Intel Atom C2338 vs AMD Athlon X2 L310

Comparative analysis of Intel Atom C2338 and AMD Athlon X2 L310 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.

Intel Atom C2338

AMD Athlon X2 L310

Differences

Reasons to consider the Intel Atom C2338

Around 67% higher clock speed: 2.00 GHz vs 1.2 GHz
A newer manufacturing process allows for a more powerful, yet cooler running processor: 22 nm vs 65 nm
Around 86% lower typical power consumption: 7 Watt vs 13 Watt
Around 74% better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 584 vs 335

Specifications (specs)
Maximum frequency	2.00 GHz vs 1.2 GHz
Manufacturing process technology	22 nm vs 65 nm
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	7 Watt vs 13 Watt
Benchmarks
PassMark - CPU mark	584 vs 335

Reasons to consider the AMD Athlon X2 L310

Around 71% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 399 vs 233

Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark	399 vs 233

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: Intel Atom C2338
CPU 2: AMD Athlon X2 L310

PassMark - Single thread mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

233

399

PassMark - CPU mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

584

335

Name	Intel Atom C2338	AMD Athlon X2 L310
PassMark - Single thread mark	233	399
PassMark - CPU mark	584	335
Geekbench 4 - Single Core		120
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core		213

Compare specifications (specs)

	Intel Atom C2338	AMD Athlon X2 L310
Essentials
Architecture codename	Rangeley	Conesus
Launch date	Q3'13	10 September 2009
Place in performance rating	3268	3259
Processor Number	C2338
Series	Intel® Atom™ Processor C Series	2x AMD Athlon
Status	Launched
Vertical segment	Embedded	Laptop
Performance
64 bit support
Base frequency	1.70 GHz
Manufacturing process technology	22 nm	65 nm
Maximum frequency	2.00 GHz	1.2 GHz
Number of cores	2	2
Number of threads	2	2
Front-side bus (FSB)		800 MHz
L1 cache		256 KB
L2 cache		1024 KB
Maximum core temperature		95 °C
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	BGA / 638 lidless micro-PGA
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	7 Watt	13 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
VirusProtect
Virtualization
Intel® Virtualization Technology (VT-x)
Intel® VT-x with Extended Page Tables (EPT)
AMD Virtualization (AMD-V™)