AMD GX-217GA vs Intel Pentium M 1.70

Comparative analysis of AMD GX-217GA and Intel Pentium M 1.70 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 M 1.70

Differences

Reasons to consider the AMD GX-217GA

CPU is newer: launch date 9 year(s) 10 month(s) later
1 more cores, run more applications at once: 2 vs 1
A newer manufacturing process allows for a more powerful, yet cooler running processor: 28 nm vs 130 nm
8x more L1 cache, more data can be stored in the L1 cache for quick access later
Around 67% lower typical power consumption: 15 Watt vs 24.5 Watt

Launch date	23 April 2013 vs June 2003
Number of cores	2 vs 1
Manufacturing process technology	28 nm vs 130 nm
L1 cache	128 KB vs 16 KB
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	15 Watt vs 24.5 Watt

Reasons to consider the Intel Pentium M 1.70

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

Maximum core temperature	100°C vs 90 °C

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: AMD GX-217GA
CPU 2: Intel Pentium M 1.70

Name	AMD GX-217GA	Intel Pentium M 1.70
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		520
PassMark - CPU mark		406

Compare specifications (specs)

	AMD GX-217GA	Intel Pentium M 1.70
Essentials
Architecture codename	eKabini	Banias
Family	AMD G-Series
Launch date	23 April 2013	June 2003
Place in performance rating	3012	2956
Processor Number	GX-217GA
Vertical segment	Embedded	Mobile
Series		Legacy Intel® Pentium® Processor
Status		Discontinued
Performance
64 bit support
Base frequency	1650 MHz	1.70 GHz
L1 cache	128 KB	16 KB
L2 cache	1024 KB	1024 KB
Manufacturing process technology	28 nm	130 nm
Maximum core temperature	90 °C	100°C
Number of cores	2	1
Number of threads	2
Bus Speed		400 MHz FSB
Die size		83 mm2
Maximum frequency		1.7 GHz
Transistor count		77 million
VID voltage range		0.956V-1.484V
Memory
ECC memory support
Max memory channels	2
Supported memory types	DDR3-1600	DDR1, DDR2
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)	PPGA478, H-PBGA479
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	15 Watt	24.5 Watt
Low Halogen Options Available
Max number of CPUs in a configuration		1
Package Size		35mm x 35mm
Peripherals
PCI Express revision	3.0
Advanced Technologies
Intel® Advanced Vector Extensions (AVX)
Intel® AES New Instructions
Enhanced Intel SpeedStep® technology
FSB parity
Idle States
Intel 64
Intel® Demand Based Switching
Intel® Hyper-Threading technology
Intel® Turbo Boost technology
Physical Address Extensions (PAE)		32-bit
Virtualization
AMD Virtualization (AMD-V™)
Intel® Virtualization Technology (VT-x)
Security & Reliability
Execute Disable Bit (EDB)
Intel® Trusted Execution technology (TXT)