AMD GX-424CC vs Intel Xeon E5-2658

Comparative analysis of AMD GX-424CC and Intel Xeon E5-2658 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 E5-2658

Differences

Reasons to consider the AMD GX-424CC

CPU is newer: launch date 2 year(s) 3 month(s) later
Around 2% higher maximum core temperature: 90 °C vs 88°C
A newer manufacturing process allows for a more powerful, yet cooler running processor: 28 nm vs 32 nm
3.8x lower typical power consumption: 25 Watt vs 95 Watt

Launch date	6 June 2014 vs March 2012
Maximum core temperature	90 °C vs 88°C
Manufacturing process technology	28 nm vs 32 nm
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	25 Watt vs 95 Watt

Reasons to consider the Intel Xeon E5-2658

4 more cores, run more applications at once: 8 vs 4
12 more threads: 16 vs 4
2x more L1 cache, more data can be stored in the L1 cache for quick access later

Number of cores	8 vs 4
Number of threads	16 vs 4
L1 cache	64 KB (per core) vs 256 KB

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: AMD GX-424CC
CPU 2: Intel Xeon E5-2658

Name	AMD GX-424CC	Intel Xeon E5-2658
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		10053

Compare specifications (specs)

	AMD GX-424CC	Intel Xeon E5-2658
Essentials
Architecture codename	Steppe Eagle	Sandy Bridge EP
Family	AMD G-Series
Launch date	6 June 2014	March 2012
Place in performance rating	2217	1936
Vertical segment	Embedded	Embedded
Launch price (MSRP)		$1,462
Price now		$1,462
Processor Number		E5-2658
Series		Intel® Xeon® Processor E5 Family
Status		Launched
Value for money (0-100)		1.91
Performance
64 bit support
Base frequency	2400 MHz	2.10 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	88°C
Number of cores	4	8
Number of threads	4	16
Bus Speed		8 GT/s QPI
Die size		435 mm
L3 cache		20480 KB (shared)
Maximum frequency		2.40 GHz
Number of QPI Links		2
Transistor count		2270 million
VID voltage range		0.6-1.35V
Memory
ECC memory support
Max memory channels	1	4
Supported memory types	DDR3-1866	DDR3 800/1066/1333/1600
Maximum memory bandwidth		51.2 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)	FCLGA2011
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	25 Watt	95 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
Instruction set extensions		1
Intel 64
Intel® Flex Memory Access
Intel® Hyper-Threading technology
Intel® Turbo Boost technology
Intel® vPro™ Platform Eligibility
Supported FSBs
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		40
PCI Express revision		3.0
PCIe configurations		Gen 3.0
Scalability		2S Only
Security & Reliability
Execute Disable Bit (EDB)
Intel® Identity Protection technology
Intel® Trusted Execution technology (TXT)