Raspberry Pi 4 B (Broadcom BCM2711) vs AMD GX-224IJ

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CPU comparison with benchmarks


Raspberry Pi 4 B (Broadcom BCM2711) CPU1 vs CPU2 AMD GX-224IJ
Raspberry Pi 4 B (Broadcom BCM2711) AMD GX-224IJ

CPU comparison

Raspberry Pi 4 B (Broadcom BCM2711) or AMD GX-224IJ - 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 Raspberry Pi 4 B (Broadcom BCM2711) has 4 cores with 4 threads and clocks with a maximum frequency of 1.50 GHz. Up to 8 GB of memory is supported in 1 memory channels. The Raspberry Pi 4 B (Broadcom BCM2711) was released in 06/2019.

The AMD GX-224IJ has 2 cores with 2 threads and clocks with a maximum frequency of 2.80 GHz. The CPU supports up to GB of memory in 1 memory channels. The AMD GX-224IJ was released in Q2/2016.
Broadcom BCM (3) Family AMD G (38)
Broadcom BCM2711 (1) CPU group AMD G-Series 3rd Gen (5)
4 Generation 3
Cortex-A72 Architecture Prairie Falcon Excavator+
Desktop Segment Notebook
Raspberry Pi 3 B+ (Broadcom BCM2837B0) Predecessor --
Raspberry Pi 5 B (Broadcom BCM2712) Successor --

CPU Cores and Base Frequency

The Raspberry Pi 4 B (Broadcom BCM2711) has 4 CPU cores and can calculate 4 threads in parallel. The clock frequency of the Raspberry Pi 4 B (Broadcom BCM2711) is 1.50 GHz while the AMD GX-224IJ has 2 CPU cores and 2 threads can calculate simultaneously. The clock frequency of the AMD GX-224IJ is at 2.40 GHz (2.80 GHz).

Raspberry Pi 4 B (Broadcom BCM2711) Characteristic AMD GX-224IJ
4 Cores 2
4 Threads 2
normal Core architecture normal
No Hyperthreading No
Yes Overclocking ? No
1.50 GHz Frequency 2.40 GHz
-- Turbo Frequency (1 Core) 2.80 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.

Raspberry Pi 4 B (Broadcom BCM2711) Characteristic AMD GX-224IJ
-- AI hardware --
-- AI specifications --
-- NPU + CPU + iGPU --

Integrated graphics (iGPU)

The Raspberry Pi 4 B (Broadcom BCM2711) or AMD GX-224IJ has integrated graphics, called iGPU for short. The iGPU uses the system's main memory as graphics memory and sits on the processor's die.

Broadcom VideoCore VI GPU AMD Radeon R4E (Beema)
0.50 GHz GPU frequency 0.60 GHz
-- GPU (Turbo) 0.80 GHz
6 GPU Generation 0
28 nm Technology 28 nm
2 Max. displays 0
4 Compute units 4
64 Shader 128
No Hardware Raytracing No
No Frame Generation No
2 GB 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.

Broadcom VideoCore VI GPU AMD Radeon R4E (Beema)
Decode Codec h265 / HEVC (8 bit) No
Decode Codec h265 / HEVC (10 bit) No
Decode / Encode Codec h264 No
Decode Codec VP9 No
Decode Codec VP8 No
No Codec AV1 No
Decode Codec AVC No
Decode Codec VC-1 No
Decode / Encode Codec JPEG No

Memory & PCIe

The Raspberry Pi 4 B (Broadcom BCM2711) can use up to 8 GB of memory in 1 memory channels. The maximum memory bandwidth is 12.8 GB/s. The AMD GX-224IJ supports up to GB of memory in 1 memory channels and achieves a memory bandwidth of up to 17.1 GB/s.

Raspberry Pi 4 B (Broadcom BCM2711) Characteristic AMD GX-224IJ
LPDDR4-3200 Memory DDR4-2133, DDR3-1866
8 GB Max. Memory
1 (Single Channel) Memory channels 1 (Single Channel)
12.8 GB/s Max. Bandwidth 17.1 GB/s
No ECC No
1.00 MB L2 Cache 1.00 MB
-- L3 Cache --
-- PCIe version 3.0
-- PCIe lanes 8
-- PCIe Bandwidth 7.9 GB/s

Thermal Management

The thermal design power (TDP for short) of the Raspberry Pi 4 B (Broadcom BCM2711) is 7.5 W, while the AMD GX-224IJ has a TDP of 10 W. The TDP specifies the necessary cooling solution that is required to cool the processor sufficiently.

Raspberry Pi 4 B (Broadcom BCM2711) Characteristic AMD GX-224IJ
7.5 W TDP (PL1 / PBP) 10 W
-- TDP (PL2) --
-- TDP up 15 W
3 W TDP down --
-- Tjunction max. --

Technical details

The Raspberry Pi 4 B (Broadcom BCM2711) is manufactured in 28 nm and has 1.00 MB cache. The AMD GX-224IJ is manufactured in 28 nm and has a 1.00 MB cache.

Raspberry Pi 4 B (Broadcom BCM2711) Characteristic AMD GX-224IJ
28 nm Technology 28 nm
Monolithic Chip design Monolithic
Armv8-A (64 bit) Instruction set (ISA) x86-64 (64 bit)
-- ISA extensions SSE4a, SSE4.1, SSE4.2, AVX, FMA3, FMA4
-- Socket FP4
None Virtualization AMD-V
No AES-NI Yes
Windows 11 (ARM), Linux Operating systems Windows 10, Linux
06/2019 Release date Q2/2016
35 $ Release price --
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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.
Raspberry Pi 4 B (Broadcom BCM2711) Raspberry Pi 4 B (Broadcom BCM2711)
Broadcom VideoCore VI @ 0.50 GHz
32 (16%)
AMD GX-224IJ AMD GX-224IJ
AMD Radeon R4E (Beema) @ 0.80 GHz
205 (100%)

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.
Raspberry Pi 4 B (Broadcom BCM2711) Raspberry Pi 4 B (Broadcom BCM2711)
4C 4T @ 1.50 GHz
202 (100%)
AMD GX-224IJ AMD GX-224IJ
2C 2T @ 2.80 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.
Raspberry Pi 4 B (Broadcom BCM2711) Raspberry Pi 4 B (Broadcom BCM2711)
4C 4T @ 1.50 GHz
601 (100%)
AMD GX-224IJ AMD GX-224IJ
2C 2T @ 2.40 GHz
0 (0%)

Devices using this processor

Raspberry Pi 4 B (Broadcom BCM2711) AMD GX-224IJ
Raspberry Pi 4 B Unknown

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