Intel Xeon E5-2418L v2 vs AMD A8-5545M

Comparative analysis of Intel Xeon E5-2418L v2 and AMD A8-5545M 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), GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Frames), GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Fps), GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames), GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps).

Intel Xeon E5-2418L v2

AMD A8-5545M

Differences

Reasons to consider the Intel Xeon E5-2418L 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 30% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 1078 vs 832
3.4x better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 5380 vs 1567

Specifications (specs)
Number of cores	6 vs 4
Number of threads	12 vs 4
Manufacturing process technology	22 nm vs 32 nm
Max number of CPUs in a configuration	2 vs 1
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark	1078 vs 832
PassMark - CPU mark	5380 vs 1567

Reasons to consider the AMD A8-5545M

Around 35% higher clock speed: 2.7 GHz vs 2.00 GHz
2.6x lower typical power consumption: 19 Watt vs 50 Watt

Maximum frequency	2.7 GHz vs 2.00 GHz
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	19 Watt vs 50 Watt

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: Intel Xeon E5-2418L v2
CPU 2: AMD A8-5545M

PassMark - Single thread mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

1078

832

PassMark - CPU mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

5380

1567

Name	Intel Xeon E5-2418L v2	AMD A8-5545M
PassMark - Single thread mark	1078	832
PassMark - CPU mark	5380	1567
Geekbench 4 - Single Core		286
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core		778
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s)		1.22
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Frames)		1833
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Fps)		1833
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames)		2521
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps)		2521

Compare specifications (specs)

	Intel Xeon E5-2418L v2	AMD A8-5545M
Essentials
Architecture codename	Ivy Bridge EN	Richland
Launch date	Q1'14	23 May 2013
Place in performance rating	2059	2036
Processor Number	E5-2418LV2
Series	Intel® Xeon® Processor E5 v2 Family	AMD A-Series
Status	Launched
Vertical segment	Embedded	Laptop
Performance
64 bit support
Base frequency	2.00 GHz
Bus Speed	6.4 GT/s QPI
Manufacturing process technology	22 nm	32 nm
Maximum core temperature	79.1°C
Maximum frequency	2.00 GHz	2.7 GHz
Number of cores	6	4
Number of QPI Links	1
Number of threads	12	4
VID voltage range	0.65-1.30V
Die size		246 mm
L1 cache		128 KB (per core)
L2 cache		4 MB
Maximum case temperature (TCase)		71 °C
Transistor count		1178 million
Memory
Max memory channels	3
Maximum memory bandwidth	32 GB/s
Maximum memory size	384 GB
Supported memory types	DDR3 800/1066/1333	DDR3
Compatibility
Low Halogen Options Available
Max number of CPUs in a configuration	2	1
Package Size	45mm x 42.5mm
Sockets supported	FCLGA1356	FP2
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	50 Watt	19 Watt
Peripherals
Max number of PCIe lanes	24
PCI Express revision	3.0
PCIe configurations	x4, x8, x16
Scalability	2S 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® Demand Based Switching
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™)