Intel Atom C2538 vs AMD A6 Pro-7050B

Comparative analysis of Intel Atom C2538 and AMD A6 Pro-7050B processors for all known characteristics in the following categories: Essentials, Performance, Memory, Compatibility, Peripherals, Security & Reliability, Advanced Technologies, Virtualization, Graphics, Graphics interfaces, Graphics API support. Benchmark processor performance analysis: PassMark - Single thread mark, PassMark - CPU mark, Geekbench 4 - Single Core, Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core.

Intel Atom C2538

AMD A6 Pro-7050B

Differences

Reasons to consider the Intel Atom C2538

2 more cores, run more applications at once: 4 vs 2
2 more threads: 4 vs 2
A newer manufacturing process allows for a more powerful, yet cooler running processor: 22 nm vs 28 nm
6.7x lower typical power consumption: 15 Watt vs 100 Watt

Number of cores	4 vs 2
Number of threads	4 vs 2
Manufacturing process technology	22 nm vs 28 nm
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	15 Watt vs 100 Watt

Reasons to consider the AMD A6 Pro-7050B

Around 78% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 875 vs 491
Around 5% better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 1009 vs 960

Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark	875 vs 491
PassMark - CPU mark	1009 vs 960

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: Intel Atom C2538
CPU 2: AMD A6 Pro-7050B

PassMark - Single thread mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

491

875

PassMark - CPU mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

960

1009

Name	Intel Atom C2538	AMD A6 Pro-7050B
PassMark - Single thread mark	491	875
PassMark - CPU mark	960	1009
Geekbench 4 - Single Core	1014
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core	2546

Compare specifications (specs)

	Intel Atom C2538	AMD A6 Pro-7050B
Essentials
Architecture codename	Rangeley	Kaveri
Launch date	Q3'13	4 June 2014
Place in performance rating	2384	2350
Processor Number	C2538
Series	Intel® Atom™ Processor C Series	AMD PRO A-Series A6 APU for Laptops
Status	Launched
Vertical segment	Embedded	Laptop
Family		AMD PRO A-Series Processors
OPN Tray		AM705BECH23JA
Performance
64 bit support
Base frequency	2.40 GHz	2.2 GHz
Manufacturing process technology	22 nm	28 nm
Number of cores	4	2
Number of threads	4	2
Compute Cores		5
Die size		245 mm
L2 cache		1 MB
Maximum frequency		3 GHz
Number of GPU cores		3
Transistor count		2410 Million
Unlocked
Memory
Max memory channels	2	2
Maximum memory size	64 GB
Supported memory types	DDR3/DDR3L 1600	DDR3 / DDR3L-1600
Supported memory frequency		1600 MHz
Compatibility
Low Halogen Options Available
Package Size	34 mm x 28 mm
Sockets supported	FCBGA1283	FP3
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	15 Watt	100 Watt
Peripherals
Integrated LAN
Max number of PCIe lanes	16
Max number of SATA 6 Gb/s Ports	2
Number of USB ports	4
PCI Express revision	2	3.0
PCIe configurations	x1,x2,x4,x8,x16
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
AMD App Acceleration
AMD Elite Experiences
AMD HD3D technology
AMD Mantle API
Enhanced Virus Protection (EVP)
Frame Rate Target Control (FRTC)
Fused Multiply-Add (FMA)
Fused Multiply-Add 4 (FMA4)
Heterogeneous System Architecture (HSA)
Intel® Advanced Vector Extensions (AVX)
Out-of-band client management
PowerGating
PowerNow
RAID
System Image Stability
TrueAudio
VirusProtect
Virtualization
Intel® Virtualization Technology (VT-x)
Intel® VT-x with Extended Page Tables (EPT)
AMD Virtualization (AMD-V™)
IOMMU 2.0
Graphics
Enduro
Graphics max frequency		533 MHz
iGPU core count		192
Number of pipelines		192
Processor graphics		AMD Radeon R4 Graphics
Switchable graphics
Unified Video Decoder (UVD)
Video Codec Engine (VCE)
Graphics interfaces
DisplayPort
HDMI
Graphics API support
DirectX		12
Vulkan