Intel Atom E3825 vs AMD Phenom II X4 P960

Comparative analysis of Intel Atom E3825 and AMD Phenom II X4 P960 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, CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s), CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s).

 

Differences

Reasons to consider the Intel Atom E3825

  • CPU is newer: launch date 2 year(s) 11 month(s) later
  • A newer manufacturing process allows for a more powerful, yet cooler running processor: 22 nm vs 45 nm
  • 4.2x lower typical power consumption: 6 Watt vs 25 Watt
Launch date October 2013 vs 19 October 2010
Manufacturing process technology 22 nm vs 45 nm
Thermal Design Power (TDP) 6 Watt vs 25 Watt

Reasons to consider the AMD Phenom II X4 P960

  • 2 more cores, run more applications at once: 4 vs 2
  • 2 more threads: 4 vs 2
  • Around 35% higher clock speed: 1.8 GHz vs 1.33 GHz
  • 4x 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
  • 2.4x better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 737 vs 309
  • 3.7x better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 1386 vs 378
Specifications (specs)
Number of cores 4 vs 2
Number of threads 4 vs 2
Maximum frequency 1.8 GHz vs 1.33 GHz
L1 cache 512 KB vs 64 KB (per core)
L2 cache 2048 KB vs 512 KB (per core)
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark 737 vs 309
PassMark - CPU mark 1386 vs 378

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: Intel Atom E3825
CPU 2: AMD Phenom II X4 P960

PassMark - Single thread mark
CPU 1
CPU 2
309
737
PassMark - CPU mark
CPU 1
CPU 2
378
1386
Name Intel Atom E3825 AMD Phenom II X4 P960
PassMark - Single thread mark 309 737
PassMark - CPU mark 378 1386
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames) 1535
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps) 1535
Geekbench 4 - Single Core 1087
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core 3140
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s) 4.568
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s) 0.115

Compare specifications (specs)

Intel Atom E3825 AMD Phenom II X4 P960

Essentials

Architecture codename Bay Trail Champlain
Launch date October 2013 19 October 2010
Launch price (MSRP) $73
Place in performance rating 2678 2623
Price now $70.32
Processor Number E3825
Series Intel® Atom™ Processor E Series 4x 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) 512 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 1.8 GHz
Number of cores 2 4
Number of threads 2 4
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 (S1g4)
Thermal Design Power (TDP) 6 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
VirusProtect

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™)

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