Intel Atom C2538 vs AMD E2-9010

Comparative analysis of Intel Atom C2538 and AMD E2-9010 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 E2-9010

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

Number of cores	4 vs 2
Number of threads	4 vs 2
Manufacturing process technology	22 nm vs 28 nm

Reasons to consider the AMD E2-9010

Around 85% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 909 vs 491
Around 14% better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 1093 vs 960

Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark	909 vs 491
PassMark - CPU mark	1093 vs 960

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: Intel Atom C2538
CPU 2: AMD E2-9010

PassMark - Single thread mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

491

909

PassMark - CPU mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

960

1093

Name	Intel Atom C2538	AMD E2-9010
PassMark - Single thread mark	491	909
PassMark - CPU mark	960	1093
Geekbench 4 - Single Core	1014
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core	2546

Compare specifications (specs)

	Intel Atom C2538	AMD E2-9010
Essentials
Architecture codename	Rangeley	Stoney Ridge
Launch date	Q3'13	1 June 2016
Place in performance rating	2456	2400
Processor Number	C2538
Series	Intel® Atom™ Processor C Series	AMD E2-Series APU for Laptops
Status	Launched
Vertical segment	Embedded	Laptop
Family		AMD E-Series Processors
OPN Tray		EM9010AVY23AC
OS Support		Windows 10 - 64-Bit Edition, RHEL x86 64-Bit, Ubuntu x86 64-Bit
Performance
64 bit support
Base frequency	2.40 GHz	200 MHz
Manufacturing process technology	22 nm	28 nm
Number of cores	4	2
Number of threads	4	2
Compute Cores		4
Die size		124.5 mm
L2 cache		1 MB
Maximum core temperature		90°C
Maximum frequency		2.2 GHz
Number of GPU cores		2
Transistor count		1200 Million
Unlocked
Memory
Max memory channels	2	1
Maximum memory size	64 GB
Supported memory types	DDR3/DDR3L 1600	DDR4
Supported memory frequency		1866 MHz
Compatibility
Low Halogen Options Available
Package Size	34 mm x 28 mm
Sockets supported	FCBGA1283	FP4
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	15 Watt	15 Watt
Configurable TDP		10-15 Watt
Peripherals
Integrated LAN
Max number of PCIe lanes	16	8
Max number of SATA 6 Gb/s Ports	2
Number of USB ports	4
PCI Express revision	2	3.0 x8
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)
Virtualization
Intel® Virtualization Technology (VT-x)
Intel® VT-x with Extended Page Tables (EPT)
AMD Virtualization (AMD-V™)
Graphics
Enduro
Graphics max frequency		600 MHz
iGPU core count		2
Processor graphics		AMD Radeon R5 Graphics
Switchable graphics
Unified Video Decoder (UVD)
Video Codec Engine (VCE)
Graphics interfaces
DisplayPort
HDMI
Graphics API support
DirectX		DirectX® 12
Vulkan