AMD RX-225FB vs Intel Xeon E5-2628L v2

Comparative analysis of AMD RX-225FB and Intel Xeon E5-2628L v2 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 Xeon E5-2628L v2

Differences

Reasons to consider the AMD RX-225FB

Around 124900% higher clock speed: 3000 MHz vs 2.40 GHz
4.1x lower typical power consumption: 17 Watt vs 70 Watt

Maximum frequency	3000 MHz vs 2.40 GHz
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	17 Watt vs 70 Watt

Reasons to consider the Intel Xeon E5-2628L v2

6 more cores, run more applications at once: 8 vs 2
14 more threads: 16 vs 2
A newer manufacturing process allows for a more powerful, yet cooler running processor: 22 nm vs 28 nm
Around 39% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 1106 vs 794
8.1x better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 7181 vs 892

Specifications (specs)
Number of cores	8 vs 2
Number of threads	16 vs 2
Manufacturing process technology	22 nm vs 28 nm
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark	1106 vs 794
PassMark - CPU mark	7181 vs 892

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: AMD RX-225FB
CPU 2: Intel Xeon E5-2628L v2

PassMark - Single thread mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

794

1106

PassMark - CPU mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

892

7181

Name	AMD RX-225FB	Intel Xeon E5-2628L v2
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	1106
PassMark - CPU mark	892	7181

Compare specifications (specs)

	AMD RX-225FB	Intel Xeon E5-2628L v2
Essentials
Architecture codename	Bald Eagle	Ivy Bridge EP
Family	AMD R-Series
Launch date	20 May 2014	Q3'13
Place in performance rating	2104	1962
Processor Number	RX-225FB	E5-2628LV2
Vertical segment	Embedded	Embedded
Series		Intel® Xeon® Processor E5 v2 Family
Status		Launched
Performance
64 bit support
Base frequency	2200 MHz	1.90 GHz
Die size	928 mm2
L1 cache	128 KB
L2 cache	1 MB
Manufacturing process technology	28 nm	22 nm
Maximum frequency	3000 MHz	2.40 GHz
Number of cores	2	8
Number of threads	2	16
Bus Speed		7.2 GT/s QPI
Maximum core temperature		92°C
Number of QPI Links		2
VID voltage range		0.65–1.30V
Memory
Max memory channels	2	4
Maximum memory bandwidth	25.6 GB/s	51.2 GB/s
Supported memory types	DDR3-1600	DDR3 800/1066/1333/1600
Maximum memory size		768 GB
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	52.5mm x 45mm
Sockets supported	BGA (FP3)	FCLGA2011
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	17 Watt	70 Watt
Low Halogen Options Available
Max number of CPUs in a configuration		2
Peripherals
Max number of PCIe lanes	16	40
PCI Express revision	3.0	3.0
PCIe configurations		x4, x8, x16
Scalability		2S Only
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
Idle States
Instruction set extensions		Intel® AVX
Intel 64
Intel® Demand Based Switching
Intel® Flex Memory Access
Intel® Hyper-Threading technology
Intel® TSX-NI
Intel® Turbo Boost technology
Intel® vPro™ Platform Eligibility
Physical Address Extensions (PAE)		46-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® Identity Protection technology
Intel® OS Guard
Intel® Secure Key technology
Intel® Trusted Execution technology (TXT)