AMD RX-225FB vs Intel Core i7-2715QE

Comparative analysis of AMD RX-225FB and Intel Core i7-2715QE 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.

AMD RX-225FB

Intel Core i7-2715QE

Differences

Reasons to consider the AMD RX-225FB

CPU is newer: launch date 3 year(s) 4 month(s) later
Around 99900% higher clock speed: 3000 MHz vs 3.00 GHz
A newer manufacturing process allows for a more powerful, yet cooler running processor: 28 nm vs 32 nm
2.6x lower typical power consumption: 17 Watt vs 45 Watt

Launch date	20 May 2014 vs January 2011
Maximum frequency	3000 MHz vs 3.00 GHz
Manufacturing process technology	28 nm vs 32 nm
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	17 Watt vs 45 Watt

Reasons to consider the Intel Core i7-2715QE

2 more cores, run more applications at once: 4 vs 2
6 more threads: 8 vs 2
2x more L1 cache, more data can be stored in the L1 cache for quick access later
Around 62% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 1287 vs 794
3.6x better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 3221 vs 892

Specifications (specs)
Number of cores	4 vs 2
Number of threads	8 vs 2
L1 cache	64 KB (per core) vs 128 KB
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark	1287 vs 794
PassMark - CPU mark	3221 vs 892

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: AMD RX-225FB
CPU 2: Intel Core i7-2715QE

PassMark - Single thread mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

794

1287

PassMark - CPU mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

892

3221

Name	AMD RX-225FB	Intel Core i7-2715QE
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	1287
PassMark - CPU mark	892	3221

Compare specifications (specs)

	AMD RX-225FB	Intel Core i7-2715QE
Essentials
Architecture codename	Bald Eagle	Sandy Bridge
Family	AMD R-Series
Launch date	20 May 2014	January 2011
Place in performance rating	2105	1913
Processor Number	RX-225FB	i7-2715QE
Vertical segment	Embedded	Embedded
Series		Legacy Intel® Core™ Processors
Status		Launched
Performance
64 bit support
Base frequency	2200 MHz	2.10 GHz
Die size	928 mm2	216 mm
L1 cache	128 KB	64 KB (per core)
L2 cache	1 MB	256 KB (per core)
Manufacturing process technology	28 nm	32 nm
Maximum frequency	3000 MHz	3.00 GHz
Number of cores	2	4
Number of threads	2	8
Bus Speed		5 GT/s DMI
L3 cache		6144 KB (shared)
Maximum core temperature		100 C
Transistor count		1160 million
Memory
Max memory channels	2	2
Maximum memory bandwidth	25.6 GB/s
Supported memory types	DDR3-1600	DDR3 1066/1333/1600
ECC memory support
Maximum memory size		16.6 GB
Graphics
Graphics base frequency	464 MHz	650 MHz
Graphics max frequency	533 MHz	1.2 GHz
Number of pipelines	192
Processor graphics	Radeon R4 Graphics	Intel® HD Graphics 3000
Unified Video Decoder (UVD)
Video Codec Engine (VCE)
Graphics max dynamic frequency		1.20 GHz
Intel® Clear Video HD technology
Intel® Flexible Display Interface (Intel® FDI)
Intel® InTru™ 3D technology
Intel® Quick Sync Video
Graphics interfaces
Number of displays supported	4	2
CRT
DisplayPort
eDP
HDMI
SDVO
Wireless Display (WiDi) support
Graphics API support
DirectX	11.1
OpenGL	4.2
Compatibility
Configurable TDP	15-17 Watt
Package Size	micro-BGA	31mm x 24mm (FCBGA1023)
Sockets supported	BGA (FP3)	FCBGA1023
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	17 Watt	45 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, 2x8, 1x8+2x4
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® AVX
Intel 64
Intel® Demand Based Switching
Intel® Fast Memory Access
Intel® Flex Memory Access
Intel® Hyper-Threading technology
Intel® Turbo Boost technology
Intel® vPro™ Platform Eligibility
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
Intel® Identity Protection technology
Intel® Trusted Execution technology (TXT)