Intel Atom E3815 vs AMD C-30

Comparative analysis of Intel Atom E3815 and AMD C-30 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.

Intel Atom E3815

AMD C-30

Differences

Reasons to consider the Intel Atom E3815

CPU is newer: launch date 2 year(s) 10 month(s) later
Around 22% higher clock speed: 1.46 GHz vs 1.2 GHz
A newer manufacturing process allows for a more powerful, yet cooler running processor: 22 nm vs 40 nm
Around 80% lower typical power consumption: 5 Watt vs 9 Watt
Around 3% better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 184 vs 178

Specifications (specs)
Launch date	October 2013 vs 9 November 2010
Maximum frequency	1.46 GHz vs 1.2 GHz
Manufacturing process technology	22 nm vs 40 nm
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	5 Watt vs 9 Watt
Benchmarks
PassMark - CPU mark	184 vs 178

Reasons to consider the AMD C-30

Around 41% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 375 vs 266

Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark	375 vs 266

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: Intel Atom E3815
CPU 2: AMD C-30

PassMark - Single thread mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

266

375

PassMark - CPU mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

184

178

Name	Intel Atom E3815	AMD C-30
PassMark - Single thread mark	266	375
PassMark - CPU mark	184	178

Compare specifications (specs)

	Intel Atom E3815	AMD C-30
Essentials
Architecture codename	Bay Trail	Ontario
Launch date	October 2013	9 November 2010
Launch price (MSRP)	$134
Place in performance rating	3258	3178
Price now	$209.99
Processor Number	E3815
Series	Intel® Atom™ Processor E Series	AMD C-Series
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)	64 KB
L2 cache	512 KB (per core)	512 KB
Manufacturing process technology	22 nm	40 nm
Maximum core temperature	-40°C to 110°C
Maximum frequency	1.46 GHz	1.2 GHz
Number of cores	1	1
Number of threads	1	1
Die size		75 mm
Memory
ECC memory support
Max memory channels	1
Maximum memory size	8 GB
Supported memory types	DDR3L 1067	DDR3
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	1
Package Size	25mm x 27mm
Sockets supported	FCBGA1170	FT1 BGA 413-Ball
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	5 Watt	9 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
Virtualization
Intel® Virtualization Technology (VT-x)
Intel® Virtualization Technology for Directed I/O (VT-d)
Intel® VT-x with Extended Page Tables (EPT)