Intel Atom C2338 vs AMD Athlon XP 2100+

Comparative analysis of Intel Atom C2338 and AMD Athlon XP 2100+ 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.

Intel Atom C2338

AMD Athlon XP 2100+

Differences

Reasons to consider the Intel Atom C2338

1 more cores, run more applications at once: 2 vs 1
Around 16% higher clock speed: 2.00 GHz vs 1.73 GHz
A newer manufacturing process allows for a more powerful, yet cooler running processor: 22 nm vs 130 nm
8.9x lower typical power consumption: 7 Watt vs 62 Watt
2.8x better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 584 vs 210

Specifications (specs)
Number of cores	2 vs 1
Maximum frequency	2.00 GHz vs 1.73 GHz
Manufacturing process technology	22 nm vs 130 nm
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	7 Watt vs 62 Watt
Benchmarks
PassMark - CPU mark	584 vs 210

Reasons to consider the AMD Athlon XP 2100+

Around 40% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 327 vs 233

Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark	327 vs 233

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: Intel Atom C2338
CPU 2: AMD Athlon XP 2100+

PassMark - Single thread mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

233

327

PassMark - CPU mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

584

210

Name	Intel Atom C2338	AMD Athlon XP 2100+
PassMark - Single thread mark	233	327
PassMark - CPU mark	584	210

Compare specifications (specs)

	Intel Atom C2338	AMD Athlon XP 2100+
Essentials
Architecture codename	Rangeley	Thoroughbred
Launch date	Q3'13	January 2001
Place in performance rating	3279	3235
Processor Number	C2338
Series	Intel® Atom™ Processor C Series
Status	Launched
Vertical segment	Embedded	Desktop
Performance
64 bit support
Base frequency	1.70 GHz
Manufacturing process technology	22 nm	130 nm
Maximum frequency	2.00 GHz	1.73 GHz
Number of cores	2	1
Number of threads	2
Die size		80 mm
L1 cache		128 KB
L2 cache		256 KB
Transistor count		37 million
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	A
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	7 Watt	62 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)