AMD GX-424CC vs Intel Core i7-640UM

Comparative analysis of AMD GX-424CC and Intel Core i7-640UM 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, Geekbench 4 - Single Core, Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core.

AMD GX-424CC

Intel Core i7-640UM

Differences

Reasons to consider the AMD GX-424CC

CPU is newer: launch date 4 year(s) 5 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
4x more L2 cache, more data can be stored in the L2 cache for quick access later

Launch date	6 June 2014 vs 4 January 2010
Number of cores	4 vs 2
Manufacturing process technology	28 nm vs 32 nm
L2 cache	2048 KB vs 512 KB

Reasons to consider the Intel Core i7-640UM

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-424CC
CPU 2: Intel Core i7-640UM

Name	AMD GX-424CC	Intel Core i7-640UM
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		879
PassMark - CPU mark		1183
Geekbench 4 - Single Core		1425
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core		2406

Compare specifications (specs)

	AMD GX-424CC	Intel Core i7-640UM
Essentials
Architecture codename	Steppe Eagle	Arrandale
Family	AMD G-Series
Launch date	6 June 2014	4 January 2010
Place in performance rating	2215	2042
Vertical segment	Embedded	Mobile
Launch price (MSRP)		$305
Processor Number		i7-640UM
Series		Legacy Intel® Core™ Processors
Status		Discontinued
Performance
64 bit support
Base frequency	2400 MHz	1.20 GHz
L1 cache	256 KB
L2 cache	2048 KB	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)		2500 MHz
L3 cache		4 MB
Maximum frequency		2.27 GHz
Transistor count		382 million
Memory
ECC memory support
Max memory channels	1	2
Supported memory types	DDR3-1866	DDR3 800
Maximum memory bandwidth		12.8 GB/s
Maximum memory size		8 GB
Graphics
Graphics base frequency	497 MHz	166 MHz
Processor graphics	Radeon R5E	Intel HD Graphics
Graphics max dynamic frequency		500 MHz
Graphics max frequency		500 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 (FT3b)	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
Advanced Technologies
Enhanced Virus Protection (EVP)
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)
Peripherals
Max number of PCIe lanes		16
PCI Express revision		2.0
PCIe configurations		1x16
Security & Reliability
Execute Disable Bit (EDB)
Intel® Trusted Execution technology (TXT)