AMD GX-217GA vs Intel Core i7-820QM

Comparative analysis of AMD GX-217GA and Intel Core i7-820QM 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: 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, Geekbench 4 - Single Core, Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core, CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s), CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s), CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s).

 

Differences

Reasons to consider the AMD GX-217GA

  • CPU is newer: launch date 3 year(s) 7 month(s) later
  • A newer manufacturing process allows for a more powerful, yet cooler running processor: 28 nm vs 45 nm
  • 3x lower typical power consumption: 15 Watt vs 45 Watt
Launch date 23 April 2013 vs 23 September 2009
Manufacturing process technology 28 nm vs 45 nm
Thermal Design Power (TDP) 15 Watt vs 45 Watt

Reasons to consider the Intel Core i7-820QM

  • 2 more cores, run more applications at once: 4 vs 2
  • 6 more threads: 8 vs 2
  • Around 11% higher maximum core temperature: 100°C vs 90 °C
  • 2x more L1 cache, more data can be stored in the L1 cache for quick access later
Number of cores 4 vs 2
Number of threads 8 vs 2
Maximum core temperature 100°C vs 90 °C
L1 cache 256 KB vs 128 KB

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: AMD GX-217GA
CPU 2: Intel Core i7-820QM

Name AMD GX-217GA Intel Core i7-820QM
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 1014
PassMark - CPU mark 1775
Geekbench 4 - Single Core 381
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core 1185
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s) 4.276
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s) 20.687
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s) 0.267

Compare specifications (specs)

AMD GX-217GA Intel Core i7-820QM

Essentials

Architecture codename eKabini Clarksfield
Family AMD G-Series
Launch date 23 April 2013 23 September 2009
Place in performance rating 3015 2816
Processor Number GX-217GA i7-820QM
Vertical segment Embedded Mobile
Launch price (MSRP) $546
Price now $139
Series Legacy Intel® Core™ Processors
Status Discontinued
Value for money (0-100) 6.84

Performance

64 bit support
Base frequency 1650 MHz 1.73 GHz
L1 cache 128 KB 256 KB
L2 cache 1024 KB 1024 KB
Manufacturing process technology 28 nm 45 nm
Maximum core temperature 90 °C 100°C
Number of cores 2 4
Number of threads 2 8
Bus Speed 2.5 GT/s DMI
Die size 296 mm2
Front-side bus (FSB) 2500 MHz
L3 cache 8196 KB
Maximum frequency 3.06 GHz
Transistor count 774 million

Memory

ECC memory support
Max memory channels 2 2
Supported memory types DDR3-1600 DDR3 1066/1333
Maximum memory bandwidth 21 GB/s
Maximum memory size 8 GB

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) PGA988
Thermal Design Power (TDP) 15 Watt 45 Watt
Low Halogen Options Available
Max number of CPUs in a configuration 1
Package Size 37.5mm x 37.5mm

Peripherals

PCI Express revision 3.0 2
Max number of PCIe lanes 16
PCIe configurations 1x16, 2x8

Advanced Technologies

Intel® Advanced Vector Extensions (AVX)
Intel® AES New Instructions
Enhanced Intel SpeedStep® technology
Idle States
Instruction set extensions Intel® SSE4.2
Intel 64
Intel® Hyper-Threading technology
Intel® Turbo Boost technology
Intel® vPro™ Platform Eligibility
Physical Address Extensions (PAE) 36-bit
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)

Security & Reliability

Execute Disable Bit (EDB)
Intel® Trusted Execution technology (TXT)

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