AMD RX-421BD vs Intel Core i5-4402E

Comparative analysis of AMD RX-421BD and Intel Core i5-4402E 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), 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), PassMark - Single thread mark, PassMark - CPU mark.

 

Differences

Reasons to consider the AMD RX-421BD

  • CPU is newer: launch date 2 year(s) 0 month(s) later
  • 2 more cores, run more applications at once: 4 vs 2
  • Around 125826% higher clock speed: 3400 MHz vs 2.70 GHz
  • 2.5x more L1 cache, more data can be stored in the L1 cache for quick access later
  • 4x more L2 cache, more data can be stored in the L2 cache for quick access later
Launch date 21 October 2015 vs 1 October 2013
Number of cores 4 vs 2
Maximum frequency 3400 MHz vs 2.70 GHz
L1 cache 320 KB vs 128 KB
L2 cache 2 MB vs 512 KB

Reasons to consider the Intel Core i5-4402E

  • A newer manufacturing process allows for a more powerful, yet cooler running processor: 22 nm vs 28 nm
  • Around 40% lower typical power consumption: 25 Watt vs 35 Watt
Manufacturing process technology 22 nm vs 28 nm
Thermal Design Power (TDP) 25 Watt vs 35 Watt

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: AMD RX-421BD
CPU 2: Intel Core i5-4402E

Name AMD RX-421BD Intel Core i5-4402E
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s) 3.817
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s) 10.518
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s) 0.189
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s) 0.608
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s) 4.623
GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Frames) 8
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Frames) 1942
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames) 7025
GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Fps) 8
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Fps) 1942
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps) 7025
PassMark - Single thread mark 1510
PassMark - CPU mark 2681

Compare specifications (specs)

AMD RX-421BD Intel Core i5-4402E

Essentials

Architecture codename Merlin Falcon Haswell
Family AMD R-Series
Launch date 21 October 2015 1 October 2013
Place in performance rating 1721 1693
Processor Number RX-421BD i5-4402E
Vertical segment Embedded Embedded
Launch price (MSRP) $266
Series 4th Generation Intel® Core™ i5 Processors
Status Launched

Performance

64 bit support
Base frequency 2100 MHz 1.60 GHz
Die size 1073 mm2 130 mm
L1 cache 320 KB 128 KB
L2 cache 2 MB 512 KB
Manufacturing process technology 28 nm 22 nm
Maximum frequency 3400 MHz 2.70 GHz
Number of cores 4 2
Number of threads 4 4
Bus Speed 5 GT/s DMI2
L3 cache 3 MB
Maximum core temperature 100°C
Transistor count 960 Million

Memory

ECC memory support
Max memory channels 2 2
Maximum memory bandwidth 38.4 GB/s
Supported memory types DDR3-2133, DDR4-2400 DDR3L 1333/1600
Maximum memory size 16 GB

Graphics

Graphics base frequency 800 MHz 400 MHz
Number of pipelines 512
Processor graphics Radeon R7 series Intel® HD Graphics 4600
Unified Video Decoder (UVD)
Video Codec Engine (VCE)
Graphics max dynamic frequency 900 MHz
Graphics max frequency 900 MHz
Intel® Clear Video HD technology
Intel® Flexible Display Interface (Intel® FDI)
Intel® InTru™ 3D technology
Intel® Quick Sync Video
Max video memory 1.7 GB

Graphics interfaces

DisplayPort
DVI
eDP
HDMI
Number of displays supported 3 3
VGA
Wireless Display (WiDi) support

Graphics API support

DirectX 12
OpenGL 4.4

Compatibility

Configurable TDP 12-35 Watt
Package Size micro-BGA 37.5mm x 32mm x 1.6mm
Sockets supported BGA (FP4) FCBGA1364
Thermal Design Power (TDP) 35 Watt 25 Watt
Low Halogen Options Available
Max number of CPUs in a configuration 1

Peripherals

PCI Express revision 3.0 3.0
UART
USB revision 3.0
Max number of PCIe lanes 16
PCIe configurations Up to 1x16, 2x8, 1x8 2x4
Scalability 1S Only

Advanced Technologies

Enhanced Virus Protection (EVP)
Fused Multiply-Add 3 (FMA3)
Fused Multiply-Add 4 (FMA4)
Intel® Advanced Vector Extensions (AVX)
Intel® Advanced Vector Extensions 2 (AVX2)
Intel® AES New Instructions
Enhanced Intel SpeedStep® technology
Flexible Display interface (FDI)
Idle States
Instruction set extensions Intel® SSE4.1, Intel® SSE4.2, Intel® AVX2
Intel 64
Intel® Hyper-Threading technology
Intel® Stable Image Platform Program (SIPP)
Intel® TSX-NI
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

Anti-Theft technology
Execute Disable Bit (EDB)
Intel® Secure Key technology
Intel® Trusted Execution technology (TXT)