AMD GX-217GA vs Intel Pentium 957

Comparative analysis of AMD GX-217GA and Intel Pentium 957 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.

AMD GX-217GA

Intel Pentium 957

Differences

Reasons to consider the AMD GX-217GA

CPU is newer: launch date 1 year(s) 10 month(s) later
A newer manufacturing process allows for a more powerful, yet cooler running processor: 28 nm vs 32 nm
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

Launch date	23 April 2013 vs 19 June 2011
Manufacturing process technology	28 nm vs 32 nm
L2 cache	1024 KB vs 512 KB
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	15 Watt vs 17 Watt

Reasons to consider the Intel Pentium 957

Around 11% higher maximum core temperature: 100 vs 90 °C

Maximum core temperature	100 vs 90 °C

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: AMD GX-217GA
CPU 2: Intel Pentium 957

Name	AMD GX-217GA	Intel Pentium 957
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		574
PassMark - CPU mark		622

Compare specifications (specs)

	AMD GX-217GA	Intel Pentium 957
Essentials
Architecture codename	eKabini	Sandy Bridge
Family	AMD G-Series
Launch date	23 April 2013	19 June 2011
Place in performance rating	3015	2860
Processor Number	GX-217GA	957
Vertical segment	Embedded	Mobile
Launch price (MSRP)		$134
Price now		$134
Series		Legacy Intel® Pentium® Processor
Status		Launched
Value for money (0-100)		2.41
Performance
64 bit support
Base frequency	1650 MHz	1.20 GHz
L1 cache	128 KB	128 KB
L2 cache	1024 KB	512 KB
Manufacturing process technology	28 nm	32 nm
Maximum core temperature	90 °C	100
Number of cores	2	2
Number of threads	2	2
Die size		131 mm
L3 cache		2 MB
Maximum frequency		1.2 GHz
Transistor count		504 million
Memory
ECC memory support
Max memory channels	2	2
Supported memory types	DDR3-1600	DDR3 1066/1333
Maximum memory bandwidth		21.3 GB/s
Maximum memory size		8.01 GB
Graphics
Graphics base frequency	450 MHz	350 MHz
Processor graphics	Radeon HD 8280E
Graphics max dynamic frequency		800 MHz
Graphics max frequency		800 MHz
Intel® Clear Video HD technology
Intel® Flexible Display Interface (Intel® FDI)
Intel® InTru™ 3D technology
Intel® Quick Sync Video
Graphics interfaces
Number of displays supported	2	2
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		31.0mm x 24.0mm (BGA1023)
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)
Security & Reliability
Anti-Theft technology
Execute Disable Bit (EDB)
Intel® Trusted Execution technology (TXT)