AMD Opteron X3421 vs Intel Core i5-10500E

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AMD Opteron X3421 CPU1 vs CPU2 Intel Core i5-10500E
AMD Opteron X3421 Intel Core i5-10500E

CPU comparison

AMD Opteron X3421 or Intel Core i5-10500E - which processor is faster? In this comparison we look at the differences and analyze which of these two CPUs is better. We compare the technical data and benchmark results.

The AMD Opteron X3421 has 4 cores with 4 threads and clocks with a maximum frequency of 3.40 GHz. Up to GB of memory is supported in 2 memory channels. The AMD Opteron X3421 was released in Q2/2015.

The Intel Core i5-10500E has 6 cores with 12 threads and clocks with a maximum frequency of 4.20 GHz. The CPU supports up to 128 GB of memory in 2 memory channels. The Intel Core i5-10500E was released in Q2/2020.
AMD Opteron (4) Family Intel Core i5 (331)
AMD Opteron X3000 (3) CPU group Intel Core i 10000 (43)
0 Generation 10
Toronto (Excavator) Architecture Comet Lake S
Desktop / Server Segment Desktop / Server
-- Predecessor Intel Core i5-9500
-- Successor --

CPU Cores and Base Frequency

The AMD Opteron X3421 is a 4 core processor with a clock frequency of 2.10 GHz (3.40 GHz). The Intel Core i5-10500E has 6 CPU cores with a clock frequency of 3.10 GHz (4.20 GHz).

AMD Opteron X3421 Characteristic Intel Core i5-10500E
4 Cores 6
4 Threads 12
normal Core architecture normal
No Hyperthreading Yes
No Overclocking ? No
2.10 GHz Frequency 3.10 GHz
3.40 GHz Turbo Frequency (1 Core) 4.20 GHz
-- Turbo Frequency (All Cores) --

Artificial Intelligence and Machine Learning

Processors with the support of artificial intelligence (AI) and machine learning (ML) can process many calculations, especially audio, image and video processing, much faster than classic processors. Algorithms for ML improve their performance the more data they have collected via software. ML tasks can be processed up to 10,000 times faster than with a classic processor.

AMD Opteron X3421 Characteristic Intel Core i5-10500E
-- AI hardware --
-- AI specifications --

Internal Graphics

The integrated graphics unit of a processor is not only responsible for the pure image output on the system, but can also significantly increase the efficiency of the system with the support of modern video codecs.

AMD Radeon R7 - 512 (Toronto) GPU Intel UHD Graphics 630
0.80 GHz GPU frequency 0.35 GHz
-- GPU (Turbo) 1.15 GHz
0 GPU Generation 9.5
Technology 14 nm
3 Max. displays 3
8 Compute units 24
512 Shader 192
No Hardware Raytracing No
No Frame Generation No
2 GB Max. GPU Memory 64 GB
12 DirectX Version 12

Hardware codec support

A photo or video codec that is accelerated in hardware can greatly accelerate the working speed of a processor and extend the battery life of notebooks or smartphones when playing videos.

AMD Radeon R7 - 512 (Toronto) GPU Intel UHD Graphics 630
Decode Codec h265 / HEVC (8 bit) Decode / Encode
No Codec h265 / HEVC (10 bit) Decode / Encode
Decode / Encode Codec h264 Decode / Encode
No Codec VP9 Decode / Encode
No Codec VP8 Decode / Encode
No Codec AV1 No
No Codec AVC Decode / Encode
No Codec VC-1 Decode
Decode Codec JPEG Decode / Encode

Memory & PCIe

The AMD Opteron X3421 supports a maximum of GB of memory in 2 memory channels. The Intel Core i5-10500E can connect up to 128 GB of memory in 2 memory channels.

AMD Opteron X3421 Characteristic Intel Core i5-10500E
DDR4-2400 Memory DDR4-2666
Max. Memory 128 GB
2 (Dual Channel) Memory channels 2 (Dual Channel)
38.4 GB/s Max. Bandwidth 42.7 GB/s
Yes ECC No
2.00 MB L2 Cache --
-- L3 Cache 12.00 MB
3.0 PCIe version 3.0
8 PCIe lanes 16
7.9 GB/s PCIe Bandwidth 15.8 GB/s

Thermal Management

The TDP (Thermal Design Power) of a processor specifies the required cooling solution. The AMD Opteron X3421 has a TDP of 15 W, that of the Intel Core i5-10500E is 65 W.

