AMD GX-420CA vs Intel Pentium U5400

Comparative analysis of AMD GX-420CA and Intel Pentium U5400 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.

AMD GX-420CA

Intel Pentium U5400

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
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 24 May 2010
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 64 KB (per core)
L2 cache	2 MB vs 512 KB

Reasons to consider the Intel Pentium U5400

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 Pentium U5400

Name	AMD GX-420CA	Intel Pentium U5400
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		501
PassMark - CPU mark		552
Geekbench 4 - Single Core		967
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core		1596

Compare specifications (specs)

	AMD GX-420CA	Intel Pentium U5400
Essentials
Architecture codename	eKabini	Arrandale
Family	AMD G-Series
Launch date	23 April 2013	24 May 2010
Place in performance rating	2630	2586
Processor Number	GX-420CA	U5400
Vertical segment	Embedded	Mobile
Series		Legacy Intel® Pentium® Processor
Status		Discontinued
Performance
64 bit support
Base frequency	2000 MHz	1.20 GHz
L1 cache	256 KB	64 KB (per core)
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	2
Bus Speed		2.5 GT/s DMI
Die size		81 mm2
Front-side bus (FSB)		2500 MHz
L3 cache		3072 KB
Maximum frequency		1.2 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 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		1
PCIe configurations		1x16
Advanced Technologies
Intel® Advanced Vector Extensions (AVX)
Intel® AES New Instructions
Enhanced Intel SpeedStep® technology
Flexible Display interface (FDI)
Idle States
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)
Security & Reliability
Execute Disable Bit (EDB)
Intel® Trusted Execution technology (TXT)