Intel Xeon E5-2428L vs AMD V-Series V120

Comparative analysis of Intel Xeon E5-2428L and AMD V-Series V120 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.

 

Differences

Reasons to consider the Intel Xeon E5-2428L

  • CPU is newer: launch date 1 year(s) 11 month(s) later
  • 5 more cores, run more applications at once: 6 vs 1
  • 11 more threads: 12 vs 1
  • A newer manufacturing process allows for a more powerful, yet cooler running processor: 32 nm vs 45 nm
  • 3x more L1 cache, more data can be stored in the L1 cache for quick access later
  • 3x more L2 cache, more data can be stored in the L2 cache for quick access later
Launch date May 2012 vs 12 May 2010
Number of cores 6 vs 1
Number of threads 12 vs 1
Manufacturing process technology 32 nm vs 45 nm
L1 cache 64 KB (per core) vs 128 KB
L2 cache 256 KB (per core) vs 512 KB

Reasons to consider the AMD V-Series V120

  • Around 10% higher clock speed: 2.2 GHz vs 2.00 GHz
  • 2.4x lower typical power consumption: 25 Watt vs 60 Watt
Maximum frequency 2.2 GHz vs 2.00 GHz
Thermal Design Power (TDP) 25 Watt vs 60 Watt

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: Intel Xeon E5-2428L
CPU 2: AMD V-Series V120

Name Intel Xeon E5-2428L AMD V-Series V120
PassMark - Single thread mark 899
PassMark - CPU mark 8500
Geekbench 4 - Single Core 1159
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core 1092

Compare specifications (specs)

Intel Xeon E5-2428L AMD V-Series V120

Essentials

Architecture codename Sandy Bridge EN Champlain
Launch date May 2012 12 May 2010
Place in performance rating 2156 2100
Processor Number E5-2428L
Series Intel® Xeon® Processor E5 Family AMD V-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
L1 cache 64 KB (per core) 128 KB
L2 cache 256 KB (per core) 512 KB
L3 cache 15360 KB (shared)
Manufacturing process technology 32 nm 45 nm
Maximum core temperature 89°C
Maximum frequency 2.00 GHz 2.2 GHz
Number of cores 6 1
Number of QPI Links 1
Number of threads 12 1
Transistor count 1270 million
Front-side bus (FSB) 3200 MHz

Memory

ECC memory support
Max memory channels 3
Maximum memory size 384 GB
Supported memory types DDR3 800/1066/1333

Compatibility

Low Halogen Options Available
Max number of CPUs in a configuration 2
Package Size LGA1356
Sockets supported FCLGA1356 S1
Thermal Design Power (TDP) 60 Watt 25 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
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™)