Intel Atom D2700 vs AMD Phenom II X4 840

Comparative analysis of Intel Atom D2700 and AMD Phenom II X4 840 processors for all known characteristics in the following categories: Essentials, Performance, Memory, Graphics, Graphics interfaces, 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 - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s).

Intel Atom D2700

AMD Phenom II X4 840

Differences

Reasons to consider the Intel Atom D2700

CPU is newer: launch date 0 year(s) 11 month(s) later
Around 41% higher maximum core temperature: 100 °C vs 71°C
A newer manufacturing process allows for a more powerful, yet cooler running processor: 32 nm vs 45 nm
9.5x lower typical power consumption: 10 Watt vs 95 Watt
Around 77% better performance in Geekbench 4 - Single Core: 691 vs 391
Around 2% better performance in Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core: 1354 vs 1325

Specifications (specs)
Launch date	28 December 2011 vs January 2011
Maximum core temperature	100 °C vs 71°C
Manufacturing process technology	32 nm vs 45 nm
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	10 Watt vs 95 Watt
Benchmarks
Geekbench 4 - Single Core	691 vs 391
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core	1354 vs 1325

Reasons to consider the AMD Phenom II X4 840

2 more cores, run more applications at once: 4 vs 2
Around 50% higher clock speed: 3.2 GHz vs 2.13 GHz
4x more L1 cache, more data can be stored in the L1 cache for quick access later
2x more L2 cache, more data can be stored in the L2 cache for quick access later
3.4x better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 1298 vs 378
5.2x better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 2410 vs 467

Specifications (specs)
Number of cores	4 vs 2
Maximum frequency	3.2 GHz vs 2.13 GHz
L1 cache	512 KB vs 64 KB (per core)
L2 cache	2 MB vs 1024 KB
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark	1298 vs 378
PassMark - CPU mark	2410 vs 467

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: Intel Atom D2700
CPU 2: AMD Phenom II X4 840

PassMark - Single thread mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

378

1298

PassMark - CPU mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

467

2410

Geekbench 4 - Single Core

CPU 1

CPU 2

691

391

Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core

CPU 1

CPU 2

1354

1325

Name	Intel Atom D2700	AMD Phenom II X4 840
PassMark - Single thread mark	378	1298
PassMark - CPU mark	467	2410
Geekbench 4 - Single Core	691	391
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core	1354	1325
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s)		2.92
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s)		8.884
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s)		0.159
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s)		3.91

Compare specifications (specs)

	Intel Atom D2700	AMD Phenom II X4 840
Essentials
Architecture codename	Cedarview	Propus
Launch date	28 December 2011	January 2011
Launch price (MSRP)	$52	$90
Place in performance rating	2845	2861
Processor Number	D2700
Series	Intel® Atom™ Processor D Series	AMD Phenom II X4
Status	Discontinued
Vertical segment	Desktop	Desktop
Family		AMD Phenom
OPN PIB		HDX840WFGMBOX
OPN Tray		HDX840WFK42GM
Price now		$89.95
Value for money (0-100)		11.50
Performance
64 bit support
Base frequency	2.13 GHz	3.2 GHz
Bus Speed	2.5 GT/s DMI
Die size	66 mm	169 mm
L1 cache	64 KB (per core)	512 KB
L2 cache	1024 KB	2 MB
Manufacturing process technology	32 nm	45 nm
Maximum core temperature	100 °C	71°C
Maximum frequency	2.13 GHz	3.2 GHz
Number of cores	2	4
Number of threads	4	4
Transistor count	176 million	300 million
VID voltage range	0.91V -1.21V
Unlocked
Memory
Max memory channels	1
Maximum memory bandwidth	6.4 GB/s
Maximum memory size	4 GB
Supported memory types	DDR3 800/1066	DDR3
Graphics
Graphics base frequency	640 MHz
Processor graphics	Integrated
Graphics interfaces
Number of displays supported	2
Compatibility
Low Halogen Options Available
Max number of CPUs in a configuration	1	1
Package Size	22mm X 22 mm
Sockets supported	FCBGA559	AM3
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	10 Watt	95 Watt
Peripherals
Max number of PCIe lanes	4
Number of USB ports	8
Total number of SATA ports	2
Security & Reliability
Execute Disable Bit (EDB)
Advanced Technologies
Enhanced Intel SpeedStep® technology
HD Audio
Instruction set extensions	Intel® SSE2, Intel® SSE3, Intel® SSSE3
Intel 64
Intel® Active Management technology (AMT)
Intel® Demand Based Switching
Intel® Hyper-Threading technology
Intel® ME Firmware Version	No
Intel® Turbo Boost technology
Intel® vPro™ Platform Eligibility
Physical Address Extensions (PAE)	36-bit
Virtualization
Intel® Virtualization Technology (VT-x)
Intel® Virtualization Technology for Directed I/O (VT-d)