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).

 

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: 2414 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 2414 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
2414
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 2414
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
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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)