Intel Core2 Duo U7500 vs AMD RX-421BD

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CPU comparison with benchmarks


Intel Core2 Duo U7500 CPU1 vs CPU2 AMD RX-421BD
Intel Core2 Duo U7500 AMD RX-421BD

CPU comparison

In this CPU comparison, we compare the Intel Core2 Duo U7500 and the AMD RX-421BD and use benchmarks to check which processor is faster.

We compare the Intel Core2 Duo U7500 2 core processor released in Q3/2006 with the AMD RX-421BD which has 4 CPU cores and was introduced in Q4/2015.
Intel Celeron (165) Family AMD R (6)
Intel Core 2 Duo L7000/SL7000/T5000/U7000 (18) CPU group AMD RX 1st Gen. (6)
1 Generation 1
Merom (Core) Architecture Merlin Falcon (Excavator)
Mobile Segment Mobile
-- Predecessor --
-- Successor --

CPU Cores and Base Frequency

The Intel Core2 Duo U7500 is a 2 core processor with a clock frequency of 1.06 GHz. The processor can compute 2 threads at the same time. The AMD RX-421BD clocks with 2.10 GHz (3.40 GHz), has 4 CPU cores and can calculate 4 threads in parallel.

Intel Core2 Duo U7500 Characteristic AMD RX-421BD
2 Cores 4
2 Threads 4
normal Core architecture normal
No Hyperthreading No
No Overclocking ? No
1.06 GHz Frequency 2.10 GHz
-- Turbo Frequency (1 Core) 3.40 GHz
-- Turbo Frequency (All Cores) --

NPU AI performance

The performance values of the processor's AI unit. The isolated NPU performance is specified here, the total AI performance (NPU+CPU+iGPU) can be higher. Processors with support for artificial intelligence (AI) and machine learning (ML) can process many calculations, especially audio, image and video processing, much faster than classic processors.

Intel Core2 Duo U7500 Characteristic AMD RX-421BD
-- AI hardware --
-- AI specifications --
-- NPU + CPU + iGPU --

Integrated graphics (iGPU)

Graphics (iGPU) integrated into the processor not only enable image output without having to rely on a dedicated graphics solution, but can also efficiently accelerate video playback.

no iGPU GPU AMD Radeon R7 - 512 (Merlin Falcon)
GPU frequency 0.80 GHz
-- GPU (Turbo) --
-- GPU Generation 3
Technology 28
Max. displays 3
-- Compute units 8
-- Shader 512
No Hardware Raytracing No
No Frame Generation No
-- Max. GPU Memory 2 GB
-- 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.

no iGPU GPU AMD Radeon R7 - 512 (Merlin Falcon)
No Codec h265 / HEVC (8 bit) Decode
No Codec h265 / HEVC (10 bit) No
No Codec h264 Decode / Encode
No Codec VP9 No
No Codec VP8 No
No Codec AV1 No
No Codec AVC No
No Codec VC-1 No
No Codec JPEG Decode

Memory & PCIe

Up to GB of memory in a maximum of 0 memory channels is supported by the Intel Core2 Duo U7500, while the AMD RX-421BD supports a maximum of GB of memory with a maximum memory bandwidth of 38.4 GB/s enabled.

Intel Core2 Duo U7500 Characteristic AMD RX-421BD
Memory DDR4-2400, DDR3-2133
Max. Memory
0 Memory channels 2 (Dual Channel)
-- Max. Bandwidth 38.4 GB/s
No ECC Yes
2.00 MB L2 Cache 2.00 MB
-- L3 Cache --
-- PCIe version 3.0
-- PCIe lanes 12
-- PCIe Bandwidth 11.8 GB/s

Thermal Management

The Intel Core2 Duo U7500 has a TDP of 10 W. The TDP of the AMD RX-421BD is 35 W. System integrators use the TDP of the processor as a guide when dimensioning the cooling solution.

Intel Core2 Duo U7500 Characteristic AMD RX-421BD
10 W TDP (PL1 / PBP) 35 W
-- TDP (PL2) --
-- TDP up --
-- TDP down 12 W
100 °C Tjunction max. 90 °C

Technical details

The Intel Core2 Duo U7500 has 2.00 MB cache and is manufactured in 65 nm. The cache of AMD RX-421BD is at 2.00 MB. The processor is manufactured in 28 nm.

Intel Core2 Duo U7500 Characteristic AMD RX-421BD
65 nm Technology 28 nm
Monolithic Chip design Unknown
x86-64 (64 bit) Instruction set (ISA) x86-64 (64 bit)
MMX, SSE, SSE2, SSE3 ISA extensions SSE4a, SSE4.1, SSE4.2, AVX, FMA3, FMA4
BGA 479 Socket FP4
VT-x Virtualization AMD-V, AMD-Vt
No AES-NI Yes
Operating systems
Q3/2006 Release date Q4/2015
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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.
Intel Core2 Duo U7500 Intel Core2 Duo U7500
@ 0.00 GHz
0 (0%)
AMD RX-421BD AMD RX-421BD
AMD Radeon R7 - 512 (Merlin Falcon) @ 0.80 GHz
820 (100%)

Devices using this processor

Intel Core2 Duo U7500 AMD RX-421BD
Unknown Unknown

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