Intel Core i5-L16G7 vs AMD RX-421BD

Comparative analysis of Intel Core i5-L16G7 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 Core i5-L16G7

AMD RX-421BD

Differences

Reasons to consider the Intel Core i5-L16G7

1 more cores, run more applications at once: 5 vs 4
1 more threads: 5 vs 4
A newer manufacturing process allows for a more powerful, yet cooler running processor: 10 nm vs 28 nm

Number of cores	5 vs 4
Number of threads	5 vs 4
Manufacturing process technology	10 nm vs 28 nm

Reasons to consider the AMD RX-421BD

Around 113233% higher clock speed: 3400 MHz vs 3.00 GHz

Maximum frequency	3400 MHz vs 3.00 GHz

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: Intel Core i5-L16G7
CPU 2: AMD RX-421BD

Name	Intel Core i5-L16G7	AMD RX-421BD
PassMark - Single thread mark	1586
PassMark - CPU mark	3353
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 Core i5-L16G7	AMD RX-421BD
Essentials
Architecture codename	Lakefield	Merlin Falcon
Launch date	Q2'20	21 October 2015
Launch price (MSRP)	$281
Place in performance rating	1603	1725
Processor Number	i5-L16G7	RX-421BD
Series	Intel Core Processors with Intel Hybrid Technology
Status	Launched
Vertical segment	Mobile	Embedded
Family		AMD R-Series
Performance
64 bit support
Base frequency	1.40 GHz	2100 MHz
Bus Speed	4 GT/s
L3 cache	4 MB
Manufacturing process technology	10 nm	28 nm
Maximum core temperature	100°C
Maximum frequency	3.00 GHz	3400 MHz
Number of cores	5	4
Number of threads	5	4
Die size		1073 mm2
L1 cache		320 KB
L2 cache		2 MB
Memory
Maximum memory bandwidth	34 GB/s	38.4 GB/s
Maximum memory size	8 GB
Supported memory frequency	4267 MHz
Supported memory types	LPDDR4X 4267 POP Memory	DDR3-2133, DDR4-2400
ECC memory support
Max memory channels		2
Graphics
Device ID	9940
Execution Units	64
Graphics base frequency	200 MHz	800 MHz
Graphics max dynamic frequency	500 MHz
Intel® Quick Sync Video
Processor graphics	Intel UHD Graphics	Radeon R7 series
Number of pipelines		512
Unified Video Decoder (UVD)
Video Codec Engine (VCE)
Graphics interfaces
Number of displays supported	4	3
DisplayPort
DVI
eDP
HDMI
Graphics image quality
4K resolution support
Graphics API support
DirectX	DX12	12
OpenGL	OpenGL4.5	4.4
Compatibility
Max number of CPUs in a configuration	1
Package Size	12mm x 12mm	micro-BGA
Scenario Design Power (SDP)	7 W
Sockets supported	FC-CSP1016	BGA (FP4)
Configurable TDP		12-35 Watt
Thermal Design Power (TDP)		35 Watt
Peripherals
Max number of PCIe lanes	6
PCI Express revision	3.0	3.0
PCIe configurations	1x2, 1x2 + 2x1
UART
USB revision		3.0
Security & Reliability
Anti-Theft technology
Execute Disable Bit (EDB)
Intel® Memory Protection Extensions (Intel® MPX)
Intel® OS Guard
Intel® Secure Key technology
Intel® Software Guard Extensions (Intel® SGX)
Intel® Trusted Execution technology (TXT)
Secure Boot
Advanced Technologies
Idle States
Instruction set extensions	Intel SSE4.1, Intel SSE4.2
Intel 64
Intel® AES New Instructions
Intel® Hyper-Threading technology
Intel® Optane™ Memory Supported
Intel® Stable Image Platform Program (SIPP)
Intel® Turbo Boost 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)
Intel® VT-x with Extended Page Tables (EPT)
AMD Virtualization (AMD-V™)