AMD EPYC 7301 vs AMD A6-6310

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AMD EPYC 7301 CPU1 vs CPU2 AMD A6-6310
AMD EPYC 7301 AMD A6-6310

CPU comparison

AMD EPYC 7301 or AMD A6-6310 - 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 EPYC 7301 has 16 cores with 32 threads and clocks with a maximum frequency of 2.70 GHz. Up to GB of memory is supported in 8 memory channels. The AMD EPYC 7301 was released in Q3/2017.

The AMD A6-6310 has 4 cores with 4 threads and clocks with a maximum frequency of 2.40 GHz. The CPU supports up to GB of memory in 2 memory channels. The AMD A6-6310 was released in Q2/2014.
AMD EPYC (129) Family AMD A (112)
AMD EPYC 7001 (12) CPU group AMD A6-6000 (3)
1 Generation 3
Naples (Zen) Architecture Richland (Piledriver)
Desktop / Server Segment Desktop / Server
-- Predecessor --
-- Successor --

CPU Cores and Base Frequency

The AMD EPYC 7301 is a 16 core processor with a clock frequency of 2.20 GHz (2.70 GHz). The AMD A6-6310 has 4 CPU cores with a clock frequency of 2.00 GHz (2.40 GHz).

AMD EPYC 7301 Characteristic AMD A6-6310
16 Cores 4
32 Threads 4
normal Core architecture normal
Yes Hyperthreading No
No Overclocking ? No
2.20 GHz Frequency 2.00 GHz
2.70 GHz Turbo Frequency (1 Core) 2.40 GHz
2.70 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 EPYC 7301 Characteristic AMD A6-6310
-- 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.

no iGPU GPU AMD Radeon R4 (Beema)
GPU frequency 0.80 GHz
-- GPU (Turbo) --
-- GPU Generation 6
Technology 28 nm
Max. displays 2
-- Compute units 2
-- Shader 128
No Hardware Raytracing No
No Frame Generation No
-- Max. GPU Memory 2 GB
-- DirectX Version 12

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.

no iGPU GPU AMD Radeon R4 (Beema)
No Codec h265 / HEVC (8 bit) No
No Codec h265 / HEVC (10 bit) No
No Codec h264 Decode
No Codec VP9 No
No Codec VP8 No
No Codec AV1 No
No Codec AVC Decode
No Codec VC-1 Decode
No Codec JPEG Decode / Encode

Memory & PCIe

The AMD EPYC 7301 supports a maximum of GB of memory in 8 memory channels. The AMD A6-6310 can connect up to GB of memory in 2 memory channels.

AMD EPYC 7301 Characteristic AMD A6-6310
DDR4-2666 Memory DDR3L-1866
Max. Memory
8 (Octa Channel) Memory channels 2 (Dual Channel)
170.6 GB/s Max. Bandwidth 29.9 GB/s
Yes ECC No
-- L2 Cache --
64.00 MB L3 Cache 2.00 MB
3.0 PCIe version --
128 PCIe lanes --
126.1 GB/s PCIe Bandwidth --

Thermal Management

The TDP (Thermal Design Power) of a processor specifies the required cooling solution. The AMD EPYC 7301 has a TDP of 170 W, that of the AMD A6-6310 is 15 W.

AMD EPYC 7301 Characteristic AMD A6-6310
170 W TDP (PL1 / PBP) 15 W
-- TDP (PL2) --
-- TDP up --
-- TDP down --
-- Tjunction max. --

Technical details

The AMD EPYC 7301 has a 64.00 MB cache, while the AMD A6-6310 cache has a total of 2.00 MB.

AMD EPYC 7301 Characteristic AMD A6-6310
14 nm Technology 32 nm
Chiplet Chip design Unknown
x86-64 (64 bit) Instruction set (ISA) x86-64 (64 bit)
SSE4a, SSE4.1, SSE4.2, AVX2, FMA3 ISA extensions SSE4a, SSE4.1, SSE4.2, AVX, FMA3, FMA4
SP3 Socket AM1
AMD-V, SVM Virtualization AMD-V
Yes AES-NI Yes
Windows 10, Linux Operating systems Windows 10, Linux
Q3/2017 Release date Q2/2014
800 $ Release price --
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Average performance in benchmarks

⌀ Single core performance in 2 CPU benchmarks
AMD EPYC 7301 (100%)
AMD A6-6310 (36%)
⌀ Multi core performance in 3 CPU benchmarks
AMD EPYC 7301 (100%)
AMD A6-6310 (11%)

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 EPYC 7301 AMD EPYC 7301
16C 32T @ 2.70 GHz
761 (100%)
AMD A6-6310 AMD A6-6310
4C 4T @ 2.40 GHz
241 (32%)

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 EPYC 7301 AMD EPYC 7301
16C 32T @ 2.70 GHz
8864 (100%)
AMD A6-6310 AMD A6-6310
4C 4T @ 2.40 GHz
724 (8%)

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 EPYC 7301 AMD EPYC 7301
16C 32T @ 2.70 GHz
14998 (100%)
AMD A6-6310 AMD A6-6310
4C 4T @ 2.40 GHz
2433 (16%)

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 EPYC 7301 AMD EPYC 7301
16C 32T @ 2.70 GHz
119 (100%)
AMD A6-6310 AMD A6-6310
4C 4T @ 2.40 GHz
48 (40%)

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 EPYC 7301 AMD EPYC 7301
16C 32T @ 2.70 GHz
2033 (100%)
AMD A6-6310 AMD A6-6310
4C 4T @ 2.40 GHz
162 (8%)

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 EPYC 7301 AMD EPYC 7301
16C 32T @ 2.70 GHz
687 (100%)
AMD A6-6310 AMD A6-6310
4C 4T @ 2.40 GHz
0 (0%)

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 EPYC 7301 AMD EPYC 7301
16C 32T @ 2.70 GHz
4428 (100%)
AMD A6-6310 AMD A6-6310
4C 4T @ 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 EPYC 7301 AMD EPYC 7301
@ 0.00 GHz
0 (0%)
AMD A6-6310 AMD A6-6310
AMD Radeon R4 (Beema) @ 0.80 GHz
205 (100%)

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 EPYC 7301 AMD EPYC 7301
16C 32T @ 2.20 GHz
0 (0%)
AMD A6-6310 AMD A6-6310
4C 4T @ 2.00 GHz
448 (100%)

Devices using this processor

AMD EPYC 7301 AMD A6-6310
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