Intel Atom E3845 vs AMD A4-4355M

Comparative analysis of Intel Atom E3845 and AMD A4-4355M 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, CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s), GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames), GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps), CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s), Geekbench 4 - Single Core, Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core.

Intel Atom E3845

AMD A4-4355M

Differences

Reasons to consider the Intel Atom E3845

CPU is newer: launch date 1 year(s) 0 month(s) later
2 more cores, run more applications at once: 4 vs 2
A newer manufacturing process allows for a more powerful, yet cooler running processor: 22 nm vs 32 nm
2.7x more L1 cache, more data can be stored in the L1 cache for quick access later
Around 70% lower typical power consumption: 10 Watt vs 17 Watt
Around 31% better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 1058 vs 806

Specifications (specs)
Launch date	October 2013 vs 1 October 2012
Number of cores	4 vs 2
Manufacturing process technology	22 nm vs 32 nm
L1 cache	64 KB (per core) vs 96 KB
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	10 Watt vs 17 Watt
Benchmarks
PassMark - CPU mark	1058 vs 806

Reasons to consider the AMD A4-4355M

Around 26% higher clock speed: 2.4 GHz vs 1.91 GHz
Around 52% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 813 vs 536

Specifications (specs)
Maximum frequency	2.4 GHz vs 1.91 GHz
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark	813 vs 536

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: Intel Atom E3845
CPU 2: AMD A4-4355M

PassMark - Single thread mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

536

813

PassMark - CPU mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

1058

806

Name	Intel Atom E3845	AMD A4-4355M
PassMark - Single thread mark	536	813
PassMark - CPU mark	1058	806
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s)	9.495
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames)	1041
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps)	1041
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s)	0.787
Geekbench 4 - Single Core		210
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core		313

Compare specifications (specs)

	Intel Atom E3845	AMD A4-4355M
Essentials
Architecture codename	Bay Trail	Trinity
Launch date	October 2013	1 October 2012
Place in performance rating	2957	2864
Processor Number	E3845
Series	Intel® Atom™ Processor E Series	AMD A-Series
Status	Launched
Vertical segment	Embedded	Laptop
Performance
64 bit support
Base frequency	1.91 GHz
L1 cache	64 KB (per core)	96 KB
L2 cache	512 KB (per core)	2048 KB
Manufacturing process technology	22 nm	32 nm
Maximum core temperature	-40°C to 110°C
Maximum frequency	1.91 GHz	2.4 GHz
Number of cores	4	2
Number of threads	4
Die size		246 mm
Maximum case temperature (TCase)		100 °C
Transistor count		1303 Million
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	1
Package Size	25mm x 27mm
Sockets supported	FCBGA1170	FP2
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	10 Watt	17 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
Fused Multiply-Add (FMA)
Intel® Advanced Vector Extensions (AVX)
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™)