AMD A6-3500 VS Intel Xeon E3-1230L v3

Comparison of video cards AMD A6-3500 vs Intel Xeon E3-1230L v3 in benchmarks and specifications.

Differences Specifications Benchmarks

Differences

Top features of Intel Xeon E3-1230L v3

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More number of cores

4 3

2 times more threads
Higher turbo clock speed

2.80 GHz 2.40 GHz

Around 14% better overclocked clock speed
Performance per watt

25 W 65 W

About 2.6 0.97 times less performance per watt

Top features of AMD A6-3500

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Higher clock speed

2.10 GHz 1.80 GHz

Around 14% better clock speed

Specifications

Complete list of technical specifications

Intel Xeon E3-1230L v3 AMD A6-3500

CPU generation and family

Let's find out which one of Intel Xeon E3-1230L v3 and AMD A6-3500 is of a more recent generation, and what segment it belongs to.

Specification	Value
Name	Intel Xeon E3-1230L v3 AMD A6-3500
Segment	Desktop / Server Desktop / Server
Family	Intel Xeon E3 AMD A
Generation	4 1
CPU group	Intel Xeon E3 v3 AMD A6-3000

CPU Cores and Base Frequency

In this block we are going to compare Intel Xeon E3-1230L v3 vs AMD A6-3500 by main technical specifications: number of cores and threads, base and maximum frequencies, process technology and cache size. The higher these specifications are, the more powerful your CPU will be.

Specification	Value
Frequency	1.80 GHz 2.10 GHz
CPU Cores	4 3
Turbo (1 Core)	2.80 GHz 2.40 GHz
CPU Threads	8 3
Hyperthreading	Yes No
Overclocking	No Yes
Core architecture	normal normal

Internal Graphics

Common specifications for integrated graphics cards in Intel Xeon E3-1230L v3 and AMD A6-3500 along with supported interfaces and connection options. This block has no effect on the final efficiency of the CPU.

Specification	Value
GPU name	no iGPU AMD Radeon HD 6530D
GPU frequency	0.44 GHz
GPU (Turbo)	No turbo No turbo
Execution units	5
Shader	320
Max. GPU Memory	-- 1 GB
Generation	3
DirectX Version	11
Technology	32 nm
Release date	Q4/2010

Hardware codec support

Let's compare the support of video codecs between Intel Xeon E3-1230L v3 and AMD A6-3500. Hardware support of video decoding by embedded graphics cards directly affects the speed and quality of rendering videos.

Specification	Value
h265 / HEVC (8 bit)	No No
h265 / HEVC (10 bit)	No No
h264	No Decode
VP9	No No
VP8	No No
AV1	No No
AVC	No Decode
VC-1	No Decode
JPEG	No Decode / Encode

Memory & PCIe

To choose the best model between Intel Xeon E3-1230L v3 and AMD A6-3500 you need to pay special attention to memory type, clock frequency, multi-channel features, and PCIe version. The higher these numbers are, the better your CPU will be. Keep in mind that the maximum memory and frequency may also depend on the model of the motherboard.

Specification	Value
Memory type	DDR3-1600 DDR3-1600
ECC	Yes No
Memory channels	2 2

Encryption

AES-NI encryption support for CPUs Intel Xeon E3-1230L v3 and AMD A6-3500.

Specification	Value
AES-NI	Yes No

Thermal Management

Let's find out what TDP value would be better for Intel Xeon E3-1230L v3 or AMD A6-3500? The Thermal Design Power (TDP) indicates the maximum amount of heat that should be dissipated by the chip cooling system. However, the value of TDP gives only a rough indication of the real power consumption of the CPU.

Specification	Value
TDP (PL1)	25 W 65 W

Technical details

Here you can find a comparison of 2nd and 3rd level cache sizes for Intel Xeon E3-1230L v3 and AMD A6-3500 CPUs along with a list of ISA extensions.

Specification	Value
Instruction set (ISA)	x86-64 (64 bit) x86-64 (64 bit)
Virtualization	VT-x, VT-x EPT, VT-d AMD-V
ISA extensions	SSE4.1, SSE4.2, AVX2 SSE3, SSE4a
L3-Cache	8.00 MB 3.00 MB
Architecture	Haswell S Llano (K10)
Technology	22 nm 32 nm
Socket	LGA 1150 FM1
Release date	Q2/2013 Q3/2011