Intel Atom E3825 vs AMD Turion II M520

Comparative analysis of Intel Atom E3825 and AMD Turion II M520 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 - Face Detection (mPixels/s), CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s), CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s).

Intel Atom E3825

AMD Turion II M520

Differences

Reasons to consider the Intel Atom E3825

CPU is newer: launch date 4 year(s) 0 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 10 September 2009
Manufacturing process technology	22 nm vs 45 nm
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	6 Watt vs 35 Watt

Reasons to consider the AMD Turion II M520

Around 73% higher clock speed: 2.3 GHz vs 1.33 GHz
3x better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 923 vs 309
2.2x better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 844 vs 378

Specifications (specs)
Maximum frequency	2.3 GHz vs 1.33 GHz
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark	923 vs 309
PassMark - CPU mark	844 vs 378

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: Intel Atom E3825
CPU 2: AMD Turion II M520

PassMark - Single thread mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

309

923

PassMark - CPU mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

378

844

Name	Intel Atom E3825	AMD Turion II M520
PassMark - Single thread mark	309	923
PassMark - CPU mark	378	844
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames)	1535
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps)	1535
Geekbench 4 - Single Core		1331
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core		2216
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s)		1.279
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s)		5.288
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s)		0.091

Compare specifications (specs)

	Intel Atom E3825	AMD Turion II M520
Essentials
Architecture codename	Bay Trail	Caspian
Launch date	October 2013	10 September 2009
Launch price (MSRP)	$73
Place in performance rating	2678	2650
Price now	$70.32
Processor Number	E3825
Series	Intel® Atom™ Processor E Series	AMD Turion 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)	128 KB
L2 cache	512 KB (per core)	1024 KB
Manufacturing process technology	22 nm	45 nm
Maximum core temperature	-40°C to 110°C
Maximum frequency	1.33 GHz	2.3 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	Socket S1 (s1g3) 638-pin
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
PowerNow
Virtualization
Intel® Virtualization Technology (VT-x)
Intel® Virtualization Technology for Directed I/O (VT-d)
Intel® VT-x with Extended Page Tables (EPT)