AMD Opteron X3421 Characteristic Intel Core i5-10500E
15 W TDP (PL1 / PBP) 65 W
-- TDP (PL2) --
35 W TDP up --
12 W TDP down --
-- Tjunction max. 100 °C

Technical details

The AMD Opteron X3421 has a 2.00 MB cache, while the Intel Core i5-10500E cache has a total of 12.00 MB.

AMD Opteron X3421 Characteristic Intel Core i5-10500E
28 nm Technology 14 nm
Unknown Chip design Monolithic
x86-64 (64 bit) Instruction set (ISA) x86-64 (64 bit)
SSE4a, SSE4.1, SSE4.2, AVX2 ISA extensions SSE4.1, SSE4.2, AVX2
FP4 Socket LGA 1200
AMD-V, AMD-Vt Virtualization VT-x, VT-x EPT, VT-d
Yes AES-NI Yes
Windows 10, Linux Operating systems Windows 10, Windows 11, Linux
Q2/2015 Release date Q2/2020
-- Release price 195 $
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iGPU - FP32 Performance (Single-precision GFLOPS)

The theoretical computing performance of the internal graphics unit of the processor with simple accuracy (32 bit) in GFLOPS. GFLOPS indicates how many billion floating point operations the iGPU can perform per second.
AMD Opteron X3421 AMD Opteron X3421
AMD Radeon R7 - 512 (Toronto) @ 0.80 GHz
820 (100%)
Intel Core i5-10500E Intel Core i5-10500E
Intel UHD Graphics 630 @ 1.15 GHz
442 (54%)

Geekbench 5, 64bit (Single-Core)

Geekbench 5 is a cross plattform benchmark that heavily uses the systems memory. A fast memory will push the result a lot. The single-core test only uses one CPU core, the amount of cores or hyperthreading ability doesn't count.
AMD Opteron X3421 AMD Opteron X3421
4C 4T @ 3.40 GHz
0 (0%)
Intel Core i5-10500E Intel Core i5-10500E
6C 12T @ 4.20 GHz
1062 (100%)

Geekbench 5, 64bit (Multi-Core)

Geekbench 5 is a cross plattform benchmark that heavily uses the systems memory. A fast memory will push the result a lot. The multi-core test involves all CPU cores and taks a big advantage of hyperthreading.
AMD Opteron X3421 AMD Opteron X3421
4C 4T @ 2.10 GHz
0 (0%)
Intel Core i5-10500E Intel Core i5-10500E
6C 12T @ 3.10 GHz
5520 (100%)

Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)

Geekbench 6 is a benchmark for modern computers, notebooks and smartphones. What is new is an optimized utilization of newer CPU architectures, e.g. based on the big.LITTLE concept and combining CPU cores of different sizes. The single-core benchmark only evaluates the performance of the fastest CPU core, the number of CPU cores in a processor is irrelevant here.
AMD Opteron X3421 AMD Opteron X3421
4C 4T @ 3.40 GHz
0 (0%)
Intel Core i5-10500E Intel Core i5-10500E
6C 12T @ 4.20 GHz
1467 (100%)

Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)

Geekbench 6 is a benchmark for modern computers, notebooks and smartphones. What is new is an optimized utilization of newer CPU architectures, e.g. based on the big.LITTLE concept and combining CPU cores of different sizes. The multi-core benchmark evaluates the performance of all of the processor's CPU cores. Virtual thread improvements such as AMD SMT or Intel's Hyper-Threading have a positive impact on the benchmark result.
AMD Opteron X3421 AMD Opteron X3421
4C 4T @ 2.10 GHz
0 (0%)
Intel Core i5-10500E Intel Core i5-10500E
6C 12T @ 3.10 GHz
6110 (100%)

Estimated results for PassMark CPU Mark

Some of the CPUs listed below have been benchmarked by CPU-monkey. However the majority of CPUs have not been tested and the results have been estimated by a CPU-monkey’s secret proprietary formula. As such they do not accurately reflect the actual Passmark CPU mark values and are not endorsed by PassMark Software Pty Ltd.
AMD Opteron X3421 AMD Opteron X3421
4C 4T @ 2.10 GHz
0 (0%)
Intel Core i5-10500E Intel Core i5-10500E
6C 12T @ 3.10 GHz
11224 (100%)

Devices using this processor

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