AMD R-272F vs AMD RX-225FB

Comparative analysis of AMD R-272F and AMD RX-225FB processors for all known characteristics in the following categories: Essentials, Performance, Memory, Graphics, Graphics interfaces, Graphics API support, Compatibility, Peripherals, Advanced Technologies, Virtualization. Benchmark processor performance analysis: PassMark - Single thread mark, PassMark - CPU mark, CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s), CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s), CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s), CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s), CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s).

AMD R-272F

AMD RX-225FB

Differences

Reasons to consider the AMD R-272F

Around 37% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 1087 vs 794
Around 36% better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 1215 vs 892

Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark	1087 vs 794
PassMark - CPU mark	1215 vs 892

Reasons to consider the AMD RX-225FB

CPU is newer: launch date 1 year(s) 11 month(s) later
Around 93650% higher clock speed: 3000 MHz vs 3.2 GHz
A newer manufacturing process allows for a more powerful, yet cooler running processor: 28 nm vs 32 nm
Around 33% more L1 cache; more data can be stored in the L1 cache for quick access later
2.1x lower typical power consumption: 17 Watt vs 35 Watt

Launch date	20 May 2014 vs 21 May 2012
Maximum frequency	3000 MHz vs 3.2 GHz
Manufacturing process technology	28 nm vs 32 nm
L1 cache	128 KB vs 96 KB
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	17 Watt vs 35 Watt

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: AMD R-272F
CPU 2: AMD RX-225FB

PassMark - Single thread mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

1087

794

PassMark - CPU mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

1215

892

Name	AMD R-272F	AMD RX-225FB
PassMark - Single thread mark	1087	794
PassMark - CPU mark	1215	892
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s)		6.411
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s)		175.137
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s)		0.606
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s)		7.094
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s)		25.166

Compare specifications (specs)

	AMD R-272F	AMD RX-225FB
Essentials
Architecture codename	Piledriver	Bald Eagle
Launch date	21 May 2012	20 May 2014
Place in performance rating	2189	2104
Vertical segment	Embedded	Embedded
Family		AMD R-Series
Processor Number		RX-225FB
Performance
64 bit support
Base frequency	2.7 GHz	2200 MHz
L1 cache	96 KB	128 KB
L2 cache	1 MB	1 MB
Manufacturing process technology	32 nm	28 nm
Maximum core temperature	100 °C
Maximum frequency	3.2 GHz	3000 MHz
Number of cores	2	2
Number of threads	2	2
Die size		928 mm2
Memory
Max memory channels	2	2
Maximum memory bandwidth	25.6 GB/s	25.6 GB/s
Supported memory types	DDR3-1600, DDR3L-1600, DDR3U-1600	DDR3-1600
Graphics
Graphics base frequency	497 MHz	464 MHz
Graphics max frequency	686 MHz	533 MHz
Number of pipelines	192	192
Processor graphics	Radeon HD 7520G	Radeon R4 Graphics
Unified Video Decoder (UVD)
Video Codec Engine (VCE)
Graphics interfaces
DisplayPort
DVI
HDMI
Number of displays supported	4	4
VGA
Graphics API support
DirectX	11	11.1
OpenGL	4.2	4.2
Compatibility
Max number of CPUs in a configuration	1
Sockets supported	FS1	BGA (FP3)
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	35 Watt	17 Watt
Configurable TDP		15-17 Watt
Package Size		micro-BGA
Peripherals
Max number of PCIe lanes	16	16
PCI Express revision	2.0	3.0
Advanced Technologies
Enhanced Virus Protection (EVP)
Fused Multiply-Add 3 (FMA3)
Fused Multiply-Add 4 (FMA4)
Intel® Advanced Vector Extensions (AVX)
Intel® AES New Instructions
AMD Mantle API
Virtualization
AMD Virtualization (AMD-V™)