Intel Atom C2538 vs AMD A8-4555M

Comparative analysis of Intel Atom C2538 and AMD A8-4555M 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 - Video Composition (Frames/s), CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s).

Intel Atom C2538

AMD A8-4555M

Differences

Reasons to consider the Intel Atom C2538

A newer manufacturing process allows for a more powerful, yet cooler running processor: 22 nm vs 32 nm
Around 27% lower typical power consumption: 15 Watt vs 19 Watt
4.1x better performance in Geekbench 4 - Single Core: 1014 vs 247
3.8x better performance in Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core: 2546 vs 662

Specifications (specs)
Manufacturing process technology	22 nm vs 32 nm
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	15 Watt vs 19 Watt
Benchmarks
Geekbench 4 - Single Core	1014 vs 247
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core	2546 vs 662

Reasons to consider the AMD A8-4555M

Around 47% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 793 vs 538
Around 54% better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 1344 vs 874

Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark	793 vs 538
PassMark - CPU mark	1344 vs 874

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: Intel Atom C2538
CPU 2: AMD A8-4555M

PassMark - Single thread mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

538

793

PassMark - CPU mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

874

1344

Geekbench 4 - Single Core

CPU 1

CPU 2

1014

247

Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core

CPU 1

CPU 2

2546

662

Name	Intel Atom C2538	AMD A8-4555M
PassMark - Single thread mark	538	793
PassMark - CPU mark	874	1344
Geekbench 4 - Single Core	1014	247
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core	2546	662
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s)		3.238
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s)		143.398
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s)		0.376
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s)		9.184
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s)		34.439

Compare specifications (specs)

	Intel Atom C2538	AMD A8-4555M
Essentials
Architecture codename	Rangeley	Trinity
Launch date	Q3'13	1 October 2012
Place in performance rating	2438	2380
Processor Number	C2538
Series	Intel® Atom™ Processor C Series	AMD A-Series
Status	Launched
Vertical segment	Embedded	Laptop
Performance
64 bit support
Base frequency	2.40 GHz
Manufacturing process technology	22 nm	32 nm
Number of cores	4	4
Number of threads	4	4
Die size		246 mm
L1 cache		192 KB
L2 cache		4096 KB
Maximum case temperature (TCase)		100 °C
Maximum frequency		2.4 GHz
Transistor count		1303 Million
Memory
Max memory channels	2
Maximum memory size	64 GB
Supported memory types	DDR3/DDR3L 1600
Compatibility
Low Halogen Options Available
Package Size	34 mm x 28 mm
Sockets supported	FCBGA1283	FP2
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	15 Watt	19 Watt
Max number of CPUs in a configuration		1
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
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
Fused Multiply-Add (FMA)
Intel® Advanced Vector Extensions (AVX)
Virtualization
Intel® Virtualization Technology (VT-x)
Intel® VT-x with Extended Page Tables (EPT)
AMD Virtualization (AMD-V™)