AMD GX-217GA vs Intel Pentium 2127U

Comparative analysis of AMD GX-217GA and Intel Pentium 2127U 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), CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s), CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s).

 

Differences

Reasons to consider the AMD GX-217GA

  • 2x more L2 cache, more data can be stored in the L2 cache for quick access later
  • Around 13% lower typical power consumption: 15 Watt vs 17 Watt
L2 cache 1024 KB vs 512 KB
Thermal Design Power (TDP) 15 Watt vs 17 Watt

Reasons to consider the Intel Pentium 2127U

  • CPU is newer: launch date 2 month(s) later
  • Around 17% higher maximum core temperature: 105 °C vs 90 °C
  • A newer manufacturing process allows for a more powerful, yet cooler running processor: 22 nm vs 28 nm
  • 2.4x better performance in GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames): 1795 vs 750
  • 2.4x better performance in GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps): 1795 vs 750
Specifications (specs)
Launch date 1 July 2013 vs 23 April 2013
Maximum core temperature 105 °C vs 90 °C
Manufacturing process technology 22 nm vs 28 nm
Benchmarks
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames) 1795 vs 750
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps) 1795 vs 750

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: AMD GX-217GA
CPU 2: Intel Pentium 2127U

GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames)
CPU 1
CPU 2
750
1795
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps)
CPU 1
CPU 2
750
1795
Name AMD GX-217GA Intel Pentium 2127U
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 1795
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps) 750 1795
PassMark - Single thread mark 969
PassMark - CPU mark 1064
Geekbench 4 - Single Core 305
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core 564
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s) 2.831
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s) 15.2
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s) 0.121
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s) 0.662
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s) 1.403

Compare specifications (specs)

AMD GX-217GA Intel Pentium 2127U

Essentials

Architecture codename eKabini Ivy Bridge
Family AMD G-Series
Launch date 23 April 2013 1 July 2013
Place in performance rating 3015 2889
Processor Number GX-217GA 2127U
Vertical segment Embedded Mobile
Launch price (MSRP) $134
Price now $134
Series Intel® Pentium® Processor 2000 Series
Status Launched
Value for money (0-100) 4.00

Performance

64 bit support
Base frequency 1650 MHz 1.90 GHz
L1 cache 128 KB 128 KB
L2 cache 1024 KB 512 KB
Manufacturing process technology 28 nm 22 nm
Maximum core temperature 90 °C 105 °C
Number of cores 2 2
Number of threads 2 2
Bus Speed 5 GT/s DMI
L3 cache 2048 KB
Maximum frequency 1.9 GHz

Memory

ECC memory support
Max memory channels 2 2
Supported memory types DDR3-1600 DDR3/L/-RS 1333/1600
Maximum memory bandwidth 25.6 GB/s
Maximum memory size 32 GB

Graphics

Graphics base frequency 450 MHz 350 MHz
Processor graphics Radeon HD 8280E Intel HD Graphics
Graphics max dynamic frequency 1.10 GHz
Graphics max frequency 1.1 GHz
Intel® Clear Video HD technology
Intel® Clear Video technology
Intel® Flexible Display Interface (Intel® FDI)
Intel® InTru™ 3D technology
Intel® Quick Sync Video

Graphics interfaces

Number of displays supported 2 3
CRT
DisplayPort
eDP
HDMI
SDVO
Wireless Display (WiDi) support

Graphics API support

DirectX 11.1
OpenGL 4.2

Compatibility

Sockets supported BGA769 (FT3) FCBGA1023
Thermal Design Power (TDP) 15 Watt 17 Watt
Low Halogen Options Available
Max number of CPUs in a configuration 1
Package Size 31mm x 24mm

Peripherals

PCI Express revision 3.0 2.0
Max number of PCIe lanes 16
PCIe configurations 1x16, 2x8, 1x8 2x4

Advanced Technologies

Intel® Advanced Vector Extensions (AVX)
Intel® AES New Instructions
4G WiMAX Wireless
Enhanced Intel SpeedStep® technology
Flexible Display interface (FDI)
Idle States
Instruction set extensions Intel® SSE4.1, Intel® SSE4.2
Intel 64
Intel® Demand Based Switching
Intel® Fast Memory Access
Intel® Flex Memory Access
Intel® Hyper-Threading technology
Intel® My WiFi technology
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)

Security & Reliability

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

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