AMD GX-424CC vs Intel Xeon E5-2428L

Comparative analysis of AMD GX-424CC and Intel Xeon E5-2428L 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 E5-2428L

Differences

Reasons to consider the AMD GX-424CC

CPU is newer: launch date 2 year(s) 1 month(s) later
Around 1% higher maximum core temperature: 90 °C vs 89°C
A newer manufacturing process allows for a more powerful, yet cooler running processor: 28 nm vs 32 nm
Around 33% more L2 cache; more data can be stored in the L2 cache for quick access later
2.4x lower typical power consumption: 25 Watt vs 60 Watt

Launch date	6 June 2014 vs May 2012
Maximum core temperature	90 °C vs 89°C
Manufacturing process technology	28 nm vs 32 nm
L2 cache	2048 KB vs 256 KB (per core)
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	25 Watt vs 60 Watt

Reasons to consider the Intel Xeon E5-2428L

2 more cores, run more applications at once: 6 vs 4
8 more threads: 12 vs 4
Around 50% more L1 cache; more data can be stored in the L1 cache for quick access later

Number of cores	6 vs 4
Number of threads	12 vs 4
L1 cache	64 KB (per core) vs 256 KB

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: AMD GX-424CC
CPU 2: Intel Xeon E5-2428L

Name	AMD GX-424CC	Intel Xeon E5-2428L
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		899
PassMark - CPU mark		8500

Compare specifications (specs)

	AMD GX-424CC	Intel Xeon E5-2428L
Essentials
Architecture codename	Steppe Eagle	Sandy Bridge EN
Family	AMD G-Series
Launch date	6 June 2014	May 2012
Place in performance rating	2214	2156
Vertical segment	Embedded	Embedded
Processor Number		E5-2428L
Series		Intel® Xeon® Processor E5 Family
Status		Launched
Performance
64 bit support
Base frequency	2400 MHz	1.80 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	89°C
Number of cores	4	6
Number of threads	4	12
Bus Speed		7.2 GT/s QPI
Die size		294 mm
L3 cache		15360 KB (shared)
Maximum frequency		2.00 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	60 Watt
Low Halogen Options Available
Max number of CPUs in a configuration		2
Package Size		LGA1356
Advanced Technologies
Enhanced Virus Protection (EVP)
Intel® Advanced Vector Extensions (AVX)
Intel® AES New Instructions
Enhanced Intel SpeedStep® technology
Instruction set extensions		1
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)