Intel Atom C2538 vs AMD PRO A4-4350B

Comparative analysis of Intel Atom C2538 and AMD PRO A4-4350B 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 PRO A4-4350B

Differences

Reasons to consider the Intel Atom C2538

2 more cores, run more applications at once: 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
Manufacturing process technology	22 nm vs 28 nm

Reasons to consider the AMD PRO A4-4350B

Around 71% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 921 vs 538
Around 25% better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 1090 vs 874

Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark	921 vs 538
PassMark - CPU mark	1090 vs 874

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: Intel Atom C2538
CPU 2: AMD PRO A4-4350B

PassMark - Single thread mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

538

921

PassMark - CPU mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

874

1090

Name	Intel Atom C2538	AMD PRO A4-4350B
PassMark - Single thread mark	538	921
PassMark - CPU mark	874	1090
Geekbench 4 - Single Core	1014
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core	2546

Compare specifications (specs)

	Intel Atom C2538	AMD PRO A4-4350B
Essentials
Architecture codename	Rangeley
Launch date	Q3'13	Q1 2018
Place in performance rating	2439	2387
Processor Number	C2538
Series	Intel® Atom™ Processor C Series	AMD PRO A-Series A4 APU for Laptops
Status	Launched
Vertical segment	Embedded	Laptop
Family		AMD PRO A-Series Processors
OPN Tray		AM435BAYN23AC
OS Support		Windows 10 - 64-Bit Edition, RHEL x86 64-Bit, Ubuntu x86 64-Bit
Performance
64 bit support
Base frequency	2.40 GHz	2.5 GHz
Manufacturing process technology	22 nm	28 nm
Number of cores	4	2
Number of threads	4
Compute Cores		5
L2 cache		1 MB
Maximum core temperature		90°C
Maximum frequency		2.9 GHz
Number of GPU cores		3
Unlocked
Memory
Max memory channels	2	1
Maximum memory size	64 GB
Supported memory types	DDR3/DDR3L 1600
Supported memory frequency		2133 MHz
Compatibility
Low Halogen Options Available
Package Size	34 mm x 28 mm
Sockets supported	FCBGA1283
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
Adaptive Voltage and Frequency Scaling (AVFS)
AMD Secure technology
Fused Multiply-Add 4 (FMA4)
Virtualization
Intel® Virtualization Technology (VT-x)
Intel® VT-x with Extended Page Tables (EPT)
AMD Virtualization (AMD-V™)
Graphics
Enduro
Graphics max frequency		655 MHz
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