AMD A6-7000 vs Intel Xeon E5-2428L

Comparative analysis of AMD A6-7000 and Intel Xeon E5-2428L processors for all known characteristics in the following categories: Essentials, Performance, Memory, Graphics, Graphics interfaces, Graphics API support, Compatibility, Peripherals, Advanced Technologies, Virtualization, Security & Reliability. Benchmark processor performance analysis: PassMark - Single thread mark, PassMark - CPU mark, Geekbench 4 - Single Core, Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core.

AMD A6-7000

Intel Xeon E5-2428L

Differences

Reasons to consider the AMD A6-7000

CPU is newer: launch date 2 year(s) 1 month(s) later
Around 50% higher clock speed: 3 GHz vs 2.00 GHz
A newer manufacturing process allows for a more powerful, yet cooler running processor: 28 nm vs 32 nm
3.5x lower typical power consumption: 17 Watt vs 60 Watt

Launch date	1 June 2014 vs May 2012
Maximum frequency	3 GHz vs 2.00 GHz
Manufacturing process technology	28 nm vs 32 nm
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	17 Watt vs 60 Watt

Reasons to consider the Intel Xeon E5-2428L

4 more cores, run more applications at once: 6 vs 2
10 more threads: 12 vs 2
Around 50% more L2 cache; more data can be stored in the L2 cache for quick access later
Around 5% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 899 vs 857
8.4x better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 8500 vs 1010

Specifications (specs)
Number of cores	6 vs 2
Number of threads	12 vs 2
L2 cache	256 KB (per core) vs 1 MB
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark	899 vs 857
PassMark - CPU mark	8500 vs 1010

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: AMD A6-7000
CPU 2: Intel Xeon E5-2428L

PassMark - Single thread mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

857

899

PassMark - CPU mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

1010

8500

Name	AMD A6-7000	Intel Xeon E5-2428L
PassMark - Single thread mark	857	899
PassMark - CPU mark	1010	8500
Geekbench 4 - Single Core	1273
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core	1841

Compare specifications (specs)

	AMD A6-7000	Intel Xeon E5-2428L
Essentials
Architecture codename	Kaveri	Sandy Bridge EN
Family	AMD A-Series Processors
Launch date	1 June 2014	May 2012
OPN Tray	AM7000ECH23JA
Place in performance rating	2163	2190
Series	AMD A6-Series APU for Laptops	Intel® Xeon® Processor E5 Family
Vertical segment	Laptop	Embedded
Processor Number		E5-2428L
Status		Launched
Performance
64 bit support
Base frequency	2.2 GHz	1.80 GHz
Compute Cores	5
L2 cache	1 MB	256 KB (per core)
Manufacturing process technology	28 nm	32 nm
Maximum frequency	3 GHz	2.00 GHz
Number of cores	2	6
Number of GPU cores	3
Number of threads	2	12
Unlocked
Bus Speed		7.2 GT/s QPI
Die size		294 mm
L1 cache		64 KB (per core)
L3 cache		15360 KB (shared)
Maximum core temperature		89°C
Number of QPI Links		1
Transistor count		1270 million
Memory
Max memory channels	2	3
Supported memory types	DDR3U-1333, DDR3L-1600, DDR3-1600	DDR3 800/1066/1333
ECC memory support
Maximum memory size		384 GB
Graphics
Enduro
Graphics max frequency	533 MHz
iGPU core count	3
Processor graphics	AMD Radeon R4 Graphics
Switchable graphics
Unified Video Decoder (UVD)
Video Codec Engine (VCE)
Graphics interfaces
DisplayPort
HDMI
Graphics API support
DirectX	12
Vulkan
Compatibility
Sockets supported	FT3	FCLGA1356
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	17 Watt	60 Watt
Low Halogen Options Available
Max number of CPUs in a configuration		2
Package Size		LGA1356
Peripherals
PCI Express revision	3.0	Gen 3.0
Max number of PCIe lanes		24
PCIe configurations		Gen 3.0
Advanced Technologies
AMD App Acceleration
AMD Elite Experiences
AMD HD3D technology
AMD Mantle API
Enhanced Virus Protection (EVP)
Frame Rate Target Control (FRTC)
Fused Multiply-Add (FMA)
Fused Multiply-Add 4 (FMA4)
Heterogeneous System Architecture (HSA)
Intel® Advanced Vector Extensions (AVX)
Intel® AES New Instructions
Out-of-band client management
PowerGating
PowerNow
System Image Stability
TrueAudio
VirusProtect
Enhanced Intel SpeedStep® technology
Instruction set extensions		1
Intel 64
Intel® Flex Memory Access
Intel® Hyper-Threading technology
Intel® Turbo Boost technology
Virtualization
AMD Virtualization (AMD-V™)
IOMMU 2.0
Intel® Virtualization Technology (VT-x)
Intel® Virtualization Technology for Directed I/O (VT-d)
Intel® VT-x with Extended Page Tables (EPT)
Security & Reliability
Execute Disable Bit (EDB)
Intel® Identity Protection technology
Intel® Trusted Execution technology (TXT)