AMD GX-420GI vs Intel Celeron 1017U

Let's find out which one of AMD GX-420GI and Intel Celeron 1017U is of a more recent generation, and what segment it belongs to.

• Name
  AMD GX-420GI Intel Celeron 1017U
• Family
  AMD G Intel Celeron
• CPU group
  AMD GX-420 Intel Celeron 1000
• Segment
  Mobile Mobile
• Generation
  0 3

In this block we are going to compare AMD GX-420GI vs Intel Celeron 1017U by main technical specifications: number of cores and threads, base and maximum frequencies, process technology and cache size. The higher these specifications are, the more powerful your CPU will be.

• Core architecture
  normal normal
• Overclocking
  No No
• Frequency
  2.00 GHz 1.60 GHz

Common specifications for integrated graphics cards in AMD GX-420GI and Intel Celeron 1017U along with supported interfaces and connection options. This block has no effect on the final efficiency of the CPU.

• GPU name
  AMD Radeon R7E Intel HD Graphics (Ivy Bridge GT1)
• GPU frequency
  0.63 GHz 0.35 GHz
• GPU (Turbo)
  No turbo 1.00 GHz
• Execution units
  6 6
• Shader
  384 48
• Max. displays
  0 3
• Generation
  3 7
• Technology
  0 22 nm
• Release date
  2014 Q4/2012

Let's compare the support of video codecs between AMD GX-420GI and Intel Celeron 1017U. Hardware support of video decoding by embedded graphics cards directly affects the speed and quality of rendering videos.

• h265 / HEVC (8 bit)
  No No
• h265 / HEVC (10 bit)
  No No
• h264
  No Decode / Encode
• VP8
  No No
• VP9
  No No
• AV1
  No No
• AVC
  No Decode / Encode
• VC-1
  No Decode
• JPEG
  No Decode

To choose the best model between AMD GX-420GI and Intel Celeron 1017U you need to pay special attention to memory type, clock frequency, multi-channel features, and PCIe version. The higher these numbers are, the better your CPU will be. Keep in mind that the maximum memory and frequency may also depend on the model of the motherboard.

• Memory type
  DDR4-1866 DDR3-1333DDR3-1600DDR3L-1333 SO-DIMMDDR3L-1600 SO-DIMM
• Max. Memory
  32 GB
• Memory channels
  2 (Dual Channel) 2
• ECC
  No No

Let's find out what TDP value would be better for AMD GX-420GI or Intel Celeron 1017U? The Thermal Design Power (TDP) indicates the maximum amount of heat that should be dissipated by the chip cooling system. However, the value of TDP gives only a rough indication of the real power consumption of the CPU.

• TDP (PL1)
  16 W 17 W
• Tjunction max.
  90 \xc2\xb0C 105 °C

Here you can find a comparison of 2nd and 3rd level cache sizes for AMD GX-420GI and Intel Celeron 1017U CPUs along with a list of ISA extensions.

• Technology
  28 nm 22 nm
• Socket
  FP4 BGA 1023
• L2-Cache
  2.00 MB --
• L3-Cache
  -- 2.00 MB
• Architecture
  Brown Falcon (Excavator) Ivy Bridge U
• Virtualization
  AMD-V VT-x, VT-x EPT, VT-d
• Instruction set (ISA)
  x86-64 (64 bit) x86-64 (64 bit)
• ISA extensions
  SSE4a, SSE4.1, SSE4.2, AVX, FMA3, FMA4 SSE4.1, SSE4.2
• Release date
  Q2/2016 Q3/2013
• Part Number
  GE420GAAY43KA --