Intel Atom E3825 vs AMD Phenom II X2 N620

Comparative analysis of Intel Atom E3825 and AMD Phenom II X2 N620 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, GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames), GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps), Geekbench 4 - Single Core, Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core.

Intel Atom E3825

AMD Phenom II X2 N620

Differences

Reasons to consider the Intel Atom E3825

CPU is newer: launch date 3 year(s) 4 month(s) later
A newer manufacturing process allows for a more powerful, yet cooler running processor: 22 nm vs 45 nm
5.8x lower typical power consumption: 6 Watt vs 35 Watt

Launch date	October 2013 vs 12 May 2010
Manufacturing process technology	22 nm vs 45 nm
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	6 Watt vs 35 Watt

Reasons to consider the AMD Phenom II X2 N620

Around 111% higher clock speed: 2.8 GHz vs 1.33 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
3.5x better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 1092 vs 309
2.6x better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 992 vs 378

Specifications (specs)
Maximum frequency	2.8 GHz vs 1.33 GHz
L1 cache	256 KB vs 64 KB (per core)
L2 cache	2048 KB vs 512 KB (per core)
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark	1092 vs 309
PassMark - CPU mark	992 vs 378

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: Intel Atom E3825
CPU 2: AMD Phenom II X2 N620

PassMark - Single thread mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

309

1092

PassMark - CPU mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

378

992

Name	Intel Atom E3825	AMD Phenom II X2 N620
PassMark - Single thread mark	309	1092
PassMark - CPU mark	378	992
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames)	1535
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps)	1535
Geekbench 4 - Single Core		315
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core		643

Compare specifications (specs)

	Intel Atom E3825	AMD Phenom II X2 N620
Essentials
Architecture codename	Bay Trail	Champlain
Launch date	October 2013	12 May 2010
Launch price (MSRP)	$73
Place in performance rating	2678	2667
Price now	$70.32
Processor Number	E3825
Series	Intel® Atom™ Processor E Series	2x AMD Phenom II
Status	Launched
Value for money (0-100)	2.42
Vertical segment	Embedded	Laptop
Performance
64 bit support
Base frequency	1.33 GHz
L1 cache	64 KB (per core)	256 KB
L2 cache	512 KB (per core)	2048 KB
Manufacturing process technology	22 nm	45 nm
Maximum core temperature	-40°C to 110°C
Maximum frequency	1.33 GHz	2.8 GHz
Number of cores	2	2
Number of threads	2	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	533 MHz
Graphics max frequency	533 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	S1
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	6 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
VirusProtect
Virtualization
Intel® Virtualization Technology (VT-x)
Intel® Virtualization Technology for Directed I/O (VT-d)
Intel® VT-x with Extended Page Tables (EPT)