Intel Celeron N6211 vs AMD RX-421BD

Comparative analysis of Intel Celeron N6211 and AMD RX-421BD processors for all known characteristics in the following categories: Essentials, Performance, Memory, Graphics, Graphics interfaces, Graphics image quality, Graphics API support, Compatibility, Peripherals, Security & Reliability, Advanced Technologies, Virtualization. Benchmark processor performance analysis: PassMark - Single thread mark, PassMark - CPU mark, 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).

Intel Celeron N6211

AMD RX-421BD

Differences

Reasons to consider the Intel Celeron N6211

A newer manufacturing process allows for a more powerful, yet cooler running processor: 10 nm vs 28 nm
5x lower typical power consumption: 6.5 Watt vs 35 Watt

Manufacturing process technology	10 nm vs 28 nm
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	6.5 Watt vs 35 Watt

Reasons to consider the AMD RX-421BD

2 more cores, run more applications at once: 4 vs 2
2 more threads: 4 vs 2
Around 113233% higher clock speed: 3400 MHz vs 3.00 GHz

Number of cores	4 vs 2
Number of threads	4 vs 2
Maximum frequency	3400 MHz vs 3.00 GHz

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: Intel Celeron N6211
CPU 2: AMD RX-421BD

Name	Intel Celeron N6211	AMD RX-421BD
PassMark - Single thread mark	1586
PassMark - CPU mark	2245
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

Compare specifications (specs)

	Intel Celeron N6211	AMD RX-421BD
Essentials
Architecture codename	Elkhart Lake	Merlin Falcon
Launch date	Q1'21	21 October 2015
Launch price (MSRP)	$54
Place in performance rating	1634	1721
Processor Number	N6211	RX-421BD
Series	Intel Celeron Processor N Series
Status	Launched
Vertical segment	Embedded	Embedded
Family		AMD R-Series
Performance
64 bit support
Base frequency	1.20 GHz	2100 MHz
L3 cache	1.5 MB
Manufacturing process technology	10 nm	28 nm
Maximum core temperature	105°C
Maximum frequency	3.00 GHz	3400 MHz
Number of cores	2	4
Number of threads	2	4
Operating Temperature Range	0°C to 70°C
Die size		1073 mm2
L1 cache		320 KB
L2 cache		2 MB
Memory
Max memory channels	4	2
Maximum memory bandwidth	51.2 GB/s	38.4 GB/s
Maximum memory size	32 GB
Supported memory types	4x32 LPDDR4/x 3200MT/s Max 16GB / 2x64 DDR4 3200MT/s Max 32GB	DDR3-2133, DDR4-2400
ECC memory support
Graphics
Execution Units	16
Graphics base frequency	250 MHz	800 MHz
Graphics max frequency	750 MHz
Intel® Quick Sync Video
Processor graphics	Intel UHD Graphics for 10th Gen Intel Processors	Radeon R7 series
Number of pipelines		512
Unified Video Decoder (UVD)
Video Codec Engine (VCE)
Graphics interfaces
DisplayPort
eDP
HDMI
MIPI-DSI
Number of displays supported	3	3
DVI
Graphics image quality
4K resolution support
Max resolution over DisplayPort	4096x2160@ 60Hz
Max resolution over eDP	4096x2160@ 60Hz
Graphics API support
DirectX	Yes	12
OpenGL	Yes	4.4
Compatibility
Max number of CPUs in a configuration	1
Package Size	35mm x 24mm	micro-BGA
Sockets supported	FCBGA1493	BGA (FP4)
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	6.5 Watt	35 Watt
Configurable TDP		12-35 Watt
Peripherals
Integrated LAN
Max number of PCIe lanes	8
Number of USB ports	4
PCI Express revision	3.0	3.0
PCIe configurations	PCIe 0: 1 x4/2 x2/1 x2 + 2 x1/4 x1, PCIe 1-3: 1 x2/1 x1
Total number of SATA ports	2
UART
USB revision	2.0/3.0/3.1	3.0
Security & Reliability
Execute Disable Bit (EDB)
Intel® OS Guard
Intel® Secure Key technology
Intel® Trusted Execution technology (TXT)
Secure Boot
Advanced Technologies
General-Purpose Input/Output (GPIO)
HD Audio
Idle States
Intel 64
Intel® AES New Instructions
Intel® Hyper-Threading technology
Speed Shift technology
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)
Virtualization
Intel® Virtualization Technology (VT-x)
Intel® Virtualization Technology for Directed I/O (VT-d)
AMD Virtualization (AMD-V™)