Intel Atom E3815 vs AMD Mobile Sempron 210U

Comparative analysis of Intel Atom E3815 and AMD Mobile Sempron 210U 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 Mobile Sempron 210U

Differences

Reasons to consider the Intel Atom E3815

CPU is newer: launch date 4 year(s) 8 month(s) later
A newer manufacturing process allows for a more powerful, yet cooler running processor: 22 nm vs 65 nm
2x more L2 cache, more data can be stored in the L2 cache for quick access later
3x lower typical power consumption: 5 Watt vs 15 Watt

Launch date	October 2013 vs 16 January 2009
Manufacturing process technology	22 nm vs 65 nm
L2 cache	512 KB (per core) vs 256 KB
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	5 Watt vs 15 Watt

Reasons to consider the AMD Mobile Sempron 210U

Around 3% higher clock speed: 1.5 GHz vs 1.46 GHz
2x more L1 cache, more data can be stored in the L1 cache for quick access later
Around 8% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 299 vs 276
Around 37% better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 267 vs 195

Specifications (specs)
Maximum frequency	1.5 GHz vs 1.46 GHz
L1 cache	128 KB vs 64 KB (per core)
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark	299 vs 276
PassMark - CPU mark	267 vs 195

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: Intel Atom E3815
CPU 2: AMD Mobile Sempron 210U

PassMark - Single thread mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

276

299

PassMark - CPU mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

195

267

Name	Intel Atom E3815	AMD Mobile Sempron 210U
PassMark - Single thread mark	276	299
PassMark - CPU mark	195	267

Compare specifications (specs)

	Intel Atom E3815	AMD Mobile Sempron 210U
Essentials
Architecture codename	Bay Trail
Launch date	October 2013	16 January 2009
Launch price (MSRP)	$134
Place in performance rating	3264	3251
Price now	$209.99
Processor Number	E3815
Series	Intel® Atom™ Processor E Series	AMD Mobile Sempron
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)	128 KB
L2 cache	512 KB (per core)	256 KB
Manufacturing process technology	22 nm	65 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
Front-side bus (FSB)		1600 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	812-ball BGA
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	5 Watt	15 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)