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.

Intel Xeon E3-1284L v3

AMD RX-425BB

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		1178
PassMark - CPU mark		2637

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	1684	1721
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