xeon E7-2850 v2 - 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 A6-3670K has 4 cores with 4 threads and clocks with a maximum frequency of 2.70 GHz. Up to GB of memory is supported in 2 memory channels. The AMD A6-3670K was released in Q4/2011.

The Intel Xeon E7-2850 v2 has 12 cores with 24 threads and clocks with a maximum frequency of 2.80 GHz. The CPU supports up to 1536 GB of memory in 4 memory channels. The Intel Xeon E7-2850 v2 was released in Q1/2014.
AMD A (112) Family Intel Xeon E7 (20)
AMD A6-3000 (5) CPU group Intel Xeon E7 v2 (20)
1 Generation 4
Llano (K10) Architecture Ivy Bridge EX
Desktop / Server Segment Desktop / Server
-- Predecessor --
-- Successor --

CPU Cores and Base Frequency

The AMD A6-3670K is a 4 core processor with a clock frequency of 2.70 GHz. The Intel Xeon E7-2850 v2 has 12 CPU cores with a clock frequency of 2.30 GHz (2.80 GHz).

AMD A6-3670K Characteristic Intel Xeon E7-2850 v2
4 Cores 12
4 Threads 24
normal Core architecture normal
No Hyperthreading Yes
Yes Overclocking ? No
2.70 GHz Frequency 2.30 GHz
-- Turbo Frequency (1 Core) 2.80 GHz
-- Turbo Frequency (All Cores) 2.80 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 A6-3670K Characteristic Intel Xeon E7-2850 v2
-- AI hardware --
-- AI specifications --

Internal Graphics

The integrated graphics unit of a processor is not only responsible for the pure image output on the system, but can also significantly increase the efficiency of the system with the support of modern video codecs.

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 A6-3670K supports a maximum of GB of memory in 2 memory channels. The Intel Xeon E7-2850 v2 can connect up to 1536 GB of memory in 4 memory channels.

AMD A6-3670K Characteristic Intel Xeon E7-2850 v2
DDR3-1600 Memory DDR3-1600
Max. Memory 1536 GB
2 (Dual Channel) Memory channels 4 (Quad Channel)
25.6 GB/s Max. Bandwidth 51.2 GB/s
No ECC Yes
-- L2 Cache --
4.00 MB L3 Cache 24.00 MB
-- PCIe version --
-- PCIe lanes --
-- PCIe Bandwidth --

Thermal Management

The TDP (Thermal Design Power) of a processor specifies the required cooling solution. The AMD A6-3670K has a TDP of 100 W, that of the Intel Xeon E7-2850 v2 is 105 W.

AMD A6-3670K Characteristic Intel Xeon E7-2850 v2
100 W TDP (PL1 / PBP) 105 W
-- TDP (PL2) --
-- TDP up --
-- TDP down --
-- Tjunction max. --

Technical details

The AMD A6-3670K has a 4.00 MB cache, while the Intel Xeon E7-2850 v2 cache has a total of 24.00 MB.

AMD A6-3670K Characteristic Intel Xeon E7-2850 v2
32 nm Technology 22 nm
Unknown Chip design Monolithic
x86-64 (64 bit) Instruction set (ISA) x86-64 (64 bit)
SSE3, SSE4a ISA extensions SSE4.1, SSE4.2, AVX
FM1 Socket LGA 2011
AMD-V Virtualization VT-x, VT-x EPT, VT-d
No AES-NI Yes
Windows 10, Linux Operating systems Windows 10, Linux
Q4/2011 Release date Q1/2014
60 $ Release price --
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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 A6-3670K AMD A6-3670K
AMD Radeon HD 6530D @ 0.44 GHz
284 (100%)
Intel Xeon E7-2850 v2 Intel Xeon E7-2850 v2
@ 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 A6-3670K AMD A6-3670K
4C 4T @ 2.70 GHz
3288 (100%)
Intel Xeon E7-2850 v2 Intel Xeon E7-2850 v2
12C 24T @ 2.80 GHz
0 (0%)

Devices using this processor

AMD A6-3670K Intel Xeon E7-2850 v2
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