Intel Xeon E5-2637 v4 vs AMD A6-9220C

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Intel Xeon E5-2637 v4 CPU1 vs CPU2 AMD A6-9220C
Intel Xeon E5-2637 v4 AMD A6-9220C

CPU comparison

In this CPU comparison, we compare the Intel Xeon E5-2637 v4 and the AMD A6-9220C and use benchmarks to check which processor is faster.

We compare the Intel Xeon E5-2637 v4 4 core processor released in Q1/2016 with the AMD A6-9220C which has 2 CPU cores and was introduced in Q1/2019.
Intel Xeon E5 (71) Family AMD A (112)
Intel Xeon E5 v4 (24) CPU group AMD A6-9000 (4)
6 Generation 6
Broadwell E Architecture Stoney Ridge (Excavator)
Desktop / Server Segment Mobile
Intel Xeon E5-2637 v3 Predecessor --
-- Successor --

CPU Cores and Base Frequency

The Intel Xeon E5-2637 v4 is a 4 core processor with a clock frequency of 3.50 GHz (3.70 GHz). The processor can compute 8 threads at the same time. The AMD A6-9220C clocks with 1.80 GHz (2.70 GHz), has 2 CPU cores and can calculate 2 threads in parallel.

Intel Xeon E5-2637 v4 Characteristic AMD A6-9220C
4 Cores 2
8 Threads 2
normal Core architecture normal
Yes Hyperthreading No
No Overclocking ? No
3.50 GHz Frequency 1.80 GHz
3.70 GHz Turbo Frequency (1 Core) 2.70 GHz
3.60 GHz Turbo Frequency (All Cores) 2.40 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.

Intel Xeon E5-2637 v4 Characteristic AMD A6-9220C
-- AI hardware --
-- AI specifications --
-- NPU + CPU + iGPU --

Integrated graphics (iGPU)

Graphics (iGPU) integrated into the processor not only enable image output without having to rely on a dedicated graphics solution, but can also efficiently accelerate video playback.

no iGPU GPU AMD Radeon R5 (Stoney Ridge)
GPU frequency 0.72 GHz
-- GPU (Turbo) --
-- GPU Generation 7
Technology 28 nm
Max. displays 3
-- Compute units 3
-- Shader 192
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 R5 (Stoney Ridge)
No Codec h265 / HEVC (8 bit) Decode
No Codec h265 / HEVC (10 bit) Decode
No Codec h264 Decode
No Codec VP9 Decode
No Codec VP8 Decode
No Codec AV1 No
No Codec AVC Decode / Encode
No Codec VC-1 Decode
No Codec JPEG Decode / Encode

Memory & PCIe

Up to 1536 GB of memory in a maximum of 4 memory channels is supported by the Intel Xeon E5-2637 v4, while the AMD A6-9220C supports a maximum of 8 GB of memory with a maximum memory bandwidth of 15.0 GB/s enabled.

Intel Xeon E5-2637 v4 Characteristic AMD A6-9220C
DDR4-2400 Memory DDR4-1866
1536 GB Max. Memory 8 GB
4 (Quad Channel) Memory channels 1 (Single Channel)
76.8 GB/s Max. Bandwidth 15.0 GB/s
Yes ECC No
-- L2 Cache --
15.00 MB L3 Cache 2.00 MB
3.0 PCIe version 3.0
40 PCIe lanes 8
39.4 GB/s PCIe Bandwidth 7.9 GB/s

Thermal Management

The Intel Xeon E5-2637 v4 has a TDP of 135 W. The TDP of the AMD A6-9220C is 6 W. System integrators use the TDP of the processor as a guide when dimensioning the cooling solution.

Intel Xeon E5-2637 v4 Characteristic AMD A6-9220C
135 W TDP (PL1 / PBP) 6 W
-- TDP (PL2) --
-- TDP up --
-- TDP down --
-- Tjunction max. 90 °C

Technical details

The Intel Xeon E5-2637 v4 has 15.00 MB cache and is manufactured in 14 nm. The cache of AMD A6-9220C is at 2.00 MB. The processor is manufactured in 28 nm.

Intel Xeon E5-2637 v4 Characteristic AMD A6-9220C
14 nm Technology 28 nm
Monolithic Chip design Unknown
x86-64 (64 bit) Instruction set (ISA) x86-64 (64 bit)
SSE4.1, SSE4.2, AVX2 ISA extensions SSE4a, SSE4.1, SSE4.2, AVX, FMA3, FMA4
LGA 2011-3 Socket FP4
VT-x, VT-x EPT, VT-d Virtualization AMD-V
Yes AES-NI Yes
Windows 10, Linux Operating systems
Q1/2016 Release date Q1/2019
996 $ Release price --
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Average performance in benchmarks

⌀ Single core performance in 0 CPU benchmarks
Intel Xeon E5-2637 v4 (0%)
AMD A6-9220C (0%)
⌀ Multi core performance in 1 CPU benchmarks
Intel Xeon E5-2637 v4 (100%)
AMD A6-9220C (27%)

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.
Intel Xeon E5-2637 v4 Intel Xeon E5-2637 v4
4C 8T @ 3.60 GHz
7348 (100%)
AMD A6-9220C AMD A6-9220C
2C 2T @ 2.40 GHz
1960 (27%)

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.
Intel Xeon E5-2637 v4 Intel Xeon E5-2637 v4
4C 8T @ 3.70 GHz
1018 (100%)
AMD A6-9220C AMD A6-9220C
2C 2T @ 2.70 GHz
0 (0%)

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.
Intel Xeon E5-2637 v4 Intel Xeon E5-2637 v4
4C 8T @ 3.60 GHz
3869 (100%)
AMD A6-9220C AMD A6-9220C
2C 2T @ 2.40 GHz
0 (0%)

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.
Intel Xeon E5-2637 v4 Intel Xeon E5-2637 v4
4C 8T @ 3.70 GHz
1164 (100%)
AMD A6-9220C AMD A6-9220C
2C 2T @ 2.70 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.
Intel Xeon E5-2637 v4 Intel Xeon E5-2637 v4
4C 8T @ 3.60 GHz
5748 (100%)
AMD A6-9220C AMD A6-9220C
2C 2T @ 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.
Intel Xeon E5-2637 v4 Intel Xeon E5-2637 v4
@ 0.00 GHz
0 (0%)
AMD A6-9220C AMD A6-9220C
AMD Radeon R5 (Stoney Ridge) @ 0.72 GHz
276 (100%)

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.
Intel Xeon E5-2637 v4 Intel Xeon E5-2637 v4
4C 8T @ 3.70 GHz
155 (100%)
AMD A6-9220C AMD A6-9220C
2C 2T @ 2.70 GHz
0 (0%)

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.
Intel Xeon E5-2637 v4 Intel Xeon E5-2637 v4
4C 8T @ 3.60 GHz
768 (100%)
AMD A6-9220C AMD A6-9220C
2C 2T @ 2.40 GHz
0 (0%)

Devices using this processor

Intel Xeon E5-2637 v4 AMD A6-9220C
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