AMD GX-420CA vs Intel Core i5-4200H

Comparative analysis of AMD GX-420CA and Intel Core i5-4200H processors for all known characteristics in the following categories: Essentials, Performance, Memory, Graphics, Graphics interfaces, Graphics API support, Compatibility, Peripherals, Advanced Technologies, Virtualization, Graphics image quality, 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).

 

Differences

Reasons to consider the AMD GX-420CA

  • 2 more cores, run more applications at once: 4 vs 2
  • 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 88% lower typical power consumption: 25 Watt vs 47 Watt
Number of cores 4 vs 2
L1 cache 256 KB vs 128 KB
L2 cache 2 MB vs 512 KB
Thermal Design Power (TDP) 25 Watt vs 47 Watt

Reasons to consider the Intel Core i5-4200H

  • CPU is newer: launch date 5 month(s) later
  • Around 11% higher maximum core temperature: 100°C vs 90 °C
  • A newer manufacturing process allows for a more powerful, yet cooler running processor: 22 nm vs 28 nm
Launch date 1 October 2013 vs 23 April 2013
Maximum core temperature 100°C vs 90 °C
Manufacturing process technology 22 nm vs 28 nm

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: AMD GX-420CA
CPU 2: Intel Core i5-4200H

Name AMD GX-420CA Intel Core i5-4200H
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 1785
PassMark - CPU mark 3075
Geekbench 4 - Single Core 720
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core 1536
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s) 6.595
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s) 7.365
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s) 0.298
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s) 1.772
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s) 2.591

Compare specifications (specs)

AMD GX-420CA Intel Core i5-4200H

Essentials

Architecture codename eKabini Haswell
Family AMD G-Series
Launch date 23 April 2013 1 October 2013
Place in performance rating 2631 2569
Processor Number GX-420CA i5-4200H
Vertical segment Embedded Mobile
Launch price (MSRP) $257
Series 4th Generation Intel® Core™ i5 Processors
Status Launched

Performance

64 bit support
Base frequency 2000 MHz 2.80 GHz
L1 cache 256 KB 128 KB
L2 cache 2 MB 512 KB
Manufacturing process technology 28 nm 22 nm
Maximum core temperature 90 °C 100°C
Number of cores 4 2
Number of threads 4 4
Bus Speed 5 GT/s DMI2
Die size 130 mm
L3 cache 3 MB
Maximum frequency 3.40 GHz
Transistor count 960 Million

Memory

ECC memory support
Max memory channels 2 2
Supported memory types DDR3-1600 DDR3L 1333/1600
Maximum memory bandwidth 25.6 GB/s
Maximum memory size 32 GB

Graphics

Graphics base frequency 600 MHz 400 MHz
Processor graphics Radeon HD 8400E Intel® HD Graphics 4600
Device ID 0x416
Graphics max dynamic frequency 1.15 GHz
Graphics max frequency 1.15 GHz
Intel® Clear Video HD technology
Intel® InTru™ 3D technology
Intel® Quick Sync Video
Max video memory 2 GB

Graphics interfaces

Number of displays supported 2 3
DisplayPort
eDP
HDMI
Wireless Display (WiDi) support

Graphics API support

DirectX 11.1 11.2/12
OpenGL 4.2 4.3

Compatibility

Sockets supported BGA769 (FT3) FCBGA1364
Thermal Design Power (TDP) 25 Watt 47 Watt
Low Halogen Options Available
Max number of CPUs in a configuration 1
Package Size 37.5mm x 32mm x 1.65mm

Peripherals

PCI Express revision 3.0 3
Max number of PCIe lanes 16
PCIe configurations 1x16 or 2x8 or 1x8 2x4

Advanced Technologies

Intel® Advanced Vector Extensions (AVX)
Intel® AES New Instructions
Enhanced Intel SpeedStep® technology
Instruction set extensions Intel® SSE4.1, Intel® SSE4.2, Intel® AVX2
Intel 64
Intel® Hyper-Threading technology
Intel® TSX-NI
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)

Graphics image quality

Max resolution over DisplayPort 3840x2160@60Hz
Max resolution over HDMI 1.4 3840x2160@60Hz
Max resolution over VGA 2880x1800@60Hz

Security & Reliability

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