AMD GX-217GA vs Intel Pentium 4405Y

Comparative analysis of AMD GX-217GA and Intel Pentium 4405Y processors for all known characteristics in the following categories: Essentials, Performance, Memory, Graphics, Graphics interfaces, Graphics API support, Compatibility, Peripherals, Advanced Technologies, Virtualization, Graphics image quality, 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.

 

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
L2 cache 1024 KB vs 512 KB

Reasons to consider the Intel Pentium 4405Y

  • CPU is newer: launch date 2 year(s) 4 month(s) later
  • 2 more threads: 4 vs 2
  • Around 11% higher maximum core temperature: 100°C vs 90 °C
  • A newer manufacturing process allows for a more powerful, yet cooler running processor: 14 nm vs 28 nm
  • 2.5x lower typical power consumption: 6 Watt vs 15 Watt
Launch date 1 September 2015 vs 23 April 2013
Number of threads 4 vs 2
Maximum core temperature 100°C vs 90 °C
Manufacturing process technology 14 nm vs 28 nm
Thermal Design Power (TDP) 6 Watt vs 15 Watt

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: AMD GX-217GA
CPU 2: Intel Pentium 4405Y

Name AMD GX-217GA Intel Pentium 4405Y
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 886
PassMark - CPU mark 1526
Geekbench 4 - Single Core 363
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core 835

Compare specifications (specs)

AMD GX-217GA Intel Pentium 4405Y

Essentials

Architecture codename eKabini Skylake
Family AMD G-Series
Launch date 23 April 2013 1 September 2015
Place in performance rating 3026 2747
Processor Number GX-217GA 4405Y
Vertical segment Embedded Mobile
Series Intel® Pentium® Processor 4000 Series
Status Launched

Performance

64 bit support
Base frequency 1650 MHz 1.50 GHz
L1 cache 128 KB 128 KB
L2 cache 1024 KB 512 KB
Manufacturing process technology 28 nm 14 nm
Maximum core temperature 90 °C 100°C
Number of cores 2 2
Number of threads 2 4
Bus Speed 4 GT/s OPI
Die size 99 mm
L3 cache 2 MB
Maximum frequency 1.5 GHz

Memory

ECC memory support
Max memory channels 2 2
Supported memory types DDR3-1600 LPDDR3-1866, DDR3L-1600
Maximum memory bandwidth 29.8 GB/s
Maximum memory size 16 GB

Graphics

Graphics base frequency 450 MHz 300 MHz
Processor graphics Radeon HD 8280E Intel® HD Graphics 515
Device ID 0x191E
Graphics max dynamic frequency 800 MHz
Graphics max frequency 800 MHz
Intel® Clear Video HD technology
Intel® Clear Video technology
Intel® Quick Sync Video
Max video memory 16 GB

Graphics interfaces

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

Graphics API support

DirectX 11.1 12
OpenGL 4.2 4.4

Compatibility

Sockets supported BGA769 (FT3) FCBGA1515
Thermal Design Power (TDP) 15 Watt 6 Watt
Configurable TDP-down 4.5 W
Low Halogen Options Available
Max number of CPUs in a configuration 1
Package Size 20mm X 16.5mm

Peripherals

PCI Express revision 3.0 3.0
Max number of PCIe lanes 10
PCIe configurations 1x4, 2x2, 1x2+2x1 and 4x1

Advanced Technologies

Intel® Advanced Vector Extensions (AVX)
Intel® AES New Instructions
Enhanced Intel SpeedStep® technology
Idle States
Instruction set extensions Intel® SSE4.1, Intel® SSE4.2
Intel 64
Intel® Flex Memory Access
Intel® Hyper-Threading technology
Intel® My WiFi 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 image quality

4K resolution support
Max resolution over DisplayPort 3840x2160@60Hz
Max resolution over eDP 3840x2160@60Hz
Max resolution over HDMI 1.4 4096x2304@24Hz
Max resolution over VGA N / A
Max resolution over WiDi 1080p

Security & Reliability

Execute Disable Bit (EDB)
Intel® Identity Protection technology
Intel® Memory Protection Extensions (Intel® MPX)
Intel® OS Guard
Intel® Secure Key technology
Intel® Software Guard Extensions (Intel® SGX)
Intel® Trusted Execution technology (TXT)