AMD GX-420CA vs Intel Core i5-540UM

Comparative analysis of AMD GX-420CA and Intel Core i5-540UM 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-420CA

Intel Core i5-540UM

Differences

Reasons to consider the AMD GX-420CA

CPU is newer: launch date 2 year(s) 10 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
4x more L2 cache, more data can be stored in the L2 cache for quick access later

Launch date	23 April 2013 vs 24 May 2010
Number of cores	4 vs 2
Manufacturing process technology	28 nm vs 32 nm
L2 cache	2 MB vs 512 KB

Reasons to consider the Intel Core i5-540UM

Around 17% higher maximum core temperature: 105°C vs 90 °C
Around 39% lower typical power consumption: 18 Watt vs 25 Watt

Maximum core temperature	105°C vs 90 °C
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	18 Watt vs 25 Watt

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: AMD GX-420CA
CPU 2: Intel Core i5-540UM

Name	AMD GX-420CA	Intel Core i5-540UM
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		818
PassMark - CPU mark		1002

Compare specifications (specs)

	AMD GX-420CA	Intel Core i5-540UM
Essentials
Architecture codename	eKabini	Arrandale
Family	AMD G-Series
Launch date	23 April 2013	24 May 2010
Place in performance rating	2631	2535
Processor Number	GX-420CA	i5-540UM
Vertical segment	Embedded	Mobile
Launch price (MSRP)		$250
Series		Legacy Intel® Core™ Processors
Status		Discontinued
Performance
64 bit support
Base frequency	2000 MHz	1.20 GHz
L1 cache	256 KB
L2 cache	2 MB	512 KB
Manufacturing process technology	28 nm	32 nm
Maximum core temperature	90 °C	105°C
Number of cores	4	2
Number of threads	4	4
Bus Speed		2.5 GT/s DMI
Die size		81 mm2
Front-side bus (FSB)		2500 MHz
L3 cache		3 MB
Maximum frequency		2.00 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	600 MHz	166 MHz
Processor graphics	Radeon HD 8400E	Intel HD Graphics
Graphics max dynamic frequency		500 MHz
Graphics max frequency		500 MHz
Intel® Clear Video HD technology
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)	25 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		16
PCIe configurations		1x16
Advanced Technologies
Intel® Advanced Vector Extensions (AVX)
Intel® AES New Instructions
Enhanced Intel SpeedStep® technology
Flexible Display interface (FDI)
Idle States
Instruction set extensions		Intel® SSE4.1, Intel® SSE4.2
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)
Intel® VT-x with Extended Page Tables (EPT)
Security & Reliability
Execute Disable Bit (EDB)
Intel® Trusted Execution technology (TXT)