AMD GX-217GA vs Intel Pentium E6500

Comparative analysis of AMD GX-217GA and Intel Pentium E6500 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).

AMD GX-217GA

Intel Pentium E6500

Differences

Reasons to consider the AMD GX-217GA

CPU is newer: launch date 3 year(s) 8 month(s) later
Around 21% higher maximum core temperature: 90 °C vs 74.1°C
A newer manufacturing process allows for a more powerful, yet cooler running processor: 28 nm vs 45 nm
4.3x lower typical power consumption: 15 Watt vs 65 Watt

Launch date	23 April 2013 vs August 2009
Maximum core temperature	90 °C vs 74.1°C
Manufacturing process technology	28 nm vs 45 nm
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	15 Watt vs 65 Watt

Reasons to consider the Intel Pentium E6500

2x more L2 cache, more data can be stored in the L2 cache for quick access later

L2 cache	2048 KB (shared) vs 1024 KB

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: AMD GX-217GA
CPU 2: Intel Pentium E6500

Name	AMD GX-217GA	Intel Pentium E6500
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		1245
PassMark - CPU mark		1183
Geekbench 4 - Single Core		355
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core		625
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s)		0.322
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s)		13.914
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s)		0.097
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s)		0.533
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s)		2.296

Compare specifications (specs)

	AMD GX-217GA	Intel Pentium E6500
Essentials
Architecture codename	eKabini	Wolfdale
Family	AMD G-Series
Launch date	23 April 2013	August 2009
Place in performance rating	3026	3102
Processor Number	GX-217GA	E6500
Vertical segment	Embedded	Desktop
Launch price (MSRP)		$50
Price now		$157.95
Series		Legacy Intel® Pentium® Processor
Status		Discontinued
Value for money (0-100)		3.28
Performance
64 bit support
Base frequency	1650 MHz	2.93 GHz
L1 cache	128 KB	64 KB (per core)
L2 cache	1024 KB	2048 KB (shared)
Manufacturing process technology	28 nm	45 nm
Maximum core temperature	90 °C	74.1°C
Number of cores	2	2
Number of threads	2
Bus Speed		1066 MHz FSB
Die size		82 mm2
Maximum frequency		2.93 GHz
Transistor count		228 million
VID voltage range		0.8500V – 1.3625V
Memory
ECC memory support
Max memory channels	2
Supported memory types	DDR3-1600	DDR1, DDR2, DDR3
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)	LGA775
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	15 Watt	65 Watt
Low Halogen Options Available
Max number of CPUs in a configuration		1
Peripherals
PCI Express revision	3.0
Advanced Technologies
Intel® Advanced Vector Extensions (AVX)
Intel® AES New Instructions
Enhanced Intel SpeedStep® technology
Idle States
Intel 64
Intel® Demand Based Switching
Intel® Hyper-Threading technology
Intel® Turbo Boost technology
Thermal Monitoring
Virtualization
AMD Virtualization (AMD-V™)
Intel® Virtualization Technology (VT-x)
Intel® Virtualization Technology for Directed I/O (VT-d)
Security & Reliability
Execute Disable Bit (EDB)
Intel® Trusted Execution technology (TXT)