Intel Xeon E5-1428L v2 vs AMD A8-4500M

Comparative analysis of Intel Xeon E5-1428L v2 and AMD A8-4500M processors for all known characteristics in the following categories: Essentials, Performance, Memory, Compatibility, Peripherals, Security & Reliability, Advanced Technologies, Virtualization. Benchmark processor performance analysis: PassMark - Single thread mark, PassMark - CPU mark, Geekbench 4 - Single Core, Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core, 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 Xeon E5-1428L v2

AMD A8-4500M

Differences

Reasons to consider the Intel Xeon E5-1428L v2

2 more cores, run more applications at once: 6 vs 4
8 more threads: 12 vs 4
A newer manufacturing process allows for a more powerful, yet cooler running processor: 22 nm vs 32 nm
Around 19% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 1096 vs 921
3.7x better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 6255 vs 1687

Specifications (specs)
Number of cores	6 vs 4
Number of threads	12 vs 4
Manufacturing process technology	22 nm vs 32 nm
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark	1096 vs 921
PassMark - CPU mark	6255 vs 1687

Reasons to consider the AMD A8-4500M

Around 4% higher clock speed: 2.8 GHz vs 2.70 GHz
Around 71% lower typical power consumption: 35 Watt vs 60 Watt

Maximum frequency	2.8 GHz vs 2.70 GHz
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	35 Watt vs 60 Watt

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: Intel Xeon E5-1428L v2
CPU 2: AMD A8-4500M

PassMark - Single thread mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

1096

921

PassMark - CPU mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

6255

1687

Name	Intel Xeon E5-1428L v2	AMD A8-4500M
PassMark - Single thread mark	1096	921
PassMark - CPU mark	6255	1687
Geekbench 4 - Single Core		319
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core		850
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s)		2.85
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s)		6.601
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s)		0.141
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s)		0.252
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s)		1.772
GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Frames)		623
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Frames)		2944
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames)		4413
GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Fps)		623
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Fps)		2944
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps)		4413

Compare specifications (specs)

	Intel Xeon E5-1428L v2	AMD A8-4500M
Essentials
Architecture codename	Ivy Bridge EN	Trinity
Launch date	Q1'14	15 May 2012
Place in performance rating	2006	1994
Processor Number	E5-1428LV2
Series	Intel® Xeon® Processor E5 v2 Family	AMD A-Series
Status	Launched
Vertical segment	Embedded	Laptop
Performance
64 bit support
Base frequency	2.20 GHz
Bus Speed	0 GT/s
Manufacturing process technology	22 nm	32 nm
Maximum core temperature	80°C
Maximum frequency	2.70 GHz	2.8 GHz
Number of cores	6	4
Number of threads	12	4
VID voltage range	0.65-1.30V
Die size		246 mm
L1 cache		192 KB
L2 cache		4096 KB
Transistor count		1303 Million
Memory
Max memory channels	3
Maximum memory bandwidth	38.4 GB/s
Maximum memory size	384 GB
Supported memory types	DDR3 800/1066/1333/1600
Compatibility
Low Halogen Options Available
Package Size	45mm x 42.5mm
Sockets supported	FCLGA1356	FS1r2
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	60 Watt	35 Watt
Max number of CPUs in a configuration		1
Peripherals
Max number of PCIe lanes	24
PCI Express revision	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
Fused Multiply-Add (FMA)
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™)