AMD GX-217GA vs AMD Turion Neo X2 L625

Comparative analysis of AMD GX-217GA and AMD Turion Neo X2 L625 processors for all known characteristics in the following categories: Essentials, Performance, Memory, Graphics, Graphics interfaces, Graphics API support, Compatibility, Peripherals, Advanced Technologies, Virtualization. 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), PassMark - Single thread mark, PassMark - CPU mark.

AMD GX-217GA

AMD Turion Neo X2 L625

Differences

Reasons to consider the AMD GX-217GA

CPU is newer: launch date 3 year(s) 6 month(s) later
A newer manufacturing process allows for a more powerful, yet cooler running processor: 28 nm vs 65 nm
Around 20% lower typical power consumption: 15 Watt vs 18 Watt

Launch date	23 April 2013 vs 1 October 2009
Manufacturing process technology	28 nm vs 65 nm
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	15 Watt vs 18 Watt

Reasons to consider the AMD Turion Neo X2 L625

Around 6% higher maximum core temperature: 95 °C vs 90 °C

Maximum core temperature	95 °C vs 90 °C

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: AMD GX-217GA
CPU 2: AMD Turion Neo X2 L625

Name	AMD GX-217GA	AMD Turion Neo X2 L625
GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Frames)	422
GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Fps)	422
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Frames)	353
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Fps)	353
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames)	750
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps)	750
PassMark - Single thread mark		486
PassMark - CPU mark		432

Compare specifications (specs)

	AMD GX-217GA	AMD Turion Neo X2 L625
Essentials
Architecture codename	eKabini	Congo
Family	AMD G-Series
Launch date	23 April 2013	1 October 2009
Place in performance rating	3020	3009
Processor Number	GX-217GA
Vertical segment	Embedded	Laptop
Series		2x AMD Turion Neo
Performance
64 bit support
Base frequency	1650 MHz
L1 cache	128 KB	128 KB
L2 cache	1024 KB	1024 KB
Manufacturing process technology	28 nm	65 nm
Maximum core temperature	90 °C	95 °C
Number of cores	2	2
Number of threads	2	2
Front-side bus (FSB)		800 MHz
Maximum frequency		1.6 GHz
Memory
ECC memory support
Max memory channels	2
Supported memory types	DDR3-1600
Graphics
Graphics base frequency	450 MHz
Processor graphics	Radeon HD 8280E
Graphics interfaces
Number of displays supported	2
Graphics API support
DirectX	11.1
OpenGL	4.2
Compatibility
Sockets supported	BGA769 (FT3)	ASB1 BGA
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	15 Watt	18 Watt
Peripherals
PCI Express revision	3.0
Advanced Technologies
Intel® Advanced Vector Extensions (AVX)
Intel® AES New Instructions
VirusProtect
Virtualization
AMD Virtualization (AMD-V™)