AMD GX-424CC vs Intel Xeon E5-2418L

Comparative analysis of AMD GX-424CC and Intel Xeon E5-2418L 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 E5-2418L

Differences

Reasons to consider the AMD GX-424CC

CPU is newer: launch date 2 year(s) 1 month(s) later
A newer manufacturing process allows for a more powerful, yet cooler running processor: 28 nm vs 32 nm
2x more L2 cache, more data can be stored in the L2 cache for quick access later
2x lower typical power consumption: 25 Watt vs 50 Watt

Launch date	6 June 2014 vs May 2012
Manufacturing process technology	28 nm vs 32 nm
L2 cache	2048 KB vs 256 KB (per core)
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	25 Watt vs 50 Watt

Reasons to consider the Intel Xeon E5-2418L

4 more threads: 8 vs 4
Around 1% higher maximum core temperature: 91°C vs 90 °C

Number of threads	8 vs 4
Maximum core temperature	91°C vs 90 °C

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: AMD GX-424CC
CPU 2: Intel Xeon E5-2418L

Name	AMD GX-424CC	Intel Xeon E5-2418L
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		977
PassMark - CPU mark		3518

Compare specifications (specs)

	AMD GX-424CC	Intel Xeon E5-2418L
Essentials
Architecture codename	Steppe Eagle	Sandy Bridge EN
Family	AMD G-Series
Launch date	6 June 2014	May 2012
Place in performance rating	2222	2226
Vertical segment	Embedded	Embedded
Processor Number		E5-2418L
Series		Intel® Xeon® Processor E5 Family
Status		Launched
Performance
64 bit support
Base frequency	2400 MHz	2.00 GHz
L1 cache	256 KB	64 KB (per core)
L2 cache	2048 KB	256 KB (per core)
Manufacturing process technology	28 nm	32 nm
Maximum core temperature	90 °C	91°C
Number of cores	4	4
Number of threads	4	8
Bus Speed		6.4 GT/s QPI
Die size		294 mm
L3 cache		10240 KB (shared)
Maximum frequency		2.10 GHz
Number of QPI Links		1
Transistor count		1270 million
Memory
ECC memory support
Max memory channels	1	3
Supported memory types	DDR3-1866	DDR3 800/1066/1333
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	50 Watt
Low Halogen Options Available
Max number of CPUs in a configuration		2
Advanced Technologies
Enhanced Virus Protection (EVP)
Intel® Advanced Vector Extensions (AVX)
Intel® AES New Instructions
Enhanced Intel SpeedStep® technology
Intel 64
Intel® Flex Memory Access
Intel® Hyper-Threading technology
Intel® Turbo Boost technology
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		Gen 3.0
PCIe configurations		Gen 3.0
Security & Reliability
Execute Disable Bit (EDB)
Intel® Identity Protection technology
Intel® Trusted Execution technology (TXT)