Intel Pentium J6426 vs AMD RX-421BD

Comparative analysis of Intel Pentium J6426 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 Pentium J6426

AMD RX-421BD

Differences

Reasons to consider the Intel Pentium J6426

A newer manufacturing process allows for a more powerful, yet cooler running processor: 10 nm vs 28 nm
4.8x more L1 cache, more data can be stored in the L1 cache for quick access later
3.5x lower typical power consumption: 10 Watt vs 35 Watt

Manufacturing process technology	10 nm vs 28 nm
L1 cache	1.5 MB vs 320 KB
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	10 Watt vs 35 Watt

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 Pentium J6426
CPU 2: AMD RX-421BD

Name	Intel Pentium J6426	AMD RX-421BD
PassMark - Single thread mark	1532
PassMark - CPU mark	4029
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 Pentium J6426	AMD RX-421BD
Essentials
Architecture codename	Elkhart Lake	Merlin Falcon
Launch date	Q1'21	21 October 2015
Launch price (MSRP)	$96
Place in performance rating	1643	1720
Processor Number	J6426	RX-421BD
Series	Intel Pentium Processor J Series
Vertical segment	Embedded	Embedded
Family		AMD R-Series
Performance
64 bit support
Base frequency	2.00 GHz	2100 MHz
L1 cache	1.5 MB	320 KB
Manufacturing process technology	10 nm	28 nm
Maximum core temperature	105°C
Maximum frequency	3.00 GHz	3400 MHz
Number of cores	4	4
Number of threads	4	4
Operating Temperature Range	0°C to 70°C
Die size		1073 mm2
L2 cache		2 MB
Memory
Max memory channels	4	2
Maximum memory bandwidth	59.7 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	32
Graphics base frequency	400 MHz	800 MHz
Graphics max frequency	850 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)	10 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™)