Intel Xeon W-3175X vs AMD A6-3500

Last updated: 2023-09-08

CPU comparison with benchmarks


Intel Xeon W-3175X		AMD A6-3500
CPU comparison Intel Xeon W-3175X or AMD A6-3500 - 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 W-3175X has 28 cores with 56 threads and clocks with a maximum frequency of 3.80 GHz. Up to 512 GB of memory is supported in 6 memory channels. The Intel Xeon W-3175X was released in Q4/2018. The AMD A6-3500 has 3 cores with 3 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 A6-3500 was released in Q3/2011.

Intel Xeon W (83)	Family	AMD A (112)
Intel Xeon W-2100/3100 (15)	CPU group	AMD A6-3000 (5)
6	Generation	1
Skylake W	Architecture	Llano (K10)
Desktop / Server	Segment	Desktop / Server
--	Predecessor	--
Intel Xeon W-3275	Successor	--

CPU Cores and Base Frequency The Intel Xeon W-3175X is a 28 core processor with a clock frequency of 3.10 GHz (3.80 GHz). The AMD A6-3500 has 3 CPU cores with a clock frequency of 2.10 GHz (2.40 GHz).
Intel Xeon W-3175X	Characteristic	AMD A6-3500
28	Cores	3
56	Threads	3
normal	Core architecture	normal
Yes	Hyperthreading	No
Yes	Overclocking ?	Yes
3.10 GHz	Frequency	2.10 GHz
3.80 GHz	Turbo Frequency (1 Core)	2.40 GHz
3.80 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 W-3175X	Characteristic	AMD A6-3500
--	AI hardware	--
--	AI specifications	--
--	NPU + CPU + iGPU	--

Integrated graphics (iGPU) 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 6530D
	GPU frequency	0.44 GHz
--	GPU (Turbo)	--
--	GPU Generation	3
	Technology	32 nm
	Max. displays	0
--	Compute units	5
--	Shader	320
No	Hardware Raytracing	No
No	Frame Generation	No
--	Max. GPU Memory	1 GB
--	DirectX Version	11

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 6530D
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 W-3175X supports a maximum of 512 GB of memory in 6 memory channels. The AMD A6-3500 can connect up to GB of memory in 2 memory channels.
Intel Xeon W-3175X	Characteristic	AMD A6-3500
DDR4-2666	Memory	DDR3-1600
512 GB	Max. Memory
6 (Hexa Channel)	Memory channels	2 (Dual Channel)
128.1 GB/s	Max. Bandwidth	25.6 GB/s
Yes	ECC	No
--	L2 Cache	--
38.50 MB	L3 Cache	3.00 MB
3.0	PCIe version	--
48	PCIe lanes	--
47.3 GB/s	PCIe Bandwidth	--
Thermal Management The TDP (Thermal Design Power) of a processor specifies the required cooling solution. The Intel Xeon W-3175X has a TDP of 255 W, that of the AMD A6-3500 is 65 W.
Intel Xeon W-3175X	Characteristic	AMD A6-3500
255 W	TDP (PL1 / PBP)	65 W
--	TDP (PL2)	--
--	TDP up	--
--	TDP down	--
85 °C	Tjunction max.	--
Technical details The Intel Xeon W-3175X has a 38.50 MB cache, while the AMD A6-3500 cache has a total of 3.00 MB.
Intel Xeon W-3175X	Characteristic	AMD A6-3500
14 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	SSE3, SSE4a
LGA 3647	Socket	FM1
VT-x, VT-x EPT, VT-d	Virtualization	AMD-V
Yes	AES-NI	No
Windows 10, Linux	Operating systems	Windows 10, Linux
Q4/2018	Release date	Q3/2011
2999 $	Release price	47 $

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Average performance in benchmarks

⌀ Single core performance in 2 CPU benchmarks

Intel Xeon W-3175X (100%)

AMD A6-3500 (29%)

⌀ Multi core performance in 4 CPU benchmarks

Intel Xeon W-3175X (100%)

AMD A6-3500 (4%)

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 W-3175X 28C 56T @ 3.80 GHz	1153 (100%)
	AMD A6-3500 3C 3T @ 2.40 GHz	303 (26%)

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 W-3175X 28C 56T @ 3.80 GHz	23465 (100%)
	AMD A6-3500 3C 3T @ 2.40 GHz	766 (3%)

Cinebench R20 (Single-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 single-core test only uses one CPU core, the amount of cores or hyperthreading ability doesn't count.


	Intel Xeon W-3175X 28C 56T @ 3.80 GHz	417 (100%)
	AMD A6-3500 3C 3T @ 2.40 GHz	135 (32%)

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.


	Intel Xeon W-3175X 28C 56T @ 3.80 GHz	12975 (100%)
	AMD A6-3500 3C 3T @ 2.40 GHz	368 (3%)

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 W-3175X 28C 56T @ 3.80 GHz	37183 (100%)
	AMD A6-3500 3C 3T @ 2.40 GHz	1995 (5%)

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 W-3175X 28C 56T @ 3.80 GHz	5514 (100%)
	AMD A6-3500 3C 3T @ 2.40 GHz	166 (3%)

Cinebench 2024 (Single-Core)

The Cinebench 2024 benchmark is based on the Redshift rendering engine, which is also used in Maxon's 3D program Cinema 4D. The benchmark runs are each 10 minutes long to test whether the processor is limited by its heat generation.


	Intel Xeon W-3175X 28C 56T @ 3.80 GHz	67 (100%)
	AMD A6-3500 3C 3T @ 2.40 GHz	0 (0%)

Cinebench 2024 (Multi-Core)

The Multi-Core test of the Cinebench 2024 benchmark uses all cpu cores to render using the Redshift rendering engine, which is also used in Maxons Cinema 4D. The benchmark run is 10 minutes long to test whether the processor is limited by its heat generation.


	Intel Xeon W-3175X 28C 56T @ 3.80 GHz	1848 (100%)
	AMD A6-3500 3C 3T @ 2.40 GHz	0 (0%)

Cinebench R23 (Single-Core)

Cinebench R23 is the successor of Cinebench R20 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 W-3175X 28C 56T @ 3.80 GHz	1112 (100%)
	AMD A6-3500 3C 3T @ 2.40 GHz	0 (0%)

Cinebench R23 (Multi-Core)

Cinebench R23 is the successor of Cinebench R20 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 W-3175X 28C 56T @ 3.80 GHz	31350 (100%)
	AMD A6-3500 3C 3T @ 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 W-3175X 28C 56T @ 3.80 GHz	1546 (100%)
	AMD A6-3500 3C 3T @ 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.


	Intel Xeon W-3175X 28C 56T @ 3.80 GHz	17358 (100%)
	AMD A6-3500 3C 3T @ 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 W-3175X @ 0.00 GHz	0 (0%)
	AMD A6-3500 AMD Radeon HD 6530D @ 0.44 GHz	284 (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 W-3175X 28C 56T @ 3.80 GHz	188 (100%)
	AMD A6-3500 3C 3T @ 2.40 GHz	0 (0%)

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