Intel Atom E3827 vs AMD Turion II M540

Comparative analysis of Intel Atom E3827 and AMD Turion II M540 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, GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames), GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps).

Intel Atom E3827

AMD Turion II M540

Differences

Reasons to consider the Intel Atom E3827

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
4.4x lower typical power consumption: 8 Watt vs 35 Watt

Launch date	October 2013 vs 10 September 2009
Manufacturing process technology	22 nm vs 45 nm
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	8 Watt vs 35 Watt

Reasons to consider the AMD Turion II M540

Around 37% higher clock speed: 2.4 GHz vs 1.75 GHz
2.1x better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 967 vs 468
Around 97% better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 912 vs 463

Specifications (specs)
Maximum frequency	2.4 GHz vs 1.75 GHz
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark	967 vs 468
PassMark - CPU mark	912 vs 463

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: Intel Atom E3827
CPU 2: AMD Turion II M540

PassMark - Single thread mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

468

967

PassMark - CPU mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

463

912

Name	Intel Atom E3827	AMD Turion II M540
PassMark - Single thread mark	468	967
PassMark - CPU mark	463	912
Geekbench 4 - Single Core	932
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core	1542
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames)	1653
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps)	1653

Compare specifications (specs)

	Intel Atom E3827	AMD Turion II M540
Essentials
Architecture codename	Bay Trail	Caspian
Launch date	October 2013	10 September 2009
Place in performance rating	2412	2334
Processor Number	E3827
Series	Intel® Atom™ Processor E Series	AMD Turion II
Status	Launched
Vertical segment	Embedded	Laptop
Performance
64 bit support
Base frequency	1.75 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	1.75 GHz	2.4 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 1333
Graphics
Graphics base frequency	542 MHz
Graphics max frequency	792 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)	8 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)