AMD RX-225FB vs Intel Xeon E5-2658

Comparative analysis of AMD RX-225FB and Intel Xeon E5-2658 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 E5-2658

Differences

Reasons to consider the AMD RX-225FB

CPU is newer: launch date 2 year(s) 2 month(s) later
Around 124900% higher clock speed: 3000 MHz vs 2.40 GHz
A newer manufacturing process allows for a more powerful, yet cooler running processor: 28 nm vs 32 nm
5.6x lower typical power consumption: 17 Watt vs 95 Watt

Launch date	20 May 2014 vs March 2012
Maximum frequency	3000 MHz vs 2.40 GHz
Manufacturing process technology	28 nm vs 32 nm
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	17 Watt vs 95 Watt

Reasons to consider the Intel Xeon E5-2658

6 more cores, run more applications at once: 8 vs 2
14 more threads: 16 vs 2
4x more L1 cache, more data can be stored in the L1 cache for quick access later
2x more L2 cache, more data can be stored in the L2 cache for quick access later
Around 38% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 1096 vs 794
11.3x better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 10053 vs 892

Specifications (specs)
Number of cores	8 vs 2
Number of threads	16 vs 2
L1 cache	64 KB (per core) vs 128 KB
L2 cache	256 KB (per core) vs 1 MB
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark	1096 vs 794
PassMark - CPU mark	10053 vs 892

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: AMD RX-225FB
CPU 2: Intel Xeon E5-2658

PassMark - Single thread mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

794

1096

PassMark - CPU mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

892

10053

Name	AMD RX-225FB	Intel Xeon E5-2658
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	1096
PassMark - CPU mark	892	10053

Compare specifications (specs)

	AMD RX-225FB	Intel Xeon E5-2658
Essentials
Architecture codename	Bald Eagle	Sandy Bridge EP
Family	AMD R-Series
Launch date	20 May 2014	March 2012
Place in performance rating	2104	1881
Processor Number	RX-225FB	E5-2658
Vertical segment	Embedded	Embedded
Launch price (MSRP)		$1,462
Price now		$1,462
Series		Intel® Xeon® Processor E5 Family
Status		Launched
Value for money (0-100)		1.91
Performance
64 bit support
Base frequency	2200 MHz	2.10 GHz
Die size	928 mm2	435 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	2.40 GHz
Number of cores	2	8
Number of threads	2	16
Bus Speed		8 GT/s QPI
L3 cache		20480 KB (shared)
Maximum core temperature		88°C
Number of QPI Links		2
Transistor count		2270 million
VID voltage range		0.6-1.35V
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
ECC memory support
Maximum memory size		384 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
Sockets supported	BGA (FP3)	FCLGA2011
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	17 Watt	95 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		Gen 3.0
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
Instruction set extensions		1
Intel 64
Intel® Flex Memory Access
Intel® Hyper-Threading technology
Intel® Turbo Boost technology
Intel® vPro™ Platform Eligibility
Supported FSBs
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® Trusted Execution technology (TXT)