AMD RX-425BB vs Intel Core i7-6660U

Comparative analysis of AMD RX-425BB and Intel Core i7-6660U 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: GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Frames), GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Fps), GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Frames), GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Fps), PassMark - Single thread mark, PassMark - CPU mark, Geekbench 4 - Single Core, Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core, CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s), CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s), CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s), CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s), CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s).

 

Differences

Reasons to consider the AMD RX-425BB

  • 2 more cores, run more applications at once: 4 vs 2
  • Around 99900% higher clock speed: 3400 MHz vs 3.40 GHz
Number of cores 4 vs 2
Maximum frequency 3400 MHz vs 3.40 GHz

Reasons to consider the Intel Core i7-6660U

  • A newer manufacturing process allows for a more powerful, yet cooler running processor: 14 nm vs 28 nm
  • 2.3x lower typical power consumption: 15 Watt vs 35 Watt
  • Around 63% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 1943 vs 1192
  • Around 36% better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 3606 vs 2648
Specifications (specs)
Manufacturing process technology 14 nm vs 28 nm
Thermal Design Power (TDP) 15 Watt vs 35 Watt
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark 1943 vs 1192
PassMark - CPU mark 3606 vs 2648

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: AMD RX-425BB
CPU 2: Intel Core i7-6660U

PassMark - Single thread mark
CPU 1
CPU 2
1192
1943
PassMark - CPU mark
CPU 1
CPU 2
2648
3606
Name AMD RX-425BB Intel Core i7-6660U
GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Frames) 1356
GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Fps) 1356
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Frames) 1427
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Fps) 1427
PassMark - Single thread mark 1192 1943
PassMark - CPU mark 2648 3606
Geekbench 4 - Single Core 3647
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core 7130
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s) 2.455
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s) 44.681
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s) 1.204
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s) 2.931
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s) 0.28

Compare specifications (specs)

AMD RX-425BB Intel Core i7-6660U

Essentials

Architecture codename Bald Eagle Skylake
Family AMD R-Series
Launch date 20 May 2014 Q1'16
Place in performance rating 1722 1676
Processor Number RX-425BB i7-6660U
Vertical segment Embedded Mobile
Series 6th Generation Intel® Core™ i7 Processors
Status Launched

Performance

64 bit support
Base frequency 2500 MHz 2.40 GHz
Die size 928 mm2
L1 cache 256 KB
L2 cache 4 MB
Manufacturing process technology 28 nm 14 nm
Maximum frequency 3400 MHz 3.40 GHz
Number of cores 4 2
Number of threads 4 4
Bus Speed 4 GT/s OPI
Maximum core temperature 100°C

Memory

Max memory channels 2 2
Maximum memory bandwidth 29.9 GB/s 34.1 GB/s
Supported memory types DDR3-1866 DDR4-2133, LPDDR3-1866, DDR3L-1600
Maximum memory size 32 GB

Graphics

Graphics base frequency 576 MHz 300 MHz
Graphics max dynamic frequency 654 MHz 1.05 GHz
Number of pipelines 384
Processor graphics Radeon R6 Graphics Intel® Iris® Graphics 540
Unified Video Decoder (UVD)
Video Codec Engine (VCE)
Device ID 0x1926
eDRAM 64 MB
Intel® Clear Video HD technology
Intel® Clear Video technology
Intel® InTru™ 3D technology
Intel® Quick Sync Video
Max video memory 32 GB

Graphics interfaces

Number of displays supported 4 3
DisplayPort
DVI
eDP
HDMI

Graphics API support

DirectX 11.1 12
OpenGL 4.2 4.5

Compatibility

Configurable TDP 30-35 Watt
Package Size micro-BGA 42x24x1.3
Sockets supported BGA (FP3) FCBGA1356
Thermal Design Power (TDP) 35 Watt 15 Watt
Configurable TDP-down 9.5 W
Low Halogen Options Available
Max number of CPUs in a configuration 1

Peripherals

PCI Express revision 3.0 3.0
Max number of PCIe lanes 12
PCIe configurations 1x4, 2x2, 1x2+2x1 and 4x1

Advanced Technologies

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® SSE4.1, Intel® SSE4.2, Intel® AVX2
Intel 64
Intel® Flex Memory Access
Intel® Hyper-Threading technology
Intel® My WiFi technology
Intel® Smart Response 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)

Graphics image quality

4K resolution support
Max resolution over DisplayPort 4096x2304@60Hz
Max resolution over eDP 4096x2304@60Hz
Max resolution over HDMI 1.4 4096x2304@24Hz

Security & Reliability

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)
Intel® Trusted Execution technology (TXT)