Intel Atom C2338 vs AMD Athlon II X2 240

Comparative analysis of Intel Atom C2338 and AMD Athlon II X2 240 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 - T-Rex (Frames/s), CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s).

Intel Atom C2338

AMD Athlon II X2 240

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
9.3x lower typical power consumption: 7 Watt vs 65 Watt

Manufacturing process technology	22 nm vs 45 nm
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	7 Watt vs 65 Watt

Reasons to consider the AMD Athlon II X2 240

Around 40% higher clock speed: 2.8 GHz vs 2.00 GHz
4.6x better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 1078 vs 233
Around 80% better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 1050 vs 584

Specifications (specs)
Maximum frequency	2.8 GHz vs 2.00 GHz
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark	1078 vs 233
PassMark - CPU mark	1050 vs 584

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: Intel Atom C2338
CPU 2: AMD Athlon II X2 240

PassMark - Single thread mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

233

1078

PassMark - CPU mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

584

1050

Name	Intel Atom C2338	AMD Athlon II X2 240
PassMark - Single thread mark	233	1078
PassMark - CPU mark	584	1050
Geekbench 4 - Single Core		338
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core		618
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s)		1.699
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s)		4.009
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s)		0.093
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s)		1.779

Compare specifications (specs)

	Intel Atom C2338	AMD Athlon II X2 240
Essentials
Architecture codename	Rangeley	Regor
Launch date	Q3'13	July 2009
Place in performance rating	3279	3112
Processor Number	C2338
Series	Intel® Atom™ Processor C Series
Status	Launched
Vertical segment	Embedded	Desktop
Launch price (MSRP)		$35
Price now		$15.99
Value for money (0-100)		30.24
Performance
64 bit support
Base frequency	1.70 GHz
Manufacturing process technology	22 nm	45 nm
Maximum frequency	2.00 GHz	2.8 GHz
Number of cores	2	2
Number of threads	2
Die size		117 mm
L1 cache		256 KB
L2 cache		2048 KB
Transistor count		410 million
Memory
Max memory channels	1
Maximum memory size	16 GB
Supported memory types	DDR3/DDR3L 1333	DDR3
Compatibility
Low Halogen Options Available
Package Size	34 mm x 28 mm
Sockets supported	FCBGA1283	AM3
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	7 Watt	65 Watt
Max number of CPUs in a configuration		1
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)