AMD E1-6015 vs Intel Core i3-5157U

Comparative analysis of AMD E1-6015 and Intel Core i3-5157U processors for all known characteristics in the following categories: Essentials, Performance, Memory, Graphics, Compatibility, Peripherals, Advanced Technologies, Virtualization, Graphics interfaces, Graphics image quality, Graphics API support, Security & Reliability. Benchmark processor performance analysis: GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Frames), GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Fps), GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Frames), GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Fps), GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames), GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps), CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s), PassMark - Single thread mark, PassMark - CPU mark, Geekbench 4 - Single Core, Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core.

AMD E1-6015

Intel Core i3-5157U

Differences

Reasons to consider the AMD E1-6015

2x more L2 cache, more data can be stored in the L2 cache for quick access later

L2 cache	1024 KB vs 512 KB

Reasons to consider the Intel Core i3-5157U

2 more threads: 4 vs 2
A newer manufacturing process allows for a more powerful, yet cooler running processor: 14 nm vs 28 nm

Number of threads	4 vs 2
Manufacturing process technology	14 nm vs 28 nm

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: AMD E1-6015
CPU 2: Intel Core i3-5157U

Name	AMD E1-6015	Intel Core i3-5157U
GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Frames)	393
GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Fps)	393
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Frames)	985
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Fps)	985
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames)	2454
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps)	2454
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s)	2.146
PassMark - Single thread mark		1392
PassMark - CPU mark		2593
Geekbench 4 - Single Core		544
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core		1271

Compare specifications (specs)

	AMD E1-6015	Intel Core i3-5157U
Essentials
Architecture codename	Beema	Broadwell
Family	AMD E1-Series for Notebooks
Launch date	Q2'15	6 January 2015
Place in performance rating	2181	2163
Processor Number	E1-6015	i3-5157U
Vertical segment	Mobile	Mobile
Launch price (MSRP)		$315
Series		5th Generation Intel® Core™ i3 Processors
Status		Launched
Performance
64 bit support
Base frequency	1400 MHz	2.50 GHz
L1 cache	128 KB	128 KB
L2 cache	1024 KB	512 KB
Manufacturing process technology	28 nm	14 nm
Number of cores	2	2
Number of threads	2	4
Bus Speed		5 GT/s DMI2
Die size		133 mm
L3 cache		3 MB
Maximum case temperature (TCase)		105 °C
Maximum core temperature		105°C
Maximum frequency		2.5 GHz
Transistor count		1900 Million
Memory
Max memory channels	1	2
Supported memory types	DDR3L	DDR3L 1333/1600, LPDDR3 1600/1866
Maximum memory bandwidth		25.6 GB/s
Maximum memory size		16 GB
Graphics
Processor graphics	Radeon R2 series	Intel® Iris® Graphics 6100
Unified Video Decoder (UVD)
Device ID		0x162B
Graphics base frequency		300 MHz
Graphics max dynamic frequency		1.00 GHz
Graphics max frequency		1 GHz
Intel® Clear Video HD technology
Intel® Clear Video technology
Intel® Flexible Display Interface (Intel® FDI)
Intel® InTru™ 3D technology
Intel® Quick Sync Video
Max video memory		16 GB
Compatibility
Sockets supported	BGA769 (FT3b)	FCBGA1168
Configurable TDP-down		23 W
Configurable TDP-down Frequency		600 MHz
Low Halogen Options Available
Max number of CPUs in a configuration		1
Package Size		40mm x24mm x 1.3mm
Thermal Design Power (TDP)		28 Watt
Peripherals
PCI Express revision	2.0	2.0
Max number of PCIe lanes		12
PCIe configurations		4x1, 2x4
Advanced Technologies
Enhanced Virus Protection (EVP)
Intel® Advanced Vector Extensions (AVX)
Intel® AES New Instructions
Enhanced Intel SpeedStep® technology
Flexible Display interface (FDI)
Idle States
Instruction set extensions		Intel® SSE4.1, Intel® SSE4.2, Intel® AVX2
Intel 64
Intel® Fast Memory Access
Intel® Flex Memory Access
Intel® Hyper-Threading technology
Intel® Smart Response technology
Intel® Stable Image Platform Program (SIPP)
Intel® TSX-NI
Intel® Turbo Boost technology
Intel® vPro™ Platform Eligibility
Thermal Monitoring
Virtualization
AMD Virtualization (AMD-V™)
Intel® Virtualization Technology (VT-x)
Intel® Virtualization Technology for Directed I/O (VT-d)
Intel® VT-x with Extended Page Tables (EPT)
Graphics interfaces
DisplayPort
eDP
HDMI
Number of displays supported		3
Wireless Display (WiDi) support
Graphics image quality
Max resolution over DisplayPort		3840x2160@60Hz
Max resolution over HDMI 1.4		2560x1600@60Hz
Max resolution over VGA		N / A
Graphics API support
DirectX		11.2/12
OpenGL		4.3
Security & Reliability
Execute Disable Bit (EDB)
Intel® Identity Protection technology
Intel® OS Guard
Intel® Secure Key technology
Intel® Trusted Execution technology (TXT)