AMD A6-6400K vs Intel Xeon Silver 4214

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AMD A6-6400K CPU1 vs CPU2 Intel Xeon Silver 4214
AMD A6-6400K Intel Xeon Silver 4214

CPU comparison

AMD A6-6400K or Intel Xeon Silver 4214 - 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 A6-6400K has 2 cores with 2 threads and clocks with a maximum frequency of 4.10 GHz. Up to GB of memory is supported in 2 memory channels. The AMD A6-6400K was released in Q2/2013.

The Intel Xeon Silver 4214 has 12 cores with 24 threads and clocks with a maximum frequency of 3.20 GHz. The CPU supports up to 1024 GB of memory in 6 memory channels. The Intel Xeon Silver 4214 was released in Q2/2019.
AMD A (112) Family Intel Xeon Silver (32)
AMD A6-6000 (3) CPU group Intel Xeon Silver 4200 (11)
3 Generation 2
Richland (Piledriver) Architecture Cascade Lake
Desktop / Server Segment Desktop / Server
-- Predecessor Intel Xeon Silver 4114
-- Successor --

CPU Cores and Base Frequency

The AMD A6-6400K has 2 CPU cores and can calculate 2 threads in parallel. The clock frequency of the AMD A6-6400K is 3.90 GHz (4.10 GHz) while the Intel Xeon Silver 4214 has 12 CPU cores and 24 threads can calculate simultaneously. The clock frequency of the Intel Xeon Silver 4214 is at 2.20 GHz (3.20 GHz).

AMD A6-6400K Characteristic Intel Xeon Silver 4214
2 Cores 12
2 Threads 24
normal Core architecture normal
No Hyperthreading Yes
Yes Overclocking ? No
3.90 GHz Frequency 2.20 GHz
4.10 GHz Turbo Frequency (1 Core) 3.20 GHz
4.10 GHz Turbo Frequency (All Cores) 2.40 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 A6-6400K Characteristic Intel Xeon Silver 4214
-- AI hardware --
-- AI specifications --

Internal Graphics

The AMD A6-6400K or Intel Xeon Silver 4214 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 8470D GPU no iGPU
0.80 GHz GPU frequency --
-- 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 --
11.2 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 8470D 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 A6-6400K can use up to GB of memory in 2 memory channels. The maximum memory bandwidth is 29.9 GB/s. The Intel Xeon Silver 4214 supports up to 1024 GB of memory in 6 memory channels and achieves a memory bandwidth of up to 115.2 GB/s.

AMD A6-6400K Characteristic Intel Xeon Silver 4214
DDR3-1866 Memory DDR4-2400
Max. Memory 1024 GB
2 (Dual Channel) Memory channels 6 (Hexa Channel)
29.9 GB/s Max. Bandwidth 115.2 GB/s
No ECC Yes
-- L2 Cache --
1.00 MB L3 Cache 16.50 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 A6-6400K is 65 W, while the Intel Xeon Silver 4214 has a TDP of 85 W. The TDP specifies the necessary cooling solution that is required to cool the processor sufficiently.

AMD A6-6400K Characteristic Intel Xeon Silver 4214
65 W TDP (PL1 / PBP) 85 W
-- TDP (PL2) --
-- TDP up --
-- TDP down --
-- Tjunction max. --

Technical details

The AMD A6-6400K is manufactured in 32 nm and has 1.00 MB cache. The Intel Xeon Silver 4214 is manufactured in 14 nm and has a 16.50 MB cache.

AMD A6-6400K Characteristic Intel Xeon Silver 4214
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
FM2 Socket LGA 3647
AMD-V Virtualization VT-x, VT-x EPT, VT-d
Yes AES-NI Yes
Windows 10, Linux Operating systems Windows 10, Linux
Q2/2013 Release date Q2/2019
55 $ Release price 702 $
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Average performance in benchmarks

⌀ Single core performance in 1 CPU benchmarks
AMD A6-6400K (52%)
Intel Xeon Silver 4214 (100%)
⌀ Multi core performance in 2 CPU benchmarks
AMD A6-6400K (12%)
Intel Xeon Silver 4214 (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 A6-6400K AMD A6-6400K
2C 2T @ 4.10 GHz
471 (52%)
Intel Xeon Silver 4214 Intel Xeon Silver 4214
12C 24T @ 3.20 GHz
912 (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 A6-6400K AMD A6-6400K
2C 2T @ 4.10 GHz
723 (8%)
Intel Xeon Silver 4214 Intel Xeon Silver 4214
12C 24T @ 2.40 GHz
9327 (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 A6-6400K AMD A6-6400K
2C 2T @ 4.10 GHz
2397 (15%)
Intel Xeon Silver 4214 Intel Xeon Silver 4214
12C 24T @ 2.40 GHz
16079 (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 A6-6400K AMD A6-6400K
2C 2T @ 4.10 GHz
0 (0%)
Intel Xeon Silver 4214 Intel Xeon Silver 4214
12C 24T @ 3.20 GHz
1172 (100%)

Cinebench R20 (Multi-Core)

Cinebench R20 is the successor of Cinebench R15 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 A6-6400K AMD A6-6400K
2C 2T @ 4.10 GHz
252 (100%)
Intel Xeon Silver 4214 Intel Xeon Silver 4214
12C 24T @ 2.40 GHz
0 (0%)

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 A6-6400K AMD A6-6400K
AMD Radeon HD 8470D @ 0.80 GHz
307 (100%)
Intel Xeon Silver 4214 Intel Xeon Silver 4214
@ 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 A6-6400K AMD A6-6400K
2C 2T @ 3.90 GHz
370 (100%)
Intel Xeon Silver 4214 Intel Xeon Silver 4214
12C 24T @ 2.20 GHz
0 (0%)

Devices using this processor

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