Intel Atom C2338 vs AMD Athlon X2 QL-66

Comparative analysis of Intel Atom C2338 and AMD Athlon X2 QL-66 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, 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).

Intel Atom C2338

AMD Athlon X2 QL-66

Differences

Reasons to consider the Intel Atom C2338

A newer manufacturing process allows for a more powerful, yet cooler running processor: 22 nm vs 65 nm
5x lower typical power consumption: 7 Watt vs 35 Watt

Manufacturing process technology	22 nm vs 65 nm
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	7 Watt vs 35 Watt

Reasons to consider the AMD Athlon X2 QL-66

Around 10% higher clock speed: 2.2 GHz vs 2.00 GHz
3.2x better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 751 vs 233
Around 10% better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 641 vs 584

Specifications (specs)
Maximum frequency	2.2 GHz vs 2.00 GHz
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark	751 vs 233
PassMark - CPU mark	641 vs 584

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: Intel Atom C2338
CPU 2: AMD Athlon X2 QL-66

PassMark - Single thread mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

233

751

PassMark - CPU mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

584

641

Name	Intel Atom C2338	AMD Athlon X2 QL-66
PassMark - Single thread mark	233	751
PassMark - CPU mark	584	641
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s)		0.773
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s)		1.872
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s)		0.052

Compare specifications (specs)

	Intel Atom C2338	AMD Athlon X2 QL-66
Essentials
Architecture codename	Rangeley	Lion
Launch date	Q3'13	1 September 2009
Place in performance rating	3268	3204
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	2.2 GHz
Number of cores	2	2
Number of threads	2	2
Front-side bus (FSB)		3600 MHz
L1 cache		256 KB
L2 cache		1024 KB
Maximum core temperature		100 °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	S1g2
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	7 Watt	35 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
PowerNow
Virtualization
Intel® Virtualization Technology (VT-x)
Intel® VT-x with Extended Page Tables (EPT)