AMD GX-424CC vs Intel Celeron 2950M

Comparative analysis of AMD GX-424CC and Intel Celeron 2950M processors for all known characteristics in the following categories: Essentials, Performance, Memory, Graphics, Graphics interfaces, Graphics API support, Compatibility, Advanced Technologies, Virtualization, Peripherals, 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-424CC

  • CPU is newer: launch date 8 month(s) later
  • 2 more cores, run more applications at once: 4 vs 2
  • 2 more threads: 4 vs 2
  • 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 48% lower typical power consumption: 25 Watt vs 37 Watt
Launch date 6 June 2014 vs 1 October 2013
Number of cores 4 vs 2
Number of threads 4 vs 2
L1 cache 256 KB vs 128 KB
L2 cache 2048 KB vs 512 KB
Thermal Design Power (TDP) 25 Watt vs 37 Watt

Reasons to consider the Intel Celeron 2950M

  • Around 11% higher maximum core temperature: 100°C vs 90 °C
  • A newer manufacturing process allows for a more powerful, yet cooler running processor: 22 nm vs 28 nm
Maximum core temperature 100°C vs 90 °C
Manufacturing process technology 22 nm vs 28 nm

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: AMD GX-424CC
CPU 2: Intel Celeron 2950M

Name AMD GX-424CC Intel Celeron 2950M
GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Frames) 7
GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Fps) 7
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Frames) 924
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Fps) 924
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames) 2698
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps) 2698
PassMark - Single thread mark 1143
PassMark - CPU mark 1234

Compare specifications (specs)

AMD GX-424CC Intel Celeron 2950M

Essentials

Architecture codename Steppe Eagle Haswell
Family AMD G-Series
Launch date 6 June 2014 1 October 2013
Place in performance rating 2214 2130
Vertical segment Embedded Mobile
Launch price (MSRP) $75
Processor Number 2950M
Series Intel® Celeron® Processor 2000 Series
Status Launched

Performance

64 bit support
Base frequency 2400 MHz 2.00 GHz
L1 cache 256 KB 128 KB
L2 cache 2048 KB 512 KB
Manufacturing process technology 28 nm 22 nm
Maximum core temperature 90 °C 100°C
Number of cores 4 2
Number of threads 4 2
Bus Speed 5 GT/s DMI2
Die size 130 mm
L3 cache 2 MB
Maximum case temperature (TCase) 105 °C
Maximum frequency 2 GHz
Transistor count 960 Million

Memory

ECC memory support
Max memory channels 1 2
Supported memory types DDR3-1866 DDR3L 1333/1600
Maximum memory bandwidth 25.6 GB/s
Maximum memory size 32 GB

Graphics

Graphics base frequency 497 MHz 400 MHz
Processor graphics Radeon R5E Intel HD Graphics
Graphics max dynamic frequency 1.10 GHz
Graphics max frequency 1.1 GHz
Intel® Quick Sync Video

Graphics interfaces

Number of displays supported 2 3
DisplayPort
eDP
HDMI
VGA
Wireless Display (WiDi) support

Graphics API support

DirectX 11.1
OpenGL 4.2

Compatibility

Sockets supported BGA769 (FT3b) FCPGA946
Thermal Design Power (TDP) 25 Watt 37 Watt
Low Halogen Options Available
Max number of CPUs in a configuration 1
Package Size 37.5mm x 37.5mm x 4.7mm

Advanced Technologies

Enhanced Virus Protection (EVP)
Intel® Advanced Vector Extensions (AVX)
Intel® AES New Instructions
Enhanced Intel SpeedStep® technology
Instruction set extensions Intel® SSE4.1, Intel® SSE4.2
Intel 64
Intel® Hyper-Threading technology
Intel® TSX-NI
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)
Intel® VT-x with Extended Page Tables (EPT)

Peripherals

Max number of PCIe lanes 16
PCI Express revision 2.0
PCIe configurations 1x16 or 2x8 or 1x8 2x4

Security & Reliability

Anti-Theft technology
Execute Disable Bit (EDB)
Intel® Identity Protection technology
Intel® Secure Key technology
Intel® Trusted Execution technology (TXT)