Intel Atom E3815 vs AMD E-240

Comparative analysis of Intel Atom E3815 and AMD E-240 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).

Intel Atom E3815

AMD E-240

Differences

Reasons to consider the Intel Atom E3815

CPU is newer: launch date 2 year(s) 10 month(s) later
A newer manufacturing process allows for a more powerful, yet cooler running processor: 22 nm vs 40 nm
3.6x lower typical power consumption: 5 Watt vs 18 Watt

Launch date	October 2013 vs 9 November 2010
Manufacturing process technology	22 nm vs 40 nm
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	5 Watt vs 18 Watt

Reasons to consider the AMD E-240

Around 3% higher clock speed: 1.5 GHz vs 1.46 GHz
Around 52% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 403 vs 266
Around 6% better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 195 vs 184

Specifications (specs)
Maximum frequency	1.5 GHz vs 1.46 GHz
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark	403 vs 266
PassMark - CPU mark	195 vs 184

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: Intel Atom E3815
CPU 2: AMD E-240

PassMark - Single thread mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

266

403

PassMark - CPU mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

184

195

Name	Intel Atom E3815	AMD E-240
PassMark - Single thread mark	266	403
PassMark - CPU mark	184	195
Geekbench 4 - Single Core		614
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core		557
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s)		0.298
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s)		11.462

Compare specifications (specs)

	Intel Atom E3815	AMD E-240
Essentials
Architecture codename	Bay Trail	Zacate
Launch date	October 2013	9 November 2010
Launch price (MSRP)	$134
Place in performance rating	3259	3178
Price now	$209.99
Processor Number	E3815
Series	Intel® Atom™ Processor E Series	AMD E-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	1.5 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	18 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)
AMD Virtualization (AMD-V™)