Intel Atom E3815 vs AMD Athlon X2 QL-66

Comparative analysis of Intel Atom E3815 and AMD Athlon X2 QL-66 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, 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).

Intel Atom E3815

AMD Athlon X2 QL-66

Differences

Reasons to consider the Intel Atom E3815

CPU is newer: launch date 4 year(s) 0 month(s) later
A newer manufacturing process allows for a more powerful, yet cooler running processor: 22 nm vs 65 nm
7x lower typical power consumption: 5 Watt vs 35 Watt

Launch date	October 2013 vs 1 September 2009
Manufacturing process technology	22 nm vs 65 nm
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	5 Watt vs 35 Watt

Reasons to consider the AMD Athlon X2 QL-66

1 more cores, run more applications at once: 2 vs 1
1 more threads: 2 vs 1
Around 51% higher clock speed: 2.2 GHz vs 1.46 GHz
Around -350% higher maximum core temperature: 100 °C vs -40°C to 110°C
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
2.8x better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 751 vs 266
3.5x better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 641 vs 184

Specifications (specs)
Number of cores	2 vs 1
Number of threads	2 vs 1
Maximum frequency	2.2 GHz vs 1.46 GHz
Maximum core temperature	100 °C vs -40°C to 110°C
L1 cache	256 KB vs 64 KB (per core)
L2 cache	1024 KB vs 512 KB (per core)
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark	751 vs 266
PassMark - CPU mark	641 vs 184

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: Intel Atom E3815
CPU 2: AMD Athlon X2 QL-66

PassMark - Single thread mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

266

751

PassMark - CPU mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

184

641

Name	Intel Atom E3815	AMD Athlon X2 QL-66
PassMark - Single thread mark	266	751
PassMark - CPU mark	184	641
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s)		0.773
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s)		1.872
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s)		0.052

Compare specifications (specs)

	Intel Atom E3815	AMD Athlon X2 QL-66
Essentials
Architecture codename	Bay Trail	Lion
Launch date	October 2013	1 September 2009
Launch price (MSRP)	$134
Place in performance rating	3258	3203
Price now	$209.99
Processor Number	E3815
Series	Intel® Atom™ Processor E Series	2x AMD Athlon
Status	Launched
Value for money (0-100)	0.46
Vertical segment	Embedded	Laptop
Performance
64 bit support
Base frequency	1.46 GHz
L1 cache	64 KB (per core)	256 KB
L2 cache	512 KB (per core)	1024 KB
Manufacturing process technology	22 nm	65 nm
Maximum core temperature	-40°C to 110°C	100 °C
Maximum frequency	1.46 GHz	2.2 GHz
Number of cores	1	2
Number of threads	1	2
Front-side bus (FSB)		3600 MHz
Memory
ECC memory support
Max memory channels	1
Maximum memory size	8 GB
Supported memory types	DDR3L 1067
Graphics
Graphics base frequency	400 MHz
Graphics max frequency	400 MHz
Intel® Quick Sync Video
Processor graphics	Intel HD Graphics
Graphics interfaces
Number of displays supported	2
Compatibility
Low Halogen Options Available
Max number of CPUs in a configuration	1
Package Size	25mm x 27mm
Sockets supported	FCBGA1170	S1g2
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	5 Watt	35 Watt
Peripherals
Integrated IDE
Integrated LAN
Max number of PCIe lanes	4
PCI Express revision	2.0
PCIe configurations	x4, x2, x1
Total number of SATA ports	2
UART
USB revision	2.0, 3.0
Security & Reliability
Execute Disable Bit (EDB)
Intel® Trusted Execution technology (TXT)
Advanced Technologies
Enhanced Intel SpeedStep® technology
HD Audio
Intel 64
Intel® AES New Instructions
Intel® Hyper-Threading technology
Intel® vPro™ Platform Eligibility
PowerNow
Virtualization
Intel® Virtualization Technology (VT-x)
Intel® Virtualization Technology for Directed I/O (VT-d)
Intel® VT-x with Extended Page Tables (EPT)