AMD A6-5350M vs Intel Xeon Gold 5218B

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AMD A6-5350M CPU1 vs CPU2 Intel Xeon Gold 5218B
AMD A6-5350M Intel Xeon Gold 5218B

CPU comparison

AMD A6-5350M or Intel Xeon Gold 5218B - 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 A6-5350M has 2 cores with 2 threads and clocks with a maximum frequency of 3.50 GHz. Up to GB of memory is supported in 2 memory channels. The AMD A6-5350M was released in Q2/2013.

The Intel Xeon Gold 5218B has 16 cores with 32 threads and clocks with a maximum frequency of 3.90 GHz. The CPU supports up to GB of memory in 6 memory channels. The Intel Xeon Gold 5218B was released in Q2/2019.
AMD A (112) Family Intel Xeon Gold (163)
AMD A6-5000M (2) CPU group Intel Xeon Gold 5200/6200 (55)
3 Generation 2
Richland (Piledriver) Architecture Cascade Lake
Mobile Segment Desktop / Server
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CPU Cores and Base Frequency

The AMD A6-5350M has 2 CPU cores and can calculate 2 threads in parallel. The clock frequency of the AMD A6-5350M is 2.90 GHz (3.50 GHz) while the Intel Xeon Gold 5218B has 16 CPU cores and 32 threads can calculate simultaneously. The clock frequency of the Intel Xeon Gold 5218B is at 2.30 GHz (3.90 GHz).

AMD A6-5350M Characteristic Intel Xeon Gold 5218B
2 Cores 16
2 Threads 32
normal Core architecture normal
No Hyperthreading Yes
No Overclocking ? No
2.90 GHz Frequency 2.30 GHz
3.50 GHz Turbo Frequency (1 Core) 3.90 GHz
3.50 GHz Turbo Frequency (All Cores) 2.70 GHz

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 A6-5350M Characteristic Intel Xeon Gold 5218B
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-- AI specifications --
-- NPU + CPU + iGPU --

Integrated graphics (iGPU)

The AMD A6-5350M or Intel Xeon Gold 5218B 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 8450G GPU no iGPU
0.53 GHz GPU frequency --
0.72 GHz GPU (Turbo) --
5 GPU Generation --
32 nm Technology
2 Max. displays
3 Compute units --
192 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 8450G 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 A6-5350M can use up to GB of memory in 2 memory channels. The maximum memory bandwidth is 25.6 GB/s. The Intel Xeon Gold 5218B supports up to GB of memory in 6 memory channels and achieves a memory bandwidth of up to 128.1 GB/s.

AMD A6-5350M Characteristic Intel Xeon Gold 5218B
DDR3-1600 Memory DDR4-2666
Max. Memory
2 (Dual Channel) Memory channels 6 (Hexa Channel)
25.6 GB/s Max. Bandwidth 128.1 GB/s
No ECC Yes
-- L2 Cache --
1.00 MB L3 Cache 22.00 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 A6-5350M is 35 W, while the Intel Xeon Gold 5218B has a TDP of 125 W. The TDP specifies the necessary cooling solution that is required to cool the processor sufficiently.

AMD A6-5350M Characteristic Intel Xeon Gold 5218B
35 W TDP (PL1 / PBP) 125 W
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-- Tjunction max. --

Technical details

The AMD A6-5350M is manufactured in 32 nm and has 1.00 MB cache. The Intel Xeon Gold 5218B is manufactured in 14 nm and has a 22.00 MB cache.

AMD A6-5350M Characteristic Intel Xeon Gold 5218B
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
Q2/2013 Release date Q2/2019
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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 A6-5350M AMD A6-5350M
AMD Radeon HD 8450G @ 0.72 GHz
276 (100%)
Intel Xeon Gold 5218B Intel Xeon Gold 5218B
@ 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 A6-5350M AMD A6-5350M
2C 2T @ 3.50 GHz
1987 (100%)
Intel Xeon Gold 5218B Intel Xeon Gold 5218B
16C 32T @ 2.70 GHz
0 (0%)

Devices using this processor

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