AMD GX-420CA vs Intel Pentium 967

Comparative analysis of AMD GX-420CA and Intel Pentium 967 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 1 year(s) 6 month(s) later
  • 2 more cores, run more applications at once: 4 vs 2
  • 2 more threads: 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
Launch date 23 April 2013 vs 1 October 2011
Number of cores 4 vs 2
Number of threads 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

Reasons to consider the Intel Pentium 967

  • Around 11% higher maximum core temperature: 100 °C vs 90 °C
  • Around 47% lower typical power consumption: 17 Watt vs 25 Watt
Maximum core temperature 100 °C vs 90 °C
Thermal Design Power (TDP) 17 Watt vs 25 Watt

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: AMD GX-420CA
CPU 2: Intel Pentium 967

Name AMD GX-420CA Intel Pentium 967
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 616
PassMark - CPU mark 643
Geekbench 4 - Single Core 1227
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core 1904

Compare specifications (specs)

AMD GX-420CA Intel Pentium 967

Essentials

Architecture codename eKabini Sandy Bridge
Family AMD G-Series
Launch date 23 April 2013 1 October 2011
Place in performance rating 2631 2325
Processor Number GX-420CA 967
Vertical segment Embedded Mobile
Series Legacy Intel® Pentium® Processor
Status Launched

Performance

64 bit support
Base frequency 2000 MHz 1.30 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 100 °C
Number of cores 4 2
Number of threads 4 2
Bus Speed 5 GT/s DMI
Die size 131 mm
L3 cache 2 MB
Maximum frequency 1.3 GHz
Transistor count 504 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 GB

Graphics

Graphics base frequency 600 MHz 350 MHz
Processor graphics Radeon HD 8400E Intel HD Graphics
Graphics max dynamic frequency 1.00 GHz
Graphics max frequency 1 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) BGA1023
Thermal Design Power (TDP) 25 Watt 17 Watt
Low Halogen Options Available
Max number of CPUs in a configuration 1
Package Size 31.0mm x 24.0mm (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® SSE4.1, Intel® SSE4.2
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)

Security & Reliability

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