AMD GX-420MC vs Intel Core i3-330E

Comparative analysis of AMD GX-420MC and Intel Core i3-330E processors for all known characteristics in the following categories: Essentials, Performance, Memory, Graphics API support, Compatibility, Graphics, Graphics interfaces, Peripherals, Security & Reliability, Advanced Technologies, Virtualization. Benchmark processor performance analysis: PassMark - Single thread mark, PassMark - CPU mark.

AMD GX-420MC

Intel Core i3-330E

Differences

Reasons to consider the AMD GX-420MC

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
Around 94% lower typical power consumption: 17.5 Watt vs 35 Watt
Around 43% better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 1796 vs 1260

Specifications (specs)
Number of cores	4 vs 2
Manufacturing process technology	28 nm vs 32 nm
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	17.5 Watt vs 35 Watt
Benchmarks
PassMark - CPU mark	1796 vs 1260

Reasons to consider the Intel Core i3-330E

Around 34% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 934 vs 695

Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark	934 vs 695

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: AMD GX-420MC
CPU 2: Intel Core i3-330E

PassMark - Single thread mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

695

934

PassMark - CPU mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

1796

1260

Name	AMD GX-420MC	Intel Core i3-330E
PassMark - Single thread mark	695	934
PassMark - CPU mark	1796	1260

Compare specifications (specs)

	AMD GX-420MC	Intel Core i3-330E
Essentials
Architecture codename	Puma	Arrandale
Launch date	6 Jun 2014	Q1'10
Place in performance rating	2558	2257
Vertical segment	Embedded	Mobile
Processor Number		i3-330E
Series		Legacy Intel® Core™ Processors
Status		Launched
Performance
Base frequency	2.0 GHz	2.13 GHz
L1 cache	256 KB
L2 cache	2 MB
Manufacturing process technology	28 nm	32 nm
Maximum frequency	2.0 GHz
Number of cores	4	2
Number of threads	4	4
64 bit support
Bus Speed		2.5 GT/s DMI
Die size		81 mm2
Maximum core temperature		90°C for rPGA,105°C for BGA
Transistor count		382 million
Memory
ECC memory support
Max memory channels	1	2
Supported memory types	DDR3-1600	DDR3 800/1066
Maximum memory bandwidth		17.1 GB/s
Maximum memory size		8.79 GB
Graphics API support
DirectX	11.2
OpenGL	4.3
Compatibility
Sockets supported	FT3b	BGA1288
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	17.5 Watt	35 Watt
Low Halogen Options Available
Max number of CPUs in a configuration		1
Package Size		BGA 34mmX28mm
Graphics
Graphics base frequency		500 MHz
Graphics max dynamic frequency		667 MHz
Intel® Clear Video HD technology
Intel® Clear Video technology
Intel® Flexible Display Interface (Intel® FDI)
Processor graphics		Intel HD Graphics
Graphics interfaces
Number of displays supported		2
Peripherals
Max number of PCIe lanes		16
PCI Express revision		2.0
PCIe configurations		1X16, 2X8
Security & Reliability
Execute Disable Bit (EDB)
Intel® Trusted Execution technology (TXT)
Advanced Technologies
Enhanced Intel SpeedStep® technology
Idle States
Instruction set extensions		Intel® SSE4.1, Intel® SSE4.2
Intel 64
Intel® AES New Instructions
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
Intel® Virtualization Technology (VT-x)
Intel® Virtualization Technology for Directed I/O (VT-d)
Intel® VT-x with Extended Page Tables (EPT)