Intel N50 vs AMD RX-421BD

Comparative analysis of Intel N50 and AMD RX-421BD processors for all known characteristics in the following categories: Essentials, Performance, Memory, Compatibility, Peripherals, Graphics, Graphics interfaces, Graphics API support, 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 N50

AMD RX-421BD

Differences

Reasons to consider the Intel N50

CPU is newer: launch date 7 year(s) 2 month(s) later
A newer manufacturing process allows for a more powerful, yet cooler running processor: 10 nm vs 28 nm
5.8x lower typical power consumption: 6 Watt vs 35 Watt

Launch date	3 Jan 2023 vs 21 October 2015
Manufacturing process technology	10 nm vs 28 nm
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	6 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 99900% higher clock speed: 3400 MHz vs 3.4 GHz
Around 67% more L1 cache; more data can be stored in the L1 cache for quick access later
1048576x 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 frequency	3400 MHz vs 3.4 GHz
L1 cache	320 KB vs 96K (per core)
L2 cache	2 MB vs 2MB (shared)

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: Intel N50
CPU 2: AMD RX-421BD

Name	Intel N50	AMD RX-421BD
PassMark - Single thread mark	1536
PassMark - CPU mark	2350
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 N50	AMD RX-421BD
Essentials
Launch date	3 Jan 2023	21 October 2015
Place in performance rating	1574	1658
Architecture codename		Merlin Falcon
Family		AMD R-Series
Processor Number		RX-421BD
Vertical segment		Embedded
Performance
Base frequency	1000 MHz	2100 MHz
L1 cache	96K (per core)	320 KB
L2 cache	2MB (shared)	2 MB
L3 cache	6MB (shared)
Manufacturing process technology	10 nm	28 nm
Maximum core temperature	105°C
Maximum frequency	3.4 GHz	3400 MHz
Number of cores	2	4
Number of threads	2	4
Unlocked
64 bit support
Die size		1073 mm2
Memory
ECC memory support
Supported memory types	DDR4, DDR5, 4800 MHz, Single-channel	DDR3-2133, DDR4-2400
Max memory channels		2
Maximum memory bandwidth		38.4 GB/s
Compatibility
Max number of CPUs in a configuration	1
Sockets supported	Intel BGA 1264	BGA (FP4)
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	6 Watt	35 Watt
Configurable TDP		12-35 Watt
Package Size		micro-BGA
Peripherals
PCIe configurations	Gen 3, 9 Lanes, (CPU only)
PCI Express revision		3.0
UART
USB revision		3.0
Graphics
Graphics base frequency		800 MHz
Number of pipelines		512
Processor graphics		Radeon R7 series
Unified Video Decoder (UVD)
Video Codec Engine (VCE)
Graphics interfaces
DisplayPort
DVI
eDP
HDMI
Number of displays supported		3
Graphics API support
DirectX		12
OpenGL		4.4
Advanced Technologies
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)
Intel® AES New Instructions
Virtualization
AMD Virtualization (AMD-V™)