Intel Xeon E5-2428L vs AMD A8-3550MX

Comparative analysis of Intel Xeon E5-2428L and AMD A8-3550MX 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, 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).

Intel Xeon E5-2428L

AMD A8-3550MX

Differences

Reasons to consider the Intel Xeon E5-2428L

CPU is newer: launch date 4 month(s) later
2 more cores, run more applications at once: 6 vs 4
8 more threads: 12 vs 4
5x better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 8500 vs 1687

Specifications (specs)
Launch date	May 2012 vs 8 December 2011
Number of cores	6 vs 4
Number of threads	12 vs 4
Max number of CPUs in a configuration	2 vs 1
Benchmarks
PassMark - CPU mark	8500 vs 1687

Reasons to consider the AMD A8-3550MX

Around 35% higher clock speed: 2.7 GHz vs 2.00 GHz
Around 33% more L1 cache; more data can be stored in the L1 cache for quick access later
2.7x more L2 cache, more data can be stored in the L2 cache for quick access later
Around 33% lower typical power consumption: 45 Watt vs 60 Watt
Around 7% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 962 vs 899

Specifications (specs)
Maximum frequency	2.7 GHz vs 2.00 GHz
L1 cache	512 KB vs 64 KB (per core)
L2 cache	4096 KB vs 256 KB (per core)
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	45 Watt vs 60 Watt
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark	962 vs 899

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: Intel Xeon E5-2428L
CPU 2: AMD A8-3550MX

PassMark - Single thread mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

899

962

PassMark - CPU mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

8500

1687

Name	Intel Xeon E5-2428L	AMD A8-3550MX
PassMark - Single thread mark	899	962
PassMark - CPU mark	8500	1687
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s)		2.764
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s)		165.787
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s)		0.279
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s)		7.681
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s)		32.992

Compare specifications (specs)

	Intel Xeon E5-2428L	AMD A8-3550MX
Essentials
Architecture codename	Sandy Bridge EN	Llano
Launch date	May 2012	8 December 2011
Place in performance rating	2190	2165
Processor Number	E5-2428L
Series	Intel® Xeon® Processor E5 Family	AMD A-Series
Status	Launched
Vertical segment	Embedded	Laptop
Performance
64 bit support
Base frequency	1.80 GHz
Bus Speed	7.2 GT/s QPI
Die size	294 mm	218 mm
L1 cache	64 KB (per core)	512 KB
L2 cache	256 KB (per core)	4096 KB
L3 cache	15360 KB (shared)
Manufacturing process technology	32 nm	32 nm
Maximum core temperature	89°C
Maximum frequency	2.00 GHz	2.7 GHz
Number of cores	6	4
Number of QPI Links	1
Number of threads	12	4
Transistor count	1270 million	1000 Million
Memory
ECC memory support
Max memory channels	3
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	LGA1356
Sockets supported	FCLGA1356	FS1
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	60 Watt	45 Watt
Peripherals
Max number of PCIe lanes	24
PCI Express revision	Gen 3.0
PCIe configurations	Gen 3.0
Security & Reliability
Execute Disable Bit (EDB)
Intel® Identity Protection technology
Intel® Trusted Execution technology (TXT)
Advanced Technologies
Enhanced Intel SpeedStep® technology
Instruction set extensions	1
Intel 64
Intel® Advanced Vector Extensions (AVX)
Intel® AES New Instructions
Intel® Flex Memory Access
Intel® Hyper-Threading technology
Intel® Turbo Boost technology
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™)