Intel Xeon E3-1225 v6 vs AMD GX-420CA

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Intel Xeon E3-1225 v6 CPU1 vs CPU2 AMD GX-420CA
Intel Xeon E3-1225 v6 AMD GX-420CA

CPU comparison

Intel Xeon E3-1225 v6 or AMD GX-420CA - 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 Intel Xeon E3-1225 v6 has 4 cores with 4 threads and clocks with a maximum frequency of 3.70 GHz. Up to 64 GB of memory is supported in 2 memory channels. The Intel Xeon E3-1225 v6 was released in Q1/2017.

The AMD GX-420CA has 4 cores with 4 threads and clocks with a maximum frequency of 2.00 GHz. The CPU supports up to 16 GB of memory in 1 memory channels. The AMD GX-420CA was released in Q2/2013.
Intel Xeon E3 (43) Family AMD G (38)
Intel Xeon E3 v6 (10) CPU group AMD G-Series 1st Gen (9)
6 Generation 1
Kaby Lake S Architecture Temash (Jaguar)
Desktop / Server Segment Mobile
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CPU Cores and Base Frequency

The Intel Xeon E3-1225 v6 is a 4 core processor with a clock frequency of 3.30 GHz (3.70 GHz). The AMD GX-420CA has 4 CPU cores with a clock frequency of 2.00 GHz.

Intel Xeon E3-1225 v6 Characteristic AMD GX-420CA
4 Cores 4
4 Threads 4
normal Core architecture normal
No Hyperthreading No
No Overclocking ? Yes
3.30 GHz Frequency 2.00 GHz
3.70 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 Xeon E3-1225 v6 Characteristic AMD GX-420CA
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-- AI specifications --
-- NPU + CPU + iGPU --

Integrated graphics (iGPU)

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.

Intel HD Graphics P630 GPU AMD Radeon HD 8400
0.35 GHz GPU frequency 0.60 GHz
1.15 GHz GPU (Turbo) --
9.5 GPU Generation 5
14 nm Technology 28 nm
3 Max. displays 2
24 Compute units 2
192 Shader 128
No Hardware Raytracing No
No Frame Generation No
64 GB Max. GPU Memory 2 GB
12 DirectX Version 11.1

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.

Intel HD Graphics P630 GPU AMD Radeon HD 8400
Decode / Encode Codec h265 / HEVC (8 bit) No
Decode / Encode Codec h265 / HEVC (10 bit) No
Decode / Encode Codec h264 Decode
Decode / Encode Codec VP9 No
Decode / Encode Codec VP8 No
No Codec AV1 No
Decode / Encode Codec AVC Decode
Decode Codec VC-1 Decode
Decode / Encode Codec JPEG Decode / Encode

Memory & PCIe

The Intel Xeon E3-1225 v6 supports a maximum of 64 GB of memory in 2 memory channels. The AMD GX-420CA can connect up to 16 GB of memory in 1 memory channels.

Intel Xeon E3-1225 v6 Characteristic AMD GX-420CA
DDR4-2400 Memory DDR3-1600
64 GB Max. Memory 16 GB
2 (Dual Channel) Memory channels 1 (Single Channel)
38.4 GB/s Max. Bandwidth 12.8 GB/s
Yes ECC Yes
-- L2 Cache 2.00 MB
8.00 MB L3 Cache --
3.0 PCIe version 2.0
16 PCIe lanes 8
15.8 GB/s PCIe Bandwidth 4.0 GB/s

Thermal Management

The TDP (Thermal Design Power) of a processor specifies the required cooling solution. The Intel Xeon E3-1225 v6 has a TDP of 73 W, that of the AMD GX-420CA is 25 W.

Intel Xeon E3-1225 v6 Characteristic AMD GX-420CA
73 W TDP (PL1 / PBP) 25 W
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-- TDP down --
-- Tjunction max. 90 °C

Technical details

The Intel Xeon E3-1225 v6 has a 8.00 MB cache, while the AMD GX-420CA cache has a total of 2.00 MB.

Intel Xeon E3-1225 v6 Characteristic AMD GX-420CA
14 nm Technology 28 nm
Monolithic Chip design Monolithic
x86-64 (64 bit) Instruction set (ISA) x86-64 (64 bit)
SSE4.1, SSE4.2, AVX2 ISA extensions SSE4a, SSE4.1, SSE4.2, AVX, FMA3, FMA4
LGA 1151 Socket FT3
VT-x, VT-x EPT, VT-d Virtualization AMD-V
Yes AES-NI Yes
Windows 10, Linux Operating systems Windows 10, Linux
Q1/2017 Release date Q2/2013
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Average performance in benchmarks

⌀ Single core performance in 2 CPU benchmarks
Intel Xeon E3-1225 v6 (100%)
AMD GX-420CA (21%)
⌀ Multi core performance in 3 CPU benchmarks
Intel Xeon E3-1225 v6 (100%)
AMD GX-420CA (23%)

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 E3-1225 v6 Intel Xeon E3-1225 v6
4C 4T @ 3.70 GHz
1069 (100%)
AMD GX-420CA AMD GX-420CA
4C 4T @ 2.00 GHz
258 (24%)

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 E3-1225 v6 Intel Xeon E3-1225 v6
4C 4T @ 3.40 GHz
3724 (100%)
AMD GX-420CA AMD GX-420CA
4C 4T @ 2.00 GHz
876 (24%)

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 E3-1225 v6 Intel Xeon E3-1225 v6
4C 4T @ 3.70 GHz
1340 (100%)
AMD GX-420CA AMD GX-420CA
4C 4T @ 2.00 GHz
230 (17%)

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 E3-1225 v6 Intel Xeon E3-1225 v6
4C 4T @ 3.40 GHz
3934 (100%)
AMD GX-420CA AMD GX-420CA
4C 4T @ 2.00 GHz
682 (17%)

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 E3-1225 v6 Intel Xeon E3-1225 v6
Intel HD Graphics P630 @ 1.15 GHz
442 (100%)
AMD GX-420CA AMD GX-420CA
AMD Radeon HD 8400 @ 0.60 GHz
154 (35%)

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 E3-1225 v6 Intel Xeon E3-1225 v6
4C 4T @ 3.40 GHz
6329 (100%)
AMD GX-420CA AMD GX-420CA
4C 4T @ 2.00 GHz
1796 (28%)

Cinebench R15 (Single-Core)

Cinebench R15 is the successor of Cinebench 11.5 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.
Intel Xeon E3-1225 v6 Intel Xeon E3-1225 v6
4C 4T @ 3.70 GHz
158 (100%)
AMD GX-420CA AMD GX-420CA
4C 4T @ 2.00 GHz
0 (0%)

Cinebench R15 (Multi-Core)

Cinebench R15 is the successor of Cinebench 11.5 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.
Intel Xeon E3-1225 v6 Intel Xeon E3-1225 v6
4C 4T @ 3.40 GHz
584 (100%)
AMD GX-420CA AMD GX-420CA
4C 4T @ 2.00 GHz
0 (0%)

Devices using this processor

Intel Xeon E3-1225 v6 AMD GX-420CA
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