Intel Atom C2538 vs AMD FX-8800P

Comparative analysis of Intel Atom C2538 and AMD FX-8800P 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, 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), GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Frames), GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Frames), GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames), GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Fps), GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Fps), GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps).

Intel Atom C2538

AMD FX-8800P

Differences

Reasons to consider the Intel Atom C2538

A newer manufacturing process allows for a more powerful, yet cooler running processor: 22 nm vs 28 nm
2.5x better performance in Geekbench 4 - Single Core: 1014 vs 406
2.2x better performance in Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core: 2546 vs 1133

Specifications (specs)
Manufacturing process technology	22 nm vs 28 nm
Benchmarks
Geekbench 4 - Single Core	1014 vs 406
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core	2546 vs 1133

Reasons to consider the AMD FX-8800P

2.5x better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 1367 vs 538
3.2x better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 2837 vs 874

Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark	1367 vs 538
PassMark - CPU mark	2837 vs 874

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: Intel Atom C2538
CPU 2: AMD FX-8800P

PassMark - Single thread mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

538

1367

PassMark - CPU mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

874

2837

Geekbench 4 - Single Core

CPU 1

CPU 2

1014

406

Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core

CPU 1

CPU 2

2546

1133

Name	Intel Atom C2538	AMD FX-8800P
PassMark - Single thread mark	538	1367
PassMark - CPU mark	874	2837
Geekbench 4 - Single Core	1014	406
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core	2546	1133
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s)		2.374
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s)		4.785
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s)		0.141
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s)		0.482
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s)		4.544
GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Frames)		1206
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Frames)		858
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames)		3132
GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Fps)		1206
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Fps)		858
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps)		3132

Compare specifications (specs)

	Intel Atom C2538	AMD FX-8800P
Essentials
Architecture codename	Rangeley	Carrizo
Launch date	Q3'13	3 June 2015
Place in performance rating	2438	2362
Processor Number	C2538
Series	Intel® Atom™ Processor C Series	AMD FX-Series Processors for AIOs
Status	Launched
Vertical segment	Embedded	All-in-One
Family		AMD FX-Series Processors
OPN Tray		FM880PAAY43KA
OS Support		Windows 10 - 64-Bit Edition, Windows 7 - 64-Bit Edition, RHEL x86 64-Bit, Ubuntu x86 64-Bit
Performance
64 bit support
Base frequency	2.40 GHz	2.1 GHz
Manufacturing process technology	22 nm	28 nm
Number of cores	4	4
Number of threads	4	4
Compute Cores		12
L2 cache		2 MB
Maximum core temperature		90°C
Maximum frequency		3.4 GHz
Number of GPU cores		8
Transistor count		3100 Million
Unlocked
Memory
Max memory channels	2	2
Maximum memory size	64 GB
Supported memory types	DDR3/DDR3L 1600	DDR3
Supported memory frequency		2133 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
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
DualGraphics
Enhanced Virus Protection (EVP)
Frame Rate Target Control (FRTC)
FreeSync
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
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		800 MHz
iGPU core count		8
Processor graphics		AMD Radeon R7 Graphics
Switchable graphics
Unified Video Decoder (UVD)
Video Codec Engine (VCE)
Graphics interfaces
DisplayPort
HDMI
Graphics API support
DirectX		12
Vulkan