Intel Atom x6214RE vs AMD GX-420CA

Comparative analysis of Intel Atom x6214RE and AMD GX-420CA processors for all known characteristics in the following categories: Essentials, Performance, Memory, Graphics, Compatibility, Peripherals, Graphics interfaces, Graphics API support, Advanced Technologies, Virtualization. Benchmark processor performance analysis: PassMark - Single thread mark, PassMark - CPU mark, GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Frames), GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Fps), GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Frames), GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Fps), GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames), GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps).

Intel Atom x6214RE

AMD GX-420CA

Differences

Reasons to consider the Intel Atom x6214RE

A newer manufacturing process allows for a more powerful, yet cooler running processor: 10 nm vs 28 nm
4.2x lower typical power consumption: 6 Watt vs 25 Watt

Manufacturing process technology	10 nm vs 28 nm
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	6 Watt vs 25 Watt

Reasons to consider the AMD GX-420CA

2 more cores, run more applications at once: 4 vs 2
2 more threads: 4 vs 2
Around 6% higher maximum core temperature: 90 °C vs 85 °C
Around 33% more L2 cache; more data can be stored in the L2 cache for quick access later

Number of cores	4 vs 2
Number of threads	4 vs 2
Maximum core temperature	90 °C vs 85 °C
L2 cache	2 MB vs 1.5 MB

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: Intel Atom x6214RE
CPU 2: AMD GX-420CA

Name	Intel Atom x6214RE	AMD GX-420CA
PassMark - Single thread mark	754
PassMark - CPU mark	1109
GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Frames)		496
GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Fps)		496
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Frames)		868
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Fps)		868
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames)		773
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps)		773

Compare specifications (specs)

	Intel Atom x6214RE	AMD GX-420CA
Essentials
Launch date	Q1'23	23 April 2013
Launch price (MSRP)	$47
Place in performance rating	2600	2631
Processor Number	X6214RE	GX-420CA
Architecture codename		eKabini
Family		AMD G-Series
Vertical segment		Embedded
Performance
Base frequency	1.40 GHz	2000 MHz
L2 cache	1.5 MB	2 MB
Manufacturing process technology	10 nm	28 nm
Maximum core temperature	85 °C	90 °C
Number of cores	2	4
Number of threads	2	4
64 bit support
L1 cache		256 KB
Memory
ECC memory support
Max memory channels	4	2
Maximum memory bandwidth	51.2 GB/s
Maximum memory size	32 GB
Supported memory types	4x32 LPDDR4/x 3200MT/s Max 16GB / 2x64 DDR4 3200MT/s Max 32GB LPDDR4/x & DDR4 with In-Band ECC	DDR3-1600
Graphics
Execution Units	16
Graphics base frequency	400 MHz	600 MHz
Processor graphics	Intel UHD Graphics for 10th Gen Intel Processors	Radeon HD 8400E
Compatibility
Max number of CPUs in a configuration	1
Sockets supported	FCBGA1493	BGA769 (FT3)
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	6 Watt	25 Watt
Peripherals
Max number of PCIe lanes	8
PCI Express revision	3.0	3.0
Graphics interfaces
Number of displays supported		2
Graphics API support
DirectX		11.1
OpenGL		4.2
Advanced Technologies
Intel® Advanced Vector Extensions (AVX)
Intel® AES New Instructions
Virtualization
AMD Virtualization (AMD-V™)