Intel Atom x6211E vs AMD A6-8500P

Comparative analysis of Intel Atom x6211E and AMD A6-8500P processors for all known characteristics in the following categories: Essentials, Performance, Memory, Graphics, Graphics interfaces, Graphics image quality, Graphics API support, Compatibility, Peripherals, Security & Reliability, Advanced Technologies, Virtualization. Benchmark processor performance analysis: PassMark - Single thread mark, PassMark - CPU mark.

 

Differences

Reasons to consider the Intel Atom x6211E

  • Around 17% higher maximum core temperature: 105°C vs 90°C
  • A newer manufacturing process allows for a more powerful, yet cooler running processor: 10 nm vs 28 nm
  • Around 50% more L2 cache; more data can be stored in the L2 cache for quick access later
  • 2.5x lower typical power consumption: 6 Watt vs 15 Watt
  • Around 27% better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 1833 vs 1445
Specifications (specs)
Maximum core temperature 105°C vs 90°C
Manufacturing process technology 10 nm vs 28 nm
L2 cache 1.5 MB vs 1 MB
Thermal Design Power (TDP) 6 Watt vs 15 Watt
Benchmarks
PassMark - CPU mark 1833 vs 1445

Reasons to consider the AMD A6-8500P

  • Around 4% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 1253 vs 1208
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark 1253 vs 1208

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: Intel Atom x6211E
CPU 2: AMD A6-8500P

PassMark - Single thread mark
CPU 1
CPU 2
1208
1253
PassMark - CPU mark
CPU 1
CPU 2
1833
1445
Name Intel Atom x6211E AMD A6-8500P
PassMark - Single thread mark 1208 1253
PassMark - CPU mark 1833 1445

Compare specifications (specs)

Intel Atom x6211E AMD A6-8500P

Essentials

Architecture codename Elkhart Lake Carrizo
Launch date Q1'21 3 June 2015
Place in performance rating 2028 1999
Processor Number 6211E
Series Intel Atom Processor X Series AMD A6-Series APU for Laptops
Status Launched
Vertical segment Embedded Laptop
Family AMD A-Series Processors
OPN Tray AM850PAAY23KA

Performance

64 bit support
Base frequency 1.30 GHz 1.6 GHz
L1 cache 112 KB
L2 cache 1.5 MB 1 MB
Manufacturing process technology 10 nm 28 nm
Maximum core temperature 105°C 90°C
Maximum frequency 3.00 GHz 3 GHz
Number of cores 2 2
Number of threads 2 2
Operating Temperature Range -40°C to 85°C
Compute Cores 6
Number of GPU cores 4
Transistor count 3100 Million
Unlocked

Memory

Max memory channels 4 2
Maximum memory bandwidth 51.2 GB/s
Maximum memory size 32 GB
Supported memory types 4x32 LPDDR4/x 3200MT/s Max 16GB / 2x64 DDR4 3200MT/s Max 32GB LPDDR4/x & DDR4 with In Band ECC DDR3

Graphics

Execution Units 16
Graphics base frequency 350 MHz
Graphics max frequency 750 MHz 800 MHz
Intel® Quick Sync Video
Processor graphics Intel UHD Graphics for 10th Gen Intel Processors AMD Radeon R5 Graphics
Enduro
iGPU core count 4
Switchable graphics
Unified Video Decoder (UVD)
Video Codec Engine (VCE)

Graphics interfaces

DisplayPort
eDP
HDMI
MIPI-DSI
Number of displays supported 3

Graphics image quality

4K resolution support
Max resolution over DisplayPort 4096x2160@ 60Hz
Max resolution over eDP 4096x2160@ 60Hz

Graphics API support

DirectX Yes 12
OpenGL Yes
Vulkan

Compatibility

Max number of CPUs in a configuration 1
Package Size 35mm x 24mm
Sockets supported FCBGA1493 FP4
Thermal Design Power (TDP) 6 Watt 15 Watt

Peripherals

Integrated LAN
Max number of PCIe lanes 8
Number of USB ports 4
PCI Express revision 3.0 3.0
PCIe configurations PCIe 0: 1 x4/2 x2/1 x2 + 2 x1/4 x1, PCIe 1-3: 1 x2/1 x1
Total number of SATA ports 2
UART
USB revision 2.0/3.0/3.1

Security & Reliability

Execute Disable Bit (EDB)
Intel® OS Guard
Intel® Secure Key technology
Intel® Trusted Execution technology (TXT)
Secure Boot

Advanced Technologies

General-Purpose Input/Output (GPIO)
HD Audio
Idle States
Intel 64
Intel® AES New Instructions
Intel® Hyper-Threading technology
Speed Shift technology
AMD App Acceleration
AMD Elite Experiences
AMD HD3D technology
AMD Mantle API
Enhanced Virus Protection (EVP)
Frame Rate Target Control (FRTC)
FreeSync
Fused Multiply-Add (FMA)
Fused Multiply-Add 4 (FMA4)
Heterogeneous System Architecture (HSA)
Intel® Advanced Vector Extensions (AVX)
Out-of-band client management
PowerGating
PowerNow
System Image Stability
TrueAudio
VirusProtect

Virtualization

Intel® Virtualization Technology (VT-x)
Intel® Virtualization Technology for Directed I/O (VT-d)
AMD Virtualization (AMD-V™)
IOMMU 2.0