AMD GX-217GA vs Intel Pentium U5600

Comparative analysis of AMD GX-217GA and Intel Pentium U5600 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 U5600

Differences

Reasons to consider the AMD GX-217GA

CPU is newer: launch date 2 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 20% lower typical power consumption: 15 Watt vs 18 Watt

Launch date	23 April 2013 vs 24 May 2010
Manufacturing process technology	28 nm vs 32 nm
L2 cache	1024 KB vs 512 KB
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	15 Watt vs 18 Watt

Reasons to consider the Intel Pentium U5600

Around 17% higher maximum core temperature: 105°C vs 90 °C

Maximum core temperature	105°C vs 90 °C

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: AMD GX-217GA
CPU 2: Intel Pentium U5600

Name	AMD GX-217GA	Intel Pentium U5600
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		588
PassMark - CPU mark		624

Compare specifications (specs)

	AMD GX-217GA	Intel Pentium U5600
Essentials
Architecture codename	eKabini	Arrandale
Family	AMD G-Series
Launch date	23 April 2013	24 May 2010
Place in performance rating	3015	2850
Processor Number	GX-217GA	U5600
Vertical segment	Embedded	Mobile
Series		Legacy Intel® Pentium® Processor
Status		Discontinued
Performance
64 bit support
Base frequency	1650 MHz	1.33 GHz
L1 cache	128 KB	64 KB (per core)
L2 cache	1024 KB	512 KB
Manufacturing process technology	28 nm	32 nm
Maximum core temperature	90 °C	105°C
Number of cores	2	2
Number of threads	2	2
Bus Speed		2.5 GT/s DMI
Die size		81 mm2
Front-side bus (FSB)		2500 MHz
L3 cache		3072 KB
Maximum frequency		1.33 GHz
Transistor count		382 million
Memory
ECC memory support
Max memory channels	2	2
Supported memory types	DDR3-1600	DDR3 800
Maximum memory bandwidth		12.8 GB/s
Maximum memory size		8 GB
Graphics
Graphics base frequency	450 MHz	166 MHz
Processor graphics	Radeon HD 8280E	Intel HD Graphics
Graphics max dynamic frequency		500 MHz
Graphics max frequency		500 MHz
Intel® Clear Video technology
Intel® Flexible Display Interface (Intel® FDI)
Graphics interfaces
Number of displays supported	2	2
Graphics API support
DirectX	11.1
OpenGL	4.2
Compatibility
Sockets supported	BGA769 (FT3)	BGA1288
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	15 Watt	18 Watt
Low Halogen Options Available
Max number of CPUs in a configuration		1
Package Size		BGA 34mm x 28mm
Peripherals
PCI Express revision	3.0	2.0
Max number of PCIe lanes		1
PCIe configurations		1x16
Advanced Technologies
Intel® Advanced Vector Extensions (AVX)
Intel® AES New Instructions
Enhanced Intel SpeedStep® technology
Flexible Display interface (FDI)
Idle States
Intel 64
Intel® Fast Memory Access
Intel® Flex Memory Access
Intel® Hyper-Threading technology
Intel® Turbo Boost technology
Intel® vPro™ Platform Eligibility
Physical Address Extensions (PAE)		36-bit
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)