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Differences
Top features of Intel Xeon E5-2696 v2
Top features of AMD A6-6400K
-
Higher clock speed3.90 GHz
2.50 GHz
Around 36% better clock speed -
Performance per watt65 W
130 W
About 0.5 times less performance per watt
Specifications
Complete list of technical specificationsCPU generation and family
Let's find out which one of Intel Xeon E5-2696 v2 and AMD A6-6400K is of a more recent generation, and what segment it belongs to.
| Specification | Value |
|---|---|
| Name |
Intel Xeon E5-2696 v2
AMD A6-6400K
|
| Family |
Intel Xeon E5
AMD A
|
| CPU group |
Intel Xeon E5 v2
AMD A6-6000
|
| Segment |
Desktop / Server
Desktop / Server
|
| Generation |
4
3
|
CPU Cores and Base Frequency
In this block we are going to compare Intel Xeon E5-2696 v2 vs AMD A6-6400K 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 |
|---|---|
| Core architecture |
normal
normal
|
| Overclocking |
No
Yes
|
| Frequency |
2.50 GHz
3.90 GHz
|
Internal Graphics
Common specifications for integrated graphics cards in Intel Xeon E5-2696 v2 and AMD A6-6400K 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 8470D
|
| GPU frequency |
0.80 GHz
|
| GPU (Turbo) |
No turbo
No turbo
|
| Execution units |
3
|
| Shader |
192
|
| Max. GPU Memory |
--
2 GB
|
| Max. displays |
2
|
| Generation |
5
|
| Technology |
32 nm
|
| Release date |
Q2/2013
|
Hardware codec support
Let's compare the support of video codecs between Intel Xeon E5-2696 v2 and AMD A6-6400K. 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
|
| VP8 |
No
No
|
| VP9 |
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 E5-2696 v2 and AMD A6-6400K 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 |
DDR3-1866
DDR3-1866
|
| Max. Memory |
768 GB
|
| Memory channels |
4 (Quad Channel)
2
|
| ECC |
Yes
No
|
Thermal Management
Let's find out what TDP value would be better for Intel Xeon E5-2696 v2 or AMD A6-6400K? 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) |
130 W
65 W
|
Technical details
Here you can find a comparison of 2nd and 3rd level cache sizes for Intel Xeon E5-2696 v2 and AMD A6-6400K CPUs along with a list of ISA extensions.
| Specification | Value |
|---|---|
| Technology |
22 nm
32 nm
|
| Socket |
LGA 2011
FM2
|
| L2-Cache |
3.00 MB
--
|
| L3-Cache |
30.00 MB
1.00 MB
|
| Architecture |
Ivy Bridge EP
Richland (Piledriver)
|
| Virtualization |
VT-x, VT-x EPT, VT-d
AMD-V
|
| Instruction set (ISA) |
x86-64 (64 bit)
x86-64 (64 bit)
|
| ISA extensions |
SSE4.1, SSE4.2, AVX
SSE4a, SSE4.1, SSE4.2, AVX, FMA3, FMA4
|
| Release date |
Q3/2013
Q2/2013
|
