Intel Atom E3845 vs AMD Athlon II M300

Comparative analysis of Intel Atom E3845 and AMD Athlon II M300 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 Athlon II M300

Differences

Reasons to consider the Intel Atom E3845

CPU is newer: launch date 4 year(s) 0 month(s) later
2 more cores, run more applications at once: 4 vs 2
2 more threads: 4 vs 2
A newer manufacturing process allows for a more powerful, yet cooler running processor: 22 nm vs 45 nm
2x 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
3.5x lower typical power consumption: 10 Watt vs 35 Watt
Around 57% better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 1052 vs 670

Specifications (specs)
Launch date	October 2013 vs 10 September 2009
Number of cores	4 vs 2
Number of threads	4 vs 2
Manufacturing process technology	22 nm vs 45 nm
L1 cache	64 KB (per core) vs 128 KB
L2 cache	512 KB (per core) vs 1024 KB
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	10 Watt vs 35 Watt
Benchmarks
PassMark - CPU mark	1052 vs 670

Reasons to consider the AMD Athlon II M300

Around 5% higher clock speed: 2 GHz vs 1.91 GHz
Around 45% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 776 vs 536

Specifications (specs)
Maximum frequency	2 GHz vs 1.91 GHz
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark	776 vs 536

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: Intel Atom E3845
CPU 2: AMD Athlon II M300

PassMark - Single thread mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

536

776

PassMark - CPU mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

1052

670

Name	Intel Atom E3845	AMD Athlon II M300
PassMark - Single thread mark	536	776
PassMark - CPU mark	1052	670
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		236
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core		447

Compare specifications (specs)

	Intel Atom E3845	AMD Athlon II M300
Essentials
Architecture codename	Bay Trail	Caspian
Launch date	October 2013	10 September 2009
Place in performance rating	3030	2949
Processor Number	E3845
Series	Intel® Atom™ Processor E Series	AMD Athlon II
Status	Launched
Vertical segment	Embedded	Laptop
Performance
64 bit support
Base frequency	1.91 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	1.91 GHz	2 GHz
Number of cores	4	2
Number of threads	4	2
Front-side bus (FSB)		3200 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)
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	10 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)