AMD RX-427BB vs Intel Core i3-6157U

Comparative analysis of AMD RX-427BB and Intel Core i3-6157U 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-427BB

  • 2 more cores, run more applications at once: 4 vs 2
  • Around 149900% higher clock speed: 3600 MHz vs 2.4 GHz
  • 2x more L1 cache, more data can be stored in the L1 cache for quick access later
  • 8x more L2 cache, more data can be stored in the L2 cache for quick access later
Number of cores 4 vs 2
Maximum frequency 3600 MHz vs 2.4 GHz
L1 cache 256 KB vs 128 KB
L2 cache 4 MB vs 512 KB

Reasons to consider the Intel Core i3-6157U

  • CPU is newer: launch date 2 year(s) 3 month(s) later
  • A newer manufacturing process allows for a more powerful, yet cooler running processor: 14 nm vs 28 nm
  • Around 25% lower typical power consumption: 28 Watt vs 35 Watt
  • Around 61% better performance in GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Frames): 2742 vs 1702
  • Around 61% better performance in GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Fps): 2742 vs 1702
Specifications (specs)
Launch date 1 September 2016 vs 20 May 2014
Manufacturing process technology 14 nm vs 28 nm
Thermal Design Power (TDP) 28 Watt vs 35 Watt
Benchmarks
GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Frames) 2742 vs 1702
GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Fps) 2742 vs 1702

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: AMD RX-427BB
CPU 2: Intel Core i3-6157U

GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Frames)
CPU 1
CPU 2
1702
2742
GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Fps)
CPU 1
CPU 2
1702
2742
Name AMD RX-427BB Intel Core i3-6157U
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s) 3.913
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s) 12.202
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s) 0.185
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s) 0.562
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s) 3.551
GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Frames) 1702 2742
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Frames) 1809
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames) 5750
GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Fps) 1702 2742
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Fps) 1809
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps) 5750
PassMark - Single thread mark 1435
PassMark - CPU mark 2758
Geekbench 4 - Single Core 608
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core 1470

Compare specifications (specs)

AMD RX-427BB Intel Core i3-6157U

Essentials

Architecture codename Bald Eagle Skylake
Family AMD R-Series
Launch date 20 May 2014 1 September 2016
Place in performance rating 1546 1488
Processor Number RX-427BB i3-6157U
Vertical segment Embedded Mobile
Launch price (MSRP) $304
Series 6th Generation Intel® Core™ i3 Processors
Status Launched

Performance

64 bit support
Base frequency 2700 MHz 2.40 GHz
Die size 928 mm2
L1 cache 256 KB 128 KB
L2 cache 4 MB 512 KB
Manufacturing process technology 28 nm 14 nm
Maximum frequency 3600 MHz 2.4 GHz
Number of cores 4 2
Number of threads 4 4
Bus Speed 4 GT/s OPI
L3 cache 3 MB
Maximum core temperature 100°C

Memory

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

Graphics

Graphics base frequency 600 MHz 300 MHz
Graphics max frequency 686 MHz 1 GHz
Number of pipelines 512
Processor graphics Radeon R7 Graphics Intel® Iris® Graphics 550
Unified Video Decoder (UVD)
Video Codec Engine (VCE)
Device ID 0x1927
eDRAM 64 MB
Graphics max dynamic frequency 1.00 GHz
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
Wireless Display (WiDi) support

Graphics API support

DirectX 11.1 12
OpenGL 4.2 4.5

Compatibility

Configurable TDP 30-35 Watt
Package Size micro-BGA 42mm X 24mm
Sockets supported BGA (FP3) FCBGA1356
Thermal Design Power (TDP) 35 Watt 28 Watt
Configurable TDP-down 23 W
Low Halogen Options Available
Max number of CPUs in a configuration 1

Peripherals

Max number of PCIe lanes 16 12
PCI Express revision 3.0 3.0
PCIe configurations 1x4, 2x2, 1x2+2x1 and 4x1

Advanced Technologies

Enhanced Virus Protection (EVP)
Fused Multiply-Add 3 (FMA3)
Fused Multiply-Add 4 (FMA4)
Heterogeneous System Architecture (HSA)
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® 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
Max resolution over VGA N / A
Max resolution over WiDi 1080p

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)