Intel Xeon E3-1284L v3 vs AMD RX-425BB

Comparative analysis of Intel Xeon E3-1284L v3 and AMD RX-425BB processors for all known characteristics in the following categories: Essentials, Performance, Memory, Graphics, Graphics interfaces, Compatibility, Peripherals, Security & Reliability, Advanced Technologies, Virtualization, Graphics API support. Benchmark processor performance analysis: 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 - Car Chase Offscreen (Fps), GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Frames), GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Fps), PassMark - Single thread mark, PassMark - CPU mark.

 

Differences

Reasons to consider the Intel Xeon E3-1284L v3

  • 4 more threads: 8 vs 4
  • A newer manufacturing process allows for a more powerful, yet cooler running processor: 22 nm vs 28 nm
Number of threads 8 vs 4
Manufacturing process technology 22 nm vs 28 nm

Reasons to consider the AMD RX-425BB

  • CPU is newer: launch date 2 month(s) later
  • Around 106150% higher clock speed: 3400 MHz vs 3.20 GHz
  • 4x more L2 cache, more data can be stored in the L2 cache for quick access later
  • Around 34% lower typical power consumption: 35 Watt vs 47 Watt
Launch date 20 May 2014 vs 1 March 2014
Maximum frequency 3400 MHz vs 3.20 GHz
L2 cache 4 MB vs 1 MB
Thermal Design Power (TDP) 35 Watt vs 47 Watt

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: Intel Xeon E3-1284L v3
CPU 2: AMD RX-425BB

Name Intel Xeon E3-1284L v3 AMD RX-425BB
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s) 11.603
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s) 90.521
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s) 0.673
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s) 15.649
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s) 25.273
GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Frames) 1356
GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Fps) 1356
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Frames) 1427
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Fps) 1427
PassMark - Single thread mark 1192
PassMark - CPU mark 2648

Compare specifications (specs)

Intel Xeon E3-1284L v3 AMD RX-425BB

Essentials

Architecture codename Crystal Well Bald Eagle
Family Xeon E3 AMD R-Series
Launch date 1 March 2014 20 May 2014
Launch price (MSRP) $662
Place in performance rating 1686 1722
Processor Number E3-1284L v3 RX-425BB
Vertical segment Embedded Embedded

Performance

64 bit support
Base frequency 1.80 GHz 2500 MHz
Bus Speed 5 GT/s DMI
L1 cache 256 KB 256 KB
L2 cache 1 MB 4 MB
L3 cache 6 MB
Manufacturing process technology 22 nm 28 nm
Maximum core temperature 100 °C
Maximum frequency 3.20 GHz 3400 MHz
Number of cores 4 4
Number of threads 8 4
Unlocked
Die size 928 mm2

Memory

ECC memory support
Max memory channels 2 2
Maximum memory bandwidth 25.6 GB/s 29.9 GB/s
Maximum memory size 32 GB
Supported memory types DDR3L 1333/1600 DDR3-1866

Graphics

Graphics base frequency 750 MHz 576 MHz
Graphics max frequency 1.00 GHz
Intel® Clear Video HD technology
Intel® Flexible Display Interface (Intel® FDI)
Intel® InTru™ 3D technology
Intel® Quick Sync Video
Processor graphics Intel Iris Pro Graphics 5200 Radeon R6 Graphics
Graphics max dynamic frequency 654 MHz
Number of pipelines 384
Unified Video Decoder (UVD)
Video Codec Engine (VCE)

Graphics interfaces

DisplayPort
eDP
HDMI
Number of displays supported 3 4
VGA

Compatibility

Low Halogen Options Available
Max number of CPUs in a configuration 1
Sockets supported FCBGA1364 BGA (FP3)
Thermal Design Power (TDP) 47 Watt 35 Watt
Configurable TDP 30-35 Watt
Package Size micro-BGA

Peripherals

Max number of PCIe lanes 16
PCI Express revision 3.0 3.0
PCIe configurations 1x16, 2x8, 1x8 2x4

Security & Reliability

Anti-Theft technology
Execute Disable Bit (EDB)
Intel® Identity Protection technology
Intel® Secure Key technology
Intel® Trusted Execution technology (TXT)

Advanced Technologies

Enhanced Intel SpeedStep® technology
Idle States
Instruction set extensions Intel® SSE4.1, Intel® SSE4.2, Intel® AVX2
Intel 64
Intel® Advanced Vector Extensions 2 (AVX2)
Intel® AES New Instructions
Intel® Hyper-Threading technology
Intel® TSX-NI
Intel® Turbo Boost technology
Intel® vPro™ Platform Eligibility
Thermal Monitoring
Enhanced Virus Protection (EVP)
Fused Multiply-Add 3 (FMA3)
Fused Multiply-Add 4 (FMA4)
Intel® Advanced Vector Extensions (AVX)

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™)

Graphics API support

DirectX 11.1
OpenGL 4.2