Intel Atom C2538 vs AMD Athlon II N370

Comparative analysis of Intel Atom C2538 and AMD Athlon II N370 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 C2538

AMD Athlon II N370

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 45 nm
2.3x lower typical power consumption: 15 Watt vs 35 Watt
Around 7% better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 960 vs 899

Specifications (specs)
Number of cores	4 vs 2
Number of threads	4 vs 2
Manufacturing process technology	22 nm vs 45 nm
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	15 Watt vs 35 Watt
Benchmarks
PassMark - CPU mark	960 vs 899

Reasons to consider the AMD Athlon II N370

Around 86% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 913 vs 491

Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark	913 vs 491

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: Intel Atom C2538
CPU 2: AMD Athlon II N370

PassMark - Single thread mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

491

913

PassMark - CPU mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

960

899

Name	Intel Atom C2538	AMD Athlon II N370
PassMark - Single thread mark	491	913
PassMark - CPU mark	960	899
Geekbench 4 - Single Core	1014
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core	2546

Compare specifications (specs)

	Intel Atom C2538	AMD Athlon II N370
Essentials
Architecture codename	Rangeley	Champlain
Launch date	Q3'13	16 December 2010
Place in performance rating	2456	2408
Processor Number	C2538
Series	Intel® Atom™ Processor C Series	AMD Athlon II
Status	Launched
Vertical segment	Embedded	Laptop
Performance
64 bit support
Base frequency	2.40 GHz
Manufacturing process technology	22 nm	45 nm
Number of cores	4	2
Number of threads	4	2
Die size		117.5 mm
Front-side bus (FSB)		3200 MHz
L1 cache		256 KB
L2 cache		1024 KB
Maximum frequency		2.5 GHz
Transistor count		234 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	S1
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	15 Watt	35 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
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
VirusProtect
Virtualization
Intel® Virtualization Technology (VT-x)
Intel® VT-x with Extended Page Tables (EPT)
AMD Virtualization (AMD-V™)