AMD E2-9000e vs Intel Atom C2538

Comparative analysis of AMD E2-9000e and Intel Atom C2538 processors for all known characteristics in the following categories: Essentials, Performance, Memory, Graphics, Compatibility, Peripherals, Advanced Technologies, Virtualization, Security & Reliability. Benchmark processor performance analysis: GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Frames), GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Fps), GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Frames), GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Fps), GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames), GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps), PassMark - Single thread mark, PassMark - CPU mark, Geekbench 4 - Single Core, Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core.

 

Differences

Reasons to consider the AMD E2-9000e

  • 2.5x lower typical power consumption: 6 Watt vs 15 Watt
Thermal Design Power (TDP) 6 Watt vs 15 Watt

Reasons to consider the Intel Atom C2538

  • 2 more cores, run more applications at once: 4 vs 2
  • 2 more threads: 4 vs 2
  • A newer manufacturing process allows for a more powerful, yet cooler running processor: 22 nm vs 28 nm
Number of cores 4 vs 2
Number of threads 4 vs 2
Manufacturing process technology 22 nm vs 28 nm

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: AMD E2-9000e
CPU 2: Intel Atom C2538

Name AMD E2-9000e Intel Atom C2538
GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Frames) 319
GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Fps) 319
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Frames) 647
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Fps) 647
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames) 1406
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps) 1406
PassMark - Single thread mark 491
PassMark - CPU mark 960
Geekbench 4 - Single Core 1014
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core 2546

Compare specifications (specs)

AMD E2-9000e Intel Atom C2538

Essentials

Architecture codename Stoney Ridge Rangeley
Family AMD E2-Series for Notebooks
Place in performance rating 2644 2456
Vertical segment Mobile Embedded
Launch date Q3'13
Processor Number C2538
Series Intel® Atom™ Processor C Series
Status Launched

Performance

64 bit support
Base frequency 1500 MHz 2.40 GHz
L1 cache 160 KB
L2 cache 1024 KB
Manufacturing process technology 28 nm 22 nm
Maximum frequency 2000 MHz
Number of cores 2 4
Number of threads 2 4
Transistor count 1.2 billion

Memory

Max memory channels 1 2
Maximum memory bandwidth 14.9 GB/s
Supported memory types DDR4-1866 DDR3/DDR3L 1600
Maximum memory size 64 GB

Graphics

Graphics base frequency 600 MHz
Number of pipelines 128
Processor graphics Radeon R2 series
Unified Video Decoder (UVD)
Video Codec Engine (VCE)

Compatibility

Package Size micro-BGA 34 mm x 28 mm
Sockets supported BGA (FT4) FCBGA1283
Thermal Design Power (TDP) 6 Watt 15 Watt
Low Halogen Options Available

Peripherals

PCI Express revision 3.0 2
Integrated LAN
Max number of PCIe lanes 16
Max number of SATA 6 Gb/s Ports 2
Number of USB ports 4
PCIe configurations x1,x2,x4,x8,x16
Total number of SATA ports 6
UART
USB revision 2

Advanced Technologies

Enhanced Virus Protection (EVP)
Fused Multiply-Add 3 (FMA3)
Fused Multiply-Add 4 (FMA4)
Intel® Advanced Vector Extensions (AVX)
Intel® Advanced Vector Extensions 2 (AVX2)
Intel® AES New Instructions
Integrated Intel® QuickAssist Technology
Intel 64
Intel® Hyper-Threading technology
Intel® Turbo Boost technology
Physical Address Extensions (PAE) 36-bit

Virtualization

AMD Virtualization (AMD-V™)
Intel® Virtualization Technology (VT-x)
Intel® VT-x with Extended Page Tables (EPT)

Security & Reliability

Execute Disable Bit (EDB)