Intel Atom C2338 vs AMD Athlon II P320

Comparative analysis of Intel Atom C2338 and AMD Athlon II P320 processors for all known characteristics in the following categories: Essentials, Performance, Memory, Compatibility, Peripherals, Security & Reliability, Advanced Technologies, Virtualization. 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 - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s).

Intel Atom C2338

AMD Athlon II P320

Differences

Reasons to consider the Intel Atom C2338

A newer manufacturing process allows for a more powerful, yet cooler running processor: 22 nm vs 45 nm
3.6x lower typical power consumption: 7 Watt vs 25 Watt

Manufacturing process technology	22 nm vs 45 nm
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	7 Watt vs 25 Watt

Reasons to consider the AMD Athlon II P320

Around 5% higher clock speed: 2.1 GHz vs 2.00 GHz
3.5x better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 820 vs 233
Around 20% better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 702 vs 584

Specifications (specs)
Maximum frequency	2.1 GHz vs 2.00 GHz
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark	820 vs 233
PassMark - CPU mark	702 vs 584

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: Intel Atom C2338
CPU 2: AMD Athlon II P320

PassMark - Single thread mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

233

820

PassMark - CPU mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

584

702

Name	Intel Atom C2338	AMD Athlon II P320
PassMark - Single thread mark	233	820
PassMark - CPU mark	584	702
Geekbench 4 - Single Core		245
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core		434
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s)		0.94
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s)		2.78
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s)		1.434

Compare specifications (specs)

	Intel Atom C2338	AMD Athlon II P320
Essentials
Architecture codename	Rangeley	Champlain
Launch date	Q3'13	12 May 2010
Place in performance rating	3186	3124
Processor Number	C2338
Series	Intel® Atom™ Processor C Series	AMD Athlon II
Status	Launched
Vertical segment	Embedded	Laptop
Price now		$29.95
Value for money (0-100)		11.97
Performance
64 bit support
Base frequency	1.70 GHz
Manufacturing process technology	22 nm	45 nm
Maximum frequency	2.00 GHz	2.1 GHz
Number of cores	2	2
Number of threads	2	2
Front-side bus (FSB)		3200 MHz
L1 cache		256 KB
L2 cache		1024 KB
Memory
Max memory channels	1
Maximum memory size	16 GB
Supported memory types	DDR3/DDR3L 1333
Compatibility
Low Halogen Options Available
Package Size	34 mm x 28 mm
Sockets supported	FCBGA1283	S1g4
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	7 Watt	25 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
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
Virtualization
Intel® Virtualization Technology (VT-x)
Intel® VT-x with Extended Page Tables (EPT)