Intel Xeon Gold 6326 vs AMD A6-6420K

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Intel Xeon Gold 6326 CPU1 vs CPU2 AMD A6-6420K
Intel Xeon Gold 6326 AMD A6-6420K

CPU comparison

Intel Xeon Gold 6326 or AMD A6-6420K - 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 Intel Xeon Gold 6326 has 16 cores with 32 threads and clocks with a maximum frequency of 3.50 GHz. Up to 6144 GB of memory is supported in 8 memory channels. The Intel Xeon Gold 6326 was released in Q2/2021.

The AMD A6-6420K has 2 cores with 2 threads and clocks with a maximum frequency of 4.20 GHz. The CPU supports up to GB of memory in 2 memory channels. The AMD A6-6420K was released in Q1/2014.
Intel Xeon Gold (163) Family AMD A (112)
Intel Xeon Gold 5300/6300 (21) CPU group AMD A6-6000 (3)
3 Generation 3
Ice Lake Architecture Richland (Piledriver)
Desktop / Server Segment Desktop / Server
-- Predecessor --
-- Successor --

CPU Cores and Base Frequency

The Intel Xeon Gold 6326 is a 16 core processor with a clock frequency of 2.90 GHz (3.50 GHz). The AMD A6-6420K has 2 CPU cores with a clock frequency of 4.00 GHz (4.20 GHz).

Intel Xeon Gold 6326 Characteristic AMD A6-6420K
16 Cores 2
32 Threads 2
normal Core architecture normal
Yes Hyperthreading No
No Overclocking ? Yes
2.90 GHz Frequency 4.00 GHz
3.50 GHz Turbo Frequency (1 Core) 4.20 GHz
3.30 GHz Turbo Frequency (All Cores) 4.20 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.

Intel Xeon Gold 6326 Characteristic AMD A6-6420K
-- 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 HD 8470D
GPU frequency 0.80 GHz
-- GPU (Turbo) --
-- GPU Generation 5
Technology 32 nm
Max. displays 2
-- Compute units 3
-- Shader 192
No Hardware Raytracing No
No Frame Generation No
-- Max. GPU Memory 2 GB
-- DirectX Version 11.2

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 HD 8470D
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 Intel Xeon Gold 6326 supports a maximum of 6144 GB of memory in 8 memory channels. The AMD A6-6420K can connect up to GB of memory in 2 memory channels.

Intel Xeon Gold 6326 Characteristic AMD A6-6420K
DDR4-3200 Memory DDR3-1866
6144 GB Max. Memory
8 (Octa Channel) Memory channels 2 (Dual Channel)
204.8 GB/s Max. Bandwidth 29.9 GB/s
Yes ECC No
-- L2 Cache --
24.00 MB L3 Cache 1.00 MB
4.0 PCIe version --
64 PCIe lanes --
126.0 GB/s PCIe Bandwidth --

Thermal Management

The TDP (Thermal Design Power) of a processor specifies the required cooling solution. The Intel Xeon Gold 6326 has a TDP of 185 W, that of the AMD A6-6420K is 65 W.

Intel Xeon Gold 6326 Characteristic AMD A6-6420K
185 W TDP (PL1 / PBP) 65 W
-- TDP (PL2) --
-- TDP up --
-- TDP down --
-- Tjunction max. --

Technical details

The Intel Xeon Gold 6326 has a 24.00 MB cache, while the AMD A6-6420K cache has a total of 1.00 MB.

Intel Xeon Gold 6326 Characteristic AMD A6-6420K
10 nm Technology 32 nm
Monolithic Chip design Unknown
x86-64 (64 bit) Instruction set (ISA) x86-64 (64 bit)
SSE4.1, SSE4.2, AVX2, AVX-512 ISA extensions SSE4a, SSE4.1, SSE4.2, AVX, FMA3, FMA4
LGA 4189 Socket FM2
VT-x, VT-x EPT, VT-d Virtualization AMD-V
Yes AES-NI Yes
Windows 10, Linux Operating systems Windows 10, Linux
Q2/2021 Release date Q1/2014
1300 $ Release price 53 $
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Average performance in benchmarks

⌀ Single core performance in 1 CPU benchmarks
Intel Xeon Gold 6326 (100%)
AMD A6-6420K (47%)
⌀ Multi core performance in 2 CPU benchmarks
Intel Xeon Gold 6326 (100%)
AMD A6-6420K (5%)

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 Gold 6326 Intel Xeon Gold 6326
16C 32T @ 3.50 GHz
1302 (100%)
AMD A6-6420K AMD A6-6420K
2C 2T @ 4.20 GHz
607 (47%)

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 Gold 6326 Intel Xeon Gold 6326
16C 32T @ 3.30 GHz
16254 (100%)
AMD A6-6420K AMD A6-6420K
2C 2T @ 4.20 GHz
923 (6%)

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 Gold 6326 Intel Xeon Gold 6326
16C 32T @ 3.30 GHz
35245 (100%)
AMD A6-6420K AMD A6-6420K
2C 2T @ 4.20 GHz
1542 (4%)

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 Gold 6326 Intel Xeon Gold 6326
16C 32T @ 3.50 GHz
1631 (100%)
AMD A6-6420K AMD A6-6420K
2C 2T @ 4.20 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 Gold 6326 Intel Xeon Gold 6326
@ 0.00 GHz
0 (0%)
AMD A6-6420K AMD A6-6420K
AMD Radeon HD 8470D @ 0.80 GHz
307 (100%)

Devices using this processor

Intel Xeon Gold 6326 AMD A6-6420K
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