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.

 

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 2630 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)