AMD RX-225FB vs Intel Core i5-560UM

Comparative analysis of AMD RX-225FB and Intel Core i5-560UM 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 i5-560UM

Differences

Reasons to consider the AMD RX-225FB

CPU is newer: launch date 3 year(s) 7 month(s) later
Around 140745% higher clock speed: 3000 MHz vs 2.13 GHz
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
Around 6% lower typical power consumption: 17 Watt vs 18 Watt

Launch date	20 May 2014 vs 1 October 2010
Maximum frequency	3000 MHz vs 2.13 GHz
Manufacturing process technology	28 nm vs 32 nm
L2 cache	1 MB vs 512 KB
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	17 Watt vs 18 Watt

Reasons to consider the Intel Core i5-560UM

2 more threads: 4 vs 2
Around 13% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 898 vs 794
Around 14% better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 1015 vs 892

Specifications (specs)
Number of threads	4 vs 2
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark	898 vs 794
PassMark - CPU mark	1015 vs 892

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: AMD RX-225FB
CPU 2: Intel Core i5-560UM

PassMark - Single thread mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

794

898

PassMark - CPU mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

892

1015

Name	AMD RX-225FB	Intel Core i5-560UM
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	898
PassMark - CPU mark	892	1015
Geekbench 4 - Single Core		1360
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core		2361

Compare specifications (specs)

	AMD RX-225FB	Intel Core i5-560UM
Essentials
Architecture codename	Bald Eagle	Arrandale
Family	AMD R-Series
Launch date	20 May 2014	1 October 2010
Place in performance rating	2098	2063
Processor Number	RX-225FB	i5-560UM
Vertical segment	Embedded	Mobile
Launch price (MSRP)		$250
Series		Legacy Intel® Core™ Processors
Status		Discontinued
Performance
64 bit support
Base frequency	2200 MHz	1.33 GHz
Die size	928 mm2	81 mm2
L1 cache	128 KB
L2 cache	1 MB	512 KB
Manufacturing process technology	28 nm	32 nm
Maximum frequency	3000 MHz	2.13 GHz
Number of cores	2	2
Number of threads	2	4
Bus Speed		2.5 GT/s DMI
Front-side bus (FSB)		2500 MHz
L3 cache		3072 KB
Maximum core temperature		105°C
Transistor count		382 million
Memory
Max memory channels	2	2
Maximum memory bandwidth	25.6 GB/s	12.8 GB/s
Supported memory types	DDR3-1600	DDR3 800
Maximum memory size		8 GB
Graphics
Graphics base frequency	464 MHz	166 MHz
Graphics max frequency	533 MHz	500 MHz
Number of pipelines	192
Processor graphics	Radeon R4 Graphics	Intel HD Graphics
Unified Video Decoder (UVD)
Video Codec Engine (VCE)
Graphics max dynamic frequency		500 MHz
Intel® Clear Video HD technology
Intel® Clear Video technology
Intel® Flexible Display Interface (Intel® FDI)
Graphics interfaces
Number of displays supported	4	2
Graphics API support
DirectX	11.1
OpenGL	4.2
Compatibility
Configurable TDP	15-17 Watt
Package Size	micro-BGA	BGA 34mm x 28mm
Sockets supported	BGA (FP3)	BGA1288
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	17 Watt	18 Watt
Low Halogen Options Available
Max number of CPUs in a configuration		1
Peripherals
Max number of PCIe lanes	16	16
PCI Express revision	3.0	2.0
PCIe configurations		1x16
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
Flexible Display interface (FDI)
Idle States
Instruction set extensions		Intel® SSE4.1, Intel® SSE4.2
Intel 64
Intel® Fast Memory Access
Intel® Flex Memory Access
Intel® Hyper-Threading technology
Intel® Turbo Boost technology
Intel® vPro™ Platform Eligibility
Physical Address Extensions (PAE)		36-bit
Thermal Monitoring
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)
Security & Reliability
Execute Disable Bit (EDB)
Intel® Trusted Execution technology (TXT)