AMD RX-421BD vs Intel Pentium Silver N5000
Comparative analysis of AMD RX-421BD and Intel Pentium Silver N5000 processors for all known characteristics in the following categories: Essentials, Performance, Memory, Graphics, Graphics interfaces, Graphics API support, Compatibility, Peripherals, Advanced Technologies, Virtualization, Graphics image quality, 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, Geekbench 4 - Single Core, Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core.
Differences
Reasons to consider the AMD RX-421BD
- Around 125826% higher clock speed: 3400 MHz vs 2.70 GHz
- 2x better performance in GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames): 7025 vs 3495
- 2x better performance in GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps): 7025 vs 3495
| Specifications (specs) | |
| Maximum frequency | 3400 MHz vs 2.70 GHz |
| Benchmarks | |
| GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames) | 7025 vs 3495 |
| GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps) | 7025 vs 3495 |
Reasons to consider the Intel Pentium Silver N5000
- CPU is newer: launch date 2 year(s) 1 month(s) later
- A newer manufacturing process allows for a more powerful, yet cooler running processor: 14 nm vs 28 nm
- 2x more L2 cache, more data can be stored in the L2 cache for quick access later
- 5.8x lower typical power consumption: 6 Watt vs 35 Watt
- 89.9x better performance in GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Frames): 719 vs 8
- Around 7% better performance in GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Frames): 2072 vs 1942
- 89.9x better performance in GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Fps): 719 vs 8
- Around 7% better performance in GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Fps): 2072 vs 1942
| Specifications (specs) | |
| Launch date | 11 December 2017 vs 21 October 2015 |
| Manufacturing process technology | 14 nm vs 28 nm |
| L2 cache | 4 MB vs 2 MB |
| Thermal Design Power (TDP) | 6 Watt vs 35 Watt |
| Benchmarks | |
| GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Frames) | 719 vs 8 |
| GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Frames) | 2072 vs 1942 |
| GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Fps) | 719 vs 8 |
| GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Fps) | 2072 vs 1942 |
Compare benchmarks
CPU 1: AMD RX-421BD
CPU 2: Intel Pentium Silver N5000
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| Name | AMD RX-421BD | Intel Pentium Silver N5000 |
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| 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 | 719 |
| GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Frames) | 1942 | 2072 |
| GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames) | 7025 | 3495 |
| GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Fps) | 8 | 719 |
| GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Fps) | 1942 | 2072 |
| GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps) | 7025 | 3495 |
| PassMark - Single thread mark | 1129 | |
| PassMark - CPU mark | 2607 | |
| Geekbench 4 - Single Core | 433 | |
| Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core | 1226 |
Compare specifications (specs)
| AMD RX-421BD | Intel Pentium Silver N5000 | |
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Essentials |
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| Architecture codename | Merlin Falcon | Gemini Lake |
| Family | AMD R-Series | |
| Launch date | 21 October 2015 | 11 December 2017 |
| Place in performance rating | 1720 | 1686 |
| Processor Number | RX-421BD | N5000 |
| Vertical segment | Embedded | Mobile |
| Launch price (MSRP) | $161 | |
| Series | Intel® Pentium® Silver Processor Series | |
| Status | Launched | |
Performance |
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| 64 bit support | ||
| Base frequency | 2100 MHz | 1.10 GHz |
| Die size | 1073 mm2 | |
| L1 cache | 320 KB | |
| L2 cache | 2 MB | 4 MB |
| Manufacturing process technology | 28 nm | 14 nm |
| Maximum frequency | 3400 MHz | 2.70 GHz |
| Number of cores | 4 | 4 |
| Number of threads | 4 | 4 |
| Maximum core temperature | 105 °C | |
Memory |
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| ECC memory support | ||
| Max memory channels | 2 | 2 |
| Maximum memory bandwidth | 38.4 GB/s | |
| Supported memory types | DDR3-2133, DDR4-2400 | DDR4/LPDDR4 upto 2400 MT/s |
| Maximum memory size | 8 GB | |
Graphics |
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| Graphics base frequency | 800 MHz | 200 MHz |
| Number of pipelines | 512 | |
| Processor graphics | Radeon R7 series | Intel® UHD Graphics 605 |
| Unified Video Decoder (UVD) | ||
| Video Codec Engine (VCE) | ||
| Device ID | 0x3184 | |
| Execution Units | 18 | |
| Graphics max dynamic frequency | 750 MHz | |
| Max video memory | 8 GB | |
Graphics interfaces |
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| DVI | ||
| eDP | ||
| HDMI | ||
| Number of displays supported | 3 | 3 |
| MIPI-DSI | ||
Graphics API support |
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| DirectX | 12 | 12 |
| OpenGL | 4.4 | 4.4 |
Compatibility |
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| Configurable TDP | 12-35 Watt | |
| Package Size | micro-BGA | 25mm x 24mm |
| Sockets supported | BGA (FP4) | FCBGA1090 |
| Thermal Design Power (TDP) | 35 Watt | 6 Watt |
| Low Halogen Options Available | ||
| Max number of CPUs in a configuration | 1 | |
| Scenario Design Power (SDP) | 4.8 W | |
| Thermal Solution | 105 deg C | |
Peripherals |
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| PCI Express revision | 3.0 | 2.0 |
| UART | ||
| USB revision | 3.0 | 2.0/3.0 |
| Integrated LAN | ||
| Integrated Wireless | Intel® Wireless-AC MAC | |
| Max number of PCIe lanes | 6 | |
| Max number of SATA 6 Gb/s Ports | 2 | |
| Number of USB ports | 8 | |
| PCIe configurations | 1x4 + 1x2 or 4x1 or 2x1+1x2 + 1x2 | |
| Total number of SATA ports | 2 | |
Advanced Technologies |
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| 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 | ||
| General-Purpose Input/Output (GPIO) | ||
| Idle States | ||
| Intel 64 | ||
| Intel® Hyper-Threading technology | ||
| Intel® Optane™ Memory Supported | ||
| Intel® Smart Response technology | ||
| Intel® Turbo Boost technology | ||
| Intel® vPro™ Platform Eligibility | ||
| Speed Shift technology | ||
| Thermal Monitoring | ||
Virtualization |
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| 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) | ||
Graphics image quality |
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| 4K resolution support | ||
Security & Reliability |
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| Anti-Theft technology | ||
| Execute Disable Bit (EDB) | ||
| Intel® Identity Protection technology | ||
| Intel® Memory Protection Extensions (Intel® MPX) | ||
| Intel® OS Guard | ||
| Intel® Secure Key technology | ||
| Intel® Software Guard Extensions (Intel® SGX) | ||
