AMD GX-420CA vs Intel Core i5-580M

Comparative analysis of AMD GX-420CA and Intel Core i5-580M 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, Geekbench 4 - Single Core, Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core.

 

Differences

Reasons to consider the AMD GX-420CA

  • CPU is newer: launch date 2 year(s) 6 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 26 September 2010
Number of cores 4 vs 2
Manufacturing process technology 28 nm vs 32 nm
L1 cache 256 KB vs 128 KB
L2 cache 2 MB vs 512 KB
Thermal Design Power (TDP) 25 Watt vs 35 Watt

Reasons to consider the Intel Core i5-580M

  • 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-420CA
CPU 2: Intel Core i5-580M

Name AMD GX-420CA Intel Core i5-580M
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 1282
PassMark - CPU mark 1950
Geekbench 4 - Single Core 434
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core 934

Compare specifications (specs)

AMD GX-420CA Intel Core i5-580M

Essentials

Architecture codename eKabini Arrandale
Family AMD G-Series
Launch date 23 April 2013 26 September 2010
Place in performance rating 2630 2420
Processor Number GX-420CA i5-580M
Vertical segment Embedded Mobile
Launch price (MSRP) $266
Price now $109.95
Series Legacy Intel® Core™ Processors
Status Discontinued
Value for money (0-100) 7.03

Performance

64 bit support
Base frequency 2000 MHz 2.66 GHz
L1 cache 256 KB 128 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) 4800 MHz
L3 cache 3072 KB
Maximum frequency 3.33 GHz
Transistor count 382 million

Memory

ECC memory support
Max memory channels 2 2
Supported memory types DDR3-1600 DDR3 800/1066
Maximum memory bandwidth 17.1 GB/s
Maximum memory size 8 GB

Graphics

Graphics base frequency 600 MHz 500 MHz
Processor graphics Radeon HD 8400E Intel HD Graphics
Graphics max dynamic frequency 766 MHz
Graphics max frequency 766 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, PGA988
Thermal Design Power (TDP) 25 Watt 35 Watt
Low Halogen Options Available
Max number of CPUs in a configuration 1
Package Size rPGA 37.5mmx 37.5mm, BGA 34mmx28mm

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)