AMD RX-225FB vs Intel Pentium 3556U

Comparative analysis of AMD RX-225FB and Intel Pentium 3556U 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, GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Frames), GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Frames), GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames), GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Fps), GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Fps), GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps).

AMD RX-225FB

Intel Pentium 3556U

Differences

Reasons to consider the AMD RX-225FB

CPU is newer: launch date 7 month(s) later
Around 176371% higher clock speed: 3000 MHz vs 1.7 GHz
2x more L2 cache, more data can be stored in the L2 cache for quick access later
Around 75% better performance in CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s): 175.137 vs 100.048
Around 4% better performance in CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s): 0.606 vs 0.58
Around 23% better performance in CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s): 7.094 vs 5.773
5.5x better performance in CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s): 25.166 vs 4.538

Specifications (specs)
Launch date	20 May 2014 vs 1 October 2013
Maximum frequency	3000 MHz vs 1.7 GHz
L2 cache	1 MB vs 512 KB
Benchmarks
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s)	175.137 vs 100.048
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s)	0.606 vs 0.58
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s)	7.094 vs 5.773
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s)	25.166 vs 4.538

Reasons to consider the Intel Pentium 3556U

A newer manufacturing process allows for a more powerful, yet cooler running processor: 22 nm vs 28 nm
Around 13% lower typical power consumption: 15 Watt vs 17 Watt
Around 6% better performance in CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s): 6.821 vs 6.411
Around 20% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 952 vs 794
Around 19% better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 1061 vs 892

Specifications (specs)
Manufacturing process technology	22 nm vs 28 nm
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	15 Watt vs 17 Watt
Benchmarks
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s)	6.821 vs 6.411
PassMark - Single thread mark	952 vs 794
PassMark - CPU mark	1061 vs 892

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: AMD RX-225FB
CPU 2: Intel Pentium 3556U

CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s)

CPU 1

CPU 2

6.411

6.821

CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s)

CPU 1

CPU 2

175.137

100.048

CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s)

CPU 1

CPU 2

0.606

0.58

CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s)

CPU 1

CPU 2

7.094

5.773

CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s)

CPU 1

CPU 2

25.166

4.538

PassMark - Single thread mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

794

952

PassMark - CPU mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

892

1061

Name	AMD RX-225FB	Intel Pentium 3556U
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s)	6.411	6.821
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s)	175.137	100.048
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s)	0.606	0.58
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s)	7.094	5.773
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s)	25.166	4.538
PassMark - Single thread mark	794	952
PassMark - CPU mark	892	1061
Geekbench 4 - Single Core		353
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core		638
GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Frames)		552
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Frames)		1857
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames)		3273
GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Fps)		552
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Fps)		1857
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps)		3273

Compare specifications (specs)

	AMD RX-225FB	Intel Pentium 3556U
Essentials
Architecture codename	Bald Eagle	Haswell
Family	AMD R-Series
Launch date	20 May 2014	1 October 2013
Place in performance rating	2104	2078
Processor Number	RX-225FB	3556U
Vertical segment	Embedded	Mobile
Series		Intel® Pentium® Processor 3000 Series
Status		Launched
Performance
64 bit support
Base frequency	2200 MHz	1.70 GHz
Die size	928 mm2	118 mm
L1 cache	128 KB	128 KB
L2 cache	1 MB	512 KB
Manufacturing process technology	28 nm	22 nm
Maximum frequency	3000 MHz	1.7 GHz
Number of cores	2	2
Number of threads	2	2
Bus Speed		5 GT/s DMI2
L3 cache		2 MB
Maximum case temperature (TCase)		105 °C
Maximum core temperature		100°C
Transistor count		1400 million
Memory
Max memory channels	2	2
Maximum memory bandwidth	25.6 GB/s	25.6 GB/s
Supported memory types	DDR3-1600	DDR3L 1333/1600, LPDDR3 1333/1600
Maximum memory size		16 GB
Graphics
Graphics base frequency	464 MHz	200 MHz
Graphics max frequency	533 MHz	1 GHz
Number of pipelines	192
Processor graphics	Radeon R4 Graphics	Intel HD Graphics
Unified Video Decoder (UVD)
Video Codec Engine (VCE)
Graphics max dynamic frequency		1.00 GHz
Intel® Clear Video HD technology
Intel® Clear Video technology
Intel® Flexible Display Interface (Intel® FDI)
Intel® Quick Sync Video
Graphics interfaces
Number of displays supported	4	3
DisplayPort
eDP
HDMI
Wireless Display (WiDi) support
Graphics API support
DirectX	11.1
OpenGL	4.2
Compatibility
Configurable TDP	15-17 Watt
Package Size	micro-BGA	40mm x 24mm x 1.5mm
Sockets supported	BGA (FP3)	Intel BGA1168
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	17 Watt	15 Watt
Low Halogen Options Available
Max number of CPUs in a configuration		1
Peripherals
Max number of PCIe lanes	16	10
PCI Express revision	3.0	2.0
Integrated IDE
Integrated LAN
Max number of SATA 6 Gb/s Ports		2
Number of USB ports		4
PCI support
PCIe configurations		4x1, 1x4, 1x2
Total number of SATA ports		2
UART
USB 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
Flexible Display interface (FDI)
General-Purpose Input/Output (GPIO)
HD Audio
Idle States
Instruction set extensions		Intel® SSE4.1, Intel® SSE4.2
Intel 64
Intel® Active Management technology (AMT)
Intel® Hyper-Threading technology
Intel® ME Firmware Version		9.5
Intel® Rapid Storage technology (RST)
Intel® Smart Response technology
Intel® Stable Image Platform Program (SIPP)
Intel® TSX-NI
Intel® Turbo Boost technology
Intel® vPro™ Platform Eligibility
Matrix Storage
Smart Connect
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
Anti-Theft technology
Execute Disable Bit (EDB)
Intel® Identity Protection technology
Intel® OS Guard
Intel® Secure Key technology
Intel® Trusted Execution technology (TXT)