Intel Atom C2338 vs AMD A8 Pro-7150B

Comparative analysis of Intel Atom C2338 and AMD A8 Pro-7150B processors for all known characteristics in the following categories: Essentials, Performance, Memory, Compatibility, Peripherals, Security & Reliability, Advanced Technologies, Virtualization, Graphics, Graphics interfaces, Graphics API support. Benchmark processor performance analysis: PassMark - Single thread mark, PassMark - CPU mark, Geekbench 4 - Single Core, Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core, CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s), CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s), CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s), CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s), CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s).

Intel Atom C2338

AMD A8 Pro-7150B

Differences

Reasons to consider the Intel Atom C2338

A newer manufacturing process allows for a more powerful, yet cooler running processor: 22 nm vs 28 nm
14.3x lower typical power consumption: 7 Watt vs 100 Watt

Manufacturing process technology	22 nm vs 28 nm
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	7 Watt vs 100 Watt

Reasons to consider the AMD A8 Pro-7150B

2 more cores, run more applications at once: 4 vs 2
2 more threads: 4 vs 2
Around 60% higher clock speed: 3.2 GHz vs 2.00 GHz
3.3x better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 763 vs 233
2.6x better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 1528 vs 584

Specifications (specs)
Number of cores	4 vs 2
Number of threads	4 vs 2
Maximum frequency	3.2 GHz vs 2.00 GHz
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark	763 vs 233
PassMark - CPU mark	1528 vs 584

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: Intel Atom C2338
CPU 2: AMD A8 Pro-7150B

PassMark - Single thread mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

233

763

PassMark - CPU mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

584

1528

Name	Intel Atom C2338	AMD A8 Pro-7150B
PassMark - Single thread mark	233	763
PassMark - CPU mark	584	1528
Geekbench 4 - Single Core		271
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core		700
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s)		2.83
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s)		5.746
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s)		0.109
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s)		0.308
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s)		2.205

Compare specifications (specs)

	Intel Atom C2338	AMD A8 Pro-7150B
Essentials
Architecture codename	Rangeley	Kaveri
Launch date	Q3'13	4 June 2014
Place in performance rating	3268	3209
Processor Number	C2338
Series	Intel® Atom™ Processor C Series	AMD PRO A-Series A8 APU for Laptops
Status	Launched
Vertical segment	Embedded	Laptop
Family		AMD PRO A-Series Processors
OPN Tray		AM715BECH44JA
Performance
64 bit support
Base frequency	1.70 GHz	1.9 GHz
Manufacturing process technology	22 nm	28 nm
Maximum frequency	2.00 GHz	3.2 GHz
Number of cores	2	4
Number of threads	2	4
Compute Cores		10
Die size		245 mm
L2 cache		4 MB
Number of GPU cores		6
Transistor count		2410 Million
Unlocked
Memory
Max memory channels	1	2
Maximum memory size	16 GB
Supported memory types	DDR3/DDR3L 1333	DDR3 / DDR3L-1600
Supported memory frequency		1600 MHz
Compatibility
Low Halogen Options Available
Package Size	34 mm x 28 mm
Sockets supported	FCBGA1283	FP3
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	7 Watt	100 Watt
Peripherals
Integrated LAN
Max number of PCIe lanes	8
Max number of SATA 6 Gb/s Ports	2
Number of USB ports	4
PCI Express revision	2	3.0
PCIe configurations	x1,x2
Total number of SATA ports	6
UART
USB revision	2
Security & Reliability
Execute Disable Bit (EDB)
Advanced Technologies
Integrated Intel® QuickAssist Technology
Intel 64
Intel® AES New Instructions
Intel® Hyper-Threading technology
Intel® Turbo Boost technology
Physical Address Extensions (PAE)	36-bit
AMD App Acceleration
AMD Elite Experiences
AMD HD3D technology
AMD Mantle API
Enhanced Virus Protection (EVP)
Frame Rate Target Control (FRTC)
Fused Multiply-Add (FMA)
Fused Multiply-Add 4 (FMA4)
Heterogeneous System Architecture (HSA)
Intel® Advanced Vector Extensions (AVX)
Out-of-band client management
PowerGating
PowerNow
RAID
System Image Stability
TrueAudio
VirusProtect
Virtualization
Intel® Virtualization Technology (VT-x)
Intel® VT-x with Extended Page Tables (EPT)
AMD Virtualization (AMD-V™)
IOMMU 2.0
Graphics
Enduro
Graphics max frequency		533 MHz
iGPU core count		384
Number of pipelines		384
Processor graphics		AMD Radeon R5 Graphics
Switchable graphics
Unified Video Decoder (UVD)
Video Codec Engine (VCE)
Graphics interfaces
DisplayPort
HDMI
Graphics API support
DirectX		12
Vulkan