AMD GX-420CA vs Intel Core i3-2310E

Comparative analysis of AMD GX-420CA and Intel Core i3-2310E 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.

 

Differences

Reasons to consider the AMD GX-420CA

  • CPU is newer: launch date 2 year(s) 2 month(s) later
  • 2 more cores, run more applications at once: 4 vs 2
  • A newer manufacturing process allows for a more powerful, yet cooler running processor: 28 nm vs 32 nm
  • 2x more L1 cache, more data can be stored in the L1 cache for quick access later
  • 4x more L2 cache, more data can be stored in the L2 cache for quick access later
  • Around 40% lower typical power consumption: 25 Watt vs 35 Watt
Launch date 23 April 2013 vs February 2011
Number of cores 4 vs 2
Manufacturing process technology 28 nm vs 32 nm
L1 cache 256 KB vs 64 KB (per core)
L2 cache 2 MB vs 256 KB (per core)
Thermal Design Power (TDP) 25 Watt vs 35 Watt

Reasons to consider the Intel Core i3-2310E

  • Around 11% higher maximum core temperature: 100C (BGA) vs 90 °C
Maximum core temperature 100C (BGA) vs 90 °C

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: AMD GX-420CA
CPU 2: Intel Core i3-2310E

Name AMD GX-420CA Intel Core i3-2310E
GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Frames) 496
GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Fps) 496
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Frames) 868
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Fps) 868
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames) 773
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps) 773
PassMark - Single thread mark 733
PassMark - CPU mark 1845

Compare specifications (specs)

AMD GX-420CA Intel Core i3-2310E

Essentials

Architecture codename eKabini Sandy Bridge
Family AMD G-Series
Launch date 23 April 2013 February 2011
Place in performance rating 2630 2606
Processor Number GX-420CA i3-2310E
Vertical segment Embedded Embedded
Launch price (MSRP) $225
Price now $225
Series Legacy Intel® Core™ Processors
Status Launched
Value for money (0-100) 3.72

Performance

64 bit support
Base frequency 2000 MHz 2.10 GHz
L1 cache 256 KB 64 KB (per core)
L2 cache 2 MB 256 KB (per core)
Manufacturing process technology 28 nm 32 nm
Maximum core temperature 90 °C 100C (BGA)
Number of cores 4 2
Number of threads 4 4
Die size 149 mm
L3 cache 3072 KB (shared)
Maximum frequency 2.1 GHz
Transistor count 624 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 16.6 GB

Graphics

Graphics base frequency 600 MHz 650 MHz
Processor graphics Radeon HD 8400E Intel® HD Graphics 3000
Graphics max dynamic frequency 1.05 GHz
Graphics max frequency 1.05 GHz
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) 25 Watt 35 Watt
Low Halogen Options Available
Max number of CPUs in a configuration 1
Package Size 31mm x 24mm (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® AVX
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)
Intel® VT-x with Extended Page Tables (EPT)

Security & Reliability

Anti-Theft technology
Execute Disable Bit (EDB)
Intel® Identity Protection technology
Intel® Trusted Execution technology (TXT)