AMD RX-225FB vs Intel Core 2 Duo P9500

Comparative analysis of AMD RX-225FB and Intel Core 2 Duo P9500 processors for all known characteristics in the following categories: Essentials, Performance, Memory, Graphics, Graphics interfaces, Graphics API support, Compatibility, Peripherals, Advanced Technologies, Virtualization, Security & Reliability. Benchmark processor performance analysis: 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), PassMark - Single thread mark, PassMark - CPU mark, Geekbench 4 - Single Core, Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core.

AMD RX-225FB

Intel Core 2 Duo P9500

Differences

Reasons to consider the AMD RX-225FB

CPU is newer: launch date 5 year(s) 10 month(s) later
Around 118477% higher clock speed: 3000 MHz vs 2.53 GHz
A newer manufacturing process allows for a more powerful, yet cooler running processor: 28 nm vs 45 nm
Around 47% lower typical power consumption: 17 Watt vs 25 Watt

Launch date	20 May 2014 vs 15 July 2008
Maximum frequency	3000 MHz vs 2.53 GHz
Manufacturing process technology	28 nm vs 45 nm
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	17 Watt vs 25 Watt

Reasons to consider the Intel Core 2 Duo P9500

6x more L2 cache, more data can be stored in the L2 cache for quick access later
Around 33% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 1057 vs 794
Around 11% better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 993 vs 892

Specifications (specs)
L2 cache	6134 KB vs 1 MB
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark	1057 vs 794
PassMark - CPU mark	993 vs 892

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: AMD RX-225FB
CPU 2: Intel Core 2 Duo P9500

PassMark - Single thread mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

794

1057

PassMark - CPU mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

892

993

Name	AMD RX-225FB	Intel Core 2 Duo P9500
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
PassMark - Single thread mark	794	1057
PassMark - CPU mark	892	993
Geekbench 4 - Single Core		1619
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core		2630

Compare specifications (specs)

	AMD RX-225FB	Intel Core 2 Duo P9500
Essentials
Architecture codename	Bald Eagle	Penryn
Family	AMD R-Series
Launch date	20 May 2014	15 July 2008
Place in performance rating	2104	1831
Processor Number	RX-225FB	P9500
Vertical segment	Embedded	Mobile
Launch price (MSRP)		$348
Price now		$998.99
Series		Legacy Intel® Core™ Processors
Status		Discontinued
Value for money (0-100)		0.52
Performance
64 bit support
Base frequency	2200 MHz	2.53 GHz
Die size	928 mm2	107 mm2
L1 cache	128 KB	128 KB
L2 cache	1 MB	6134 KB
Manufacturing process technology	28 nm	45 nm
Maximum frequency	3000 MHz	2.53 GHz
Number of cores	2	2
Number of threads	2	2
Bus Speed		1066 MHz FSB
Front-side bus (FSB)		1066 MHz
Maximum core temperature		105°C
Transistor count		410 million
Memory
Max memory channels	2
Maximum memory bandwidth	25.6 GB/s
Supported memory types	DDR3-1600
Graphics
Graphics base frequency	464 MHz
Graphics max frequency	533 MHz
Number of pipelines	192
Processor graphics	Radeon R4 Graphics
Unified Video Decoder (UVD)
Video Codec Engine (VCE)
Graphics interfaces
Number of displays supported	4
Graphics API support
DirectX	11.1
OpenGL	4.2
Compatibility
Configurable TDP	15-17 Watt
Package Size	micro-BGA	35mm x 35mm
Sockets supported	BGA (FP3)	PGA478, BGA479
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	17 Watt	25 Watt
Low Halogen Options Available
Peripherals
Max number of PCIe lanes	16
PCI Express revision	3.0
Advanced Technologies
AMD Mantle API
Enhanced Virus Protection (EVP)
Fused Multiply-Add 3 (FMA3)
Fused Multiply-Add 4 (FMA4)
Intel® Advanced Vector Extensions (AVX)
Intel® AES New Instructions
Enhanced Intel SpeedStep® technology
FSB parity
Idle States
Intel 64
Intel® Demand Based Switching
Intel® Hyper-Threading technology
Intel® Turbo Boost technology
Virtualization
AMD Virtualization (AMD-V™)
Intel® Virtualization Technology (VT-x)
Security & Reliability
Execute Disable Bit (EDB)
Intel® Trusted Execution technology (TXT)