Intel Xeon E5-1428L v2 vs AMD A6-8500P

Comparative analysis of Intel Xeon E5-1428L v2 and AMD A6-8500P processors for all known characteristics in the following categories: Essentials, Performance, Memory, Compatibility, Peripherals, Security & Reliability, Advanced Technologies, Virtualization, Graphics, Graphics interfaces, Graphics API support. Benchmark processor performance analysis: PassMark - Single thread mark, PassMark - CPU mark.

Intel Xeon E5-1428L v2

AMD A6-8500P

Differences

Reasons to consider the Intel Xeon E5-1428L v2

4 more cores, run more applications at once: 6 vs 2
10 more threads: 12 vs 2
A newer manufacturing process allows for a more powerful, yet cooler running processor: 22 nm vs 28 nm
4.3x better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 6255 vs 1445

Specifications (specs)
Number of cores	6 vs 2
Number of threads	12 vs 2
Manufacturing process technology	22 nm vs 28 nm
Benchmarks
PassMark - CPU mark	6255 vs 1445

Reasons to consider the AMD A6-8500P

Around 11% higher clock speed: 3 GHz vs 2.70 GHz
Around 13% higher maximum core temperature: 90°C vs 80°C
4x lower typical power consumption: 15 Watt vs 60 Watt
Around 14% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 1253 vs 1096

Specifications (specs)
Maximum frequency	3 GHz vs 2.70 GHz
Maximum core temperature	90°C vs 80°C
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	15 Watt vs 60 Watt
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark	1253 vs 1096

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: Intel Xeon E5-1428L v2
CPU 2: AMD A6-8500P

PassMark - Single thread mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

1096

1253

PassMark - CPU mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

6255

1445

Name	Intel Xeon E5-1428L v2	AMD A6-8500P
PassMark - Single thread mark	1096	1253
PassMark - CPU mark	6255	1445

Compare specifications (specs)

	Intel Xeon E5-1428L v2	AMD A6-8500P
Essentials
Architecture codename	Ivy Bridge EN	Carrizo
Launch date	Q1'14	3 June 2015
Place in performance rating	2006	1999
Processor Number	E5-1428LV2
Series	Intel® Xeon® Processor E5 v2 Family	AMD A6-Series APU for Laptops
Status	Launched
Vertical segment	Embedded	Laptop
Family		AMD A-Series Processors
OPN Tray		AM850PAAY23KA
Performance
64 bit support
Base frequency	2.20 GHz	1.6 GHz
Bus Speed	0 GT/s
Manufacturing process technology	22 nm	28 nm
Maximum core temperature	80°C	90°C
Maximum frequency	2.70 GHz	3 GHz
Number of cores	6	2
Number of threads	12	2
VID voltage range	0.65-1.30V
Compute Cores		6
L2 cache		1 MB
Number of GPU cores		4
Transistor count		3100 Million
Unlocked
Memory
Max memory channels	3	2
Maximum memory bandwidth	38.4 GB/s
Maximum memory size	384 GB
Supported memory types	DDR3 800/1066/1333/1600	DDR3
Compatibility
Low Halogen Options Available
Package Size	45mm x 42.5mm
Sockets supported	FCLGA1356	FP4
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	60 Watt	15 Watt
Peripherals
Max number of PCIe lanes	24
PCI Express revision	3.0	3.0
PCIe configurations	x4, x8, x16
Scalability	1S Only
Security & Reliability
Execute Disable Bit (EDB)
Intel® Identity Protection technology
Intel® OS Guard
Intel® Secure Key technology
Intel® Trusted Execution technology (TXT)
Advanced Technologies
Enhanced Intel SpeedStep® technology
Idle States
Instruction set extensions	Intel® AVX
Intel 64
Intel® AES New Instructions
Intel® Flex Memory Access
Intel® Hyper-Threading technology
Intel® TSX-NI
Intel® Turbo Boost technology
Physical Address Extensions (PAE)	46-bit
Thermal Monitoring
AMD App Acceleration
AMD Elite Experiences
AMD HD3D technology
AMD Mantle API
Enhanced Virus Protection (EVP)
Frame Rate Target Control (FRTC)
FreeSync
Fused Multiply-Add (FMA)
Fused Multiply-Add 4 (FMA4)
Heterogeneous System Architecture (HSA)
Intel® Advanced Vector Extensions (AVX)
Out-of-band client management
PowerGating
PowerNow
System Image Stability
TrueAudio
VirusProtect
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™)
IOMMU 2.0
Graphics
Enduro
Graphics max frequency		800 MHz
iGPU core count		4
Processor graphics		AMD Radeon R5 Graphics
Switchable graphics
Unified Video Decoder (UVD)
Video Codec Engine (VCE)
Graphics interfaces
DisplayPort
HDMI
Graphics API support
DirectX		12
Vulkan