AMD RX-416GD vs Intel Xeon E7-8870 v2

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AMD RX-416GD CPU1 vs CPU2 Intel Xeon E7-8870 v2
AMD RX-416GD Intel Xeon E7-8870 v2

CPU comparison

AMD RX-416GD or Intel Xeon E7-8870 v2 - 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 RX-416GD has 2 cores with 2 threads and clocks with a maximum frequency of 2.40 GHz. Up to GB of memory is supported in 2 memory channels. The AMD RX-416GD was released in 2015.

The Intel Xeon E7-8870 v2 has 15 cores with 30 threads and clocks with a maximum frequency of 2.90 GHz. The CPU supports up to 1536 GB of memory in 4 memory channels. The Intel Xeon E7-8870 v2 was released in Q1/2014.
AMD R (6) Family Intel Xeon E7 (20)
AMD RX 1st Gen. (6) CPU group Intel Xeon E7 v2 (20)
1 Generation 4
Merlin Falcon (Excavator) Architecture Ivy Bridge EX
Mobile Segment Desktop / Server
-- Predecessor --
-- Successor --

CPU Cores and Base Frequency

The AMD RX-416GD is a 2 core processor with a clock frequency of 1.60 GHz (2.40 GHz). The Intel Xeon E7-8870 v2 has 15 CPU cores with a clock frequency of 2.30 GHz (2.90 GHz).

AMD RX-416GD Characteristic Intel Xeon E7-8870 v2
2 Cores 15
2 Threads 30
normal Core architecture normal
No Hyperthreading Yes
No Overclocking ? No
1.60 GHz Frequency 2.30 GHz
2.40 GHz Turbo Frequency (1 Core) 2.90 GHz
-- Turbo Frequency (All Cores) 2.90 GHz

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 RX-416GD Characteristic Intel Xeon E7-8870 v2
-- 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 R6 (Merlin Falcon) GPU no iGPU
0.58 GHz GPU frequency --
-- GPU (Turbo) --
3 GPU Generation --
28 nm Technology
3 Max. displays
6 Compute units --
384 Shader --
No Hardware Raytracing No
No Frame Generation No
-- Max. GPU Memory --
12 DirectX Version --

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 R6 (Merlin Falcon) GPU no iGPU
No Codec h265 / HEVC (8 bit) No
No Codec h265 / HEVC (10 bit) No
Decode / Encode Codec h264 No
No Codec VP9 No
No Codec VP8 No
No Codec AV1 No
Decode Codec AVC No
Decode Codec VC-1 No
Decode / Encode Codec JPEG No

Memory & PCIe

The AMD RX-416GD supports a maximum of GB of memory in 2 memory channels. The Intel Xeon E7-8870 v2 can connect up to 1536 GB of memory in 4 memory channels.

AMD RX-416GD Characteristic Intel Xeon E7-8870 v2
DDR4-1600, DDR3-1600 Memory DDR3-1600
Max. Memory 1536 GB
2 (Dual Channel) Memory channels 4 (Quad Channel)
25.6 GB/s Max. Bandwidth 51.2 GB/s
Yes ECC Yes
2.00 MB L2 Cache --
-- L3 Cache 30.00 MB
3.0 PCIe version --
12 PCIe lanes --
11.8 GB/s PCIe Bandwidth --

Thermal Management

The TDP (Thermal Design Power) of a processor specifies the required cooling solution. The AMD RX-416GD has a TDP of 15 W, that of the Intel Xeon E7-8870 v2 is 130 W.

AMD RX-416GD Characteristic Intel Xeon E7-8870 v2
15 W TDP (PL1 / PBP) 130 W
-- TDP (PL2) --
-- TDP up --
-- TDP down --
105 °C Tjunction max. --

Technical details

The AMD RX-416GD has a 2.00 MB cache, while the Intel Xeon E7-8870 v2 cache has a total of 30.00 MB.

AMD RX-416GD Characteristic Intel Xeon E7-8870 v2
28 nm Technology 22 nm
Unknown Chip design Monolithic
x86-64 (64 bit) Instruction set (ISA) x86-64 (64 bit)
SSE4a, SSE4.1, SSE4.2, AVX, FMA3, FMA4 ISA extensions SSE4.1, SSE4.2, AVX
FP4 Socket LGA 2011
AMD-V, AMD-Vt Virtualization VT-x, VT-x EPT, VT-d
Yes AES-NI Yes
Operating systems Windows 10, Linux
2015 Release date Q1/2014
-- Release price 3350 $
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Cinebench R20 (Single-Core)

Cinebench R20 is the successor of Cinebench R15 and is also based on the Cinema 4 Suite. Cinema 4 is a worldwide used software to create 3D forms. The single-core test only uses one CPU core, the amount of cores or hyperthreading ability doesn't count.
AMD RX-416GD AMD RX-416GD
2C 2T @ 2.40 GHz
0 (0%)
Intel Xeon E7-8870 v2 Intel Xeon E7-8870 v2
15C 30T @ 2.90 GHz
151 (100%)

Cinebench R20 (Multi-Core)

Cinebench R20 is the successor of Cinebench R15 and is also based on the Cinema 4 Suite. Cinema 4 is a worldwide used software to create 3D forms. The multi-core test involves all CPU cores and taks a big advantage of hyperthreading.
AMD RX-416GD AMD RX-416GD
2C 2T @ 1.60 GHz
0 (0%)
Intel Xeon E7-8870 v2 Intel Xeon E7-8870 v2
15C 30T @ 2.90 GHz
1765 (100%)

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 RX-416GD AMD RX-416GD
AMD Radeon R6 (Merlin Falcon) @ 0.58 GHz
440 (100%)
Intel Xeon E7-8870 v2 Intel Xeon E7-8870 v2
@ 0.00 GHz
0 (0%)

Devices using this processor

AMD RX-416GD Intel Xeon E7-8870 v2
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