Intel Atom E3826 vs AMD Athlon X2 QL-62

Comparative analysis of Intel Atom E3826 and AMD Athlon X2 QL-62 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, Geekbench 4 - Single Core, Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core.

Intel Atom E3826

AMD Athlon X2 QL-62

Differences

Reasons to consider the Intel Atom E3826

CPU is newer: launch date 5 year(s) 3 month(s) later
A newer manufacturing process allows for a more powerful, yet cooler running processor: 22 nm vs 65 nm
5x lower typical power consumption: 7 Watt vs 35 Watt

Launch date	October 2013 vs 3 June 2008
Manufacturing process technology	22 nm vs 65 nm
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	7 Watt vs 35 Watt

Reasons to consider the AMD Athlon X2 QL-62

Around 37% higher clock speed: 2 GHz vs 1.46 GHz
2x more L1 cache, more data can be stored in the L1 cache for quick access later
Around 58% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 623 vs 395
Around 73% better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 525 vs 304

Specifications (specs)
Maximum frequency	2 GHz vs 1.46 GHz
L1 cache	256 KB vs 64 KB (per core)
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark	623 vs 395
PassMark - CPU mark	525 vs 304

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: Intel Atom E3826
CPU 2: AMD Athlon X2 QL-62

PassMark - Single thread mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

395

623

PassMark - CPU mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

304

525

Name	Intel Atom E3826	AMD Athlon X2 QL-62
PassMark - Single thread mark	395	623
PassMark - CPU mark	304	525
Geekbench 4 - Single Core		181
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core		342

Compare specifications (specs)

	Intel Atom E3826	AMD Athlon X2 QL-62
Essentials
Architecture codename	Bay Trail	Lion
Launch date	October 2013	3 June 2008
Place in performance rating	3139	3120
Processor Number	E3826
Series	Intel® Atom™ Processor E Series	2x AMD Athlon
Status	Launched
Vertical segment	Embedded	Laptop
Performance
64 bit support
Base frequency	1.46 GHz
L1 cache	64 KB (per core)	256 KB
L2 cache	512 KB (per core)	1024 KB
Manufacturing process technology	22 nm	65 nm
Maximum core temperature	-40°C to 110°C
Maximum frequency	1.46 GHz	2 GHz
Number of cores	2	2
Number of threads	2	2
Front-side bus (FSB)		3600 MHz
Memory
ECC memory support
Max memory channels	2
Maximum memory size	8 GB
Supported memory types	DDR3L 1067
Graphics
Graphics base frequency	533 MHz
Graphics max frequency	667 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	S1g2
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	7 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)
AMD Virtualization (AMD-V™)