AMD GX-424CC vs Intel Xeon E5-1428L v2

Comparative analysis of AMD GX-424CC and Intel Xeon E5-1428L v2 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.

AMD GX-424CC

Intel Xeon E5-1428L v2

Differences

Reasons to consider the AMD GX-424CC

Around 13% higher maximum core temperature: 90 °C vs 80°C
2.4x lower typical power consumption: 25 Watt vs 60 Watt

Maximum core temperature	90 °C vs 80°C
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	25 Watt vs 60 Watt

Reasons to consider the Intel Xeon E5-1428L v2

2 more cores, run more applications at once: 6 vs 4
8 more threads: 12 vs 4
A newer manufacturing process allows for a more powerful, yet cooler running processor: 22 nm vs 28 nm

Number of cores	6 vs 4
Number of threads	12 vs 4
Manufacturing process technology	22 nm vs 28 nm

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: AMD GX-424CC
CPU 2: Intel Xeon E5-1428L v2

Name	AMD GX-424CC	Intel Xeon E5-1428L v2
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		1096
PassMark - CPU mark		6255

Compare specifications (specs)

	AMD GX-424CC	Intel Xeon E5-1428L v2
Essentials
Architecture codename	Steppe Eagle	Ivy Bridge EN
Family	AMD G-Series
Launch date	6 June 2014	Q1'14
Place in performance rating	2214	2006
Vertical segment	Embedded	Embedded
Processor Number		E5-1428LV2
Series		Intel® Xeon® Processor E5 v2 Family
Status		Launched
Performance
64 bit support
Base frequency	2400 MHz	2.20 GHz
L1 cache	256 KB
L2 cache	2048 KB
Manufacturing process technology	28 nm	22 nm
Maximum core temperature	90 °C	80°C
Number of cores	4	6
Number of threads	4	12
Bus Speed		0 GT/s
Maximum frequency		2.70 GHz
VID voltage range		0.65-1.30V
Memory
ECC memory support
Max memory channels	1	3
Supported memory types	DDR3-1866	DDR3 800/1066/1333/1600
Maximum memory bandwidth		38.4 GB/s
Maximum memory size		384 GB
Graphics
Graphics base frequency	497 MHz
Processor graphics	Radeon R5E
Graphics interfaces
Number of displays supported	2
Graphics API support
DirectX	11.1
OpenGL	4.2
Compatibility
Sockets supported	BGA769 (FT3b)	FCLGA1356
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	25 Watt	60 Watt
Low Halogen Options Available
Package Size		45mm x 42.5mm
Advanced Technologies
Enhanced Virus Protection (EVP)
Intel® Advanced Vector Extensions (AVX)
Intel® AES New Instructions
Enhanced Intel SpeedStep® technology
Idle States
Instruction set extensions		Intel® AVX
Intel 64
Intel® Flex Memory Access
Intel® Hyper-Threading technology
Intel® TSX-NI
Intel® Turbo Boost technology
Physical Address Extensions (PAE)		46-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		24
PCI Express revision		3.0
PCIe configurations		x4, x8, x16
Scalability		1S Only
Security & Reliability
Execute Disable Bit (EDB)
Intel® Identity Protection technology
Intel® OS Guard
Intel® Secure Key technology
Intel® Trusted Execution technology (TXT)