Intel Atom x6211E vs AMD A8-4500M

Comparative analysis of Intel Atom x6211E and AMD A8-4500M 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, Geekbench 4 - Single Core, Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core, CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s), CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s), CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s), CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s), CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s), GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Frames), GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Frames), GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames), GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Fps), GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Fps), GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps).

Intel Atom x6211E

AMD A8-4500M

Differences

Reasons to consider the Intel Atom x6211E

Around 7% higher clock speed: 3.00 GHz vs 2.8 GHz
A newer manufacturing process allows for a more powerful, yet cooler running processor: 10 nm vs 32 nm
5.8x lower typical power consumption: 6 Watt vs 35 Watt
Around 31% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 1208 vs 919
Around 9% better