Intel Atom E3815 vs AMD Turion 64 MT-34

Comparative analysis of Intel Atom E3815 and AMD Turion 64 MT-34 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 Turion 64 MT-34

Differences

Reasons to consider the Intel Atom E3815

CPU is newer: launch date 8 year(s) 7 month(s) later
A newer manufacturing process allows for a more powerful, yet cooler running processor: 22 nm vs 90 nm
5x lower typical power consumption: 5 Watt vs 25 Watt

Launch date	October 2013 vs March 2005
Manufacturing process technology	22 nm vs 90 nm
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	5 Watt vs 25 Watt

Reasons to consider the AMD Turion 64 MT-34

Around 23% higher clock speed: 1.8 GHz vs 1.46 GHz
2x 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
Around 23% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 328 vs 266
Around 52% better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 279 vs 184

Specifications (specs)
Maximum frequency	1.8 GHz vs 1.46 GHz
L1 cache	128 KB vs 64 KB (per core)
L2 cache	1024 KB vs 512 KB (per core)
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark	328 vs 266
PassMark - CPU mark	279 vs 184

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: Intel Atom E3815
CPU 2: AMD Turion 64 MT-34

PassMark - Single thread mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

266

328

PassMark - CPU mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

184

279

Name	Intel Atom E3815	AMD Turion 64 MT-34
PassMark - Single thread mark	266	328
PassMark - CPU mark	184	279

Compare specifications (specs)

	Intel Atom E3815	AMD Turion 64 MT-34
Essentials
Architecture codename	Bay Trail	Lancaster
Launch date	October 2013	March 2005
Launch price (MSRP)	$134
Place in performance rating	3258	3214
Price now	$209.99
Processor Number	E3815
Series	Intel® Atom™ Processor E Series	Turion 64
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)	1024 KB
Manufacturing process technology	22 nm	90 nm
Maximum core temperature	-40°C to 110°C
Maximum frequency	1.46 GHz	1.8 GHz
Number of cores	1	1
Number of threads	1	1
Die size		125 mm
Front-side bus (FSB)		800 MHz
Transistor count		114 million
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	1
Package Size	25mm x 27mm
Sockets supported	FCBGA1170	754
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	5 Watt	25 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)