Intel Xeon D-2796TE vs AMD RX-421BD

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Intel Xeon D-2796TE CPU1 vs CPU2 AMD RX-421BD
Intel Xeon D-2796TE AMD RX-421BD

CPU comparison

In this CPU comparison, we compare the Intel Xeon D-2796TE and the AMD RX-421BD and use benchmarks to check which processor is faster.

We compare the Intel Xeon D-2796TE 20 core processor released in Q1/2022 with the AMD RX-421BD which has 4 CPU cores and was introduced in Q4/2015.
Intel Xeon D (79) Family AMD R (6)
Intel Xeon D-2700 (16) CPU group AMD RX 1st Gen. (6)
4 Generation 1
Ice Lake Architecture Merlin Falcon (Excavator)
Desktop / Server Segment Mobile
-- Predecessor --
-- Successor --

CPU Cores and Base Frequency

The Intel Xeon D-2796TE is a 20 core processor with a clock frequency of 2.00 GHz (3.10 GHz). The processor can compute 40 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 Xeon D-2796TE Characteristic AMD RX-421BD
20 Cores 4
40 Threads 4
normal Core architecture normal
Yes Hyperthreading No
No Overclocking ? No
2.00 GHz Frequency 2.10 GHz
3.10 GHz Turbo Frequency (1 Core) 3.40 GHz
2.50 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.

Intel Xeon D-2796TE Characteristic AMD RX-421BD
-- AI hardware --
-- AI specifications --

Internal Graphics

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 1024 GB of memory in a maximum of 4 memory channels is supported by the Intel Xeon D-2796TE, while the AMD RX-421BD supports a maximum of GB of memory with a maximum memory bandwidth of 38.4 GB/s enabled.

Intel Xeon D-2796TE Characteristic AMD RX-421BD
DDR4-2933 Memory DDR4-2400, DDR3-2133
1024 GB Max. Memory
4 (Quad Channel) Memory channels 2 (Dual Channel)
93.8 GB/s Max. Bandwidth 38.4 GB/s
Yes ECC Yes
30.00 MB L2 Cache 2.00 MB
-- L3 Cache --
4.0 PCIe version 3.0
32 PCIe lanes 12
63.0 GB/s PCIe Bandwidth 11.8 GB/s

Thermal Management

The Intel Xeon D-2796TE has a TDP of 118 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 Xeon D-2796TE Characteristic AMD RX-421BD
118 W TDP (PL1 / PBP) 35 W
-- TDP (PL2) --
-- TDP up --
-- TDP down 12 W
-- Tjunction max. 90 °C

Technical details

The Intel Xeon D-2796TE has 30.00 MB cache and is manufactured in 10 nm. The cache of AMD RX-421BD is at 2.00 MB. The processor is manufactured in 28 nm.

Intel Xeon D-2796TE Characteristic AMD RX-421BD
10 nm Technology 28 nm
Monolithic Chip design Unknown
x86-64 (64 bit) Instruction set (ISA) x86-64 (64 bit)
SSE4.1, SSE4.2, AVX2, AVX-512 ISA extensions SSE4a, SSE4.1, SSE4.2, AVX, FMA3, FMA4
BGA 2579 Socket FP4
VT-x, VT-x EPT, VT-d Virtualization AMD-V, AMD-Vt
Yes AES-NI Yes
Windows 10, Linux Operating systems
Q1/2022 Release date Q4/2015
2141 $ Release price --
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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.
Intel Xeon D-2796TE Intel Xeon D-2796TE
20C 40T @ 3.10 GHz
1034 (100%)
AMD RX-421BD AMD RX-421BD
4C 4T @ 3.40 GHz
0 (0%)

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.
Intel Xeon D-2796TE Intel Xeon D-2796TE
20C 40T @ 2.50 GHz
13457 (100%)
AMD RX-421BD AMD RX-421BD
4C 4T @ 2.10 GHz
0 (0%)

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.
Intel Xeon D-2796TE Intel Xeon D-2796TE
20C 40T @ 3.10 GHz
1410 (100%)
AMD RX-421BD AMD RX-421BD
4C 4T @ 3.40 GHz
0 (0%)

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.
Intel Xeon D-2796TE Intel Xeon D-2796TE
20C 40T @ 2.50 GHz
6478 (100%)
AMD RX-421BD AMD RX-421BD
4C 4T @ 2.10 GHz
0 (0%)

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 Xeon D-2796TE Intel Xeon D-2796TE
@ 0.00 GHz
0 (0%)
AMD RX-421BD AMD RX-421BD
AMD Radeon R7 - 512 (Merlin Falcon) @ 0.80 GHz
820 (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.
Intel Xeon D-2796TE Intel Xeon D-2796TE
20C 40T @ 2.50 GHz
21673 (100%)
AMD RX-421BD AMD RX-421BD
4C 4T @ 2.10 GHz
0 (0%)

Devices using this processor

Intel Xeon D-2796TE AMD RX-421BD
Unknown Unknown

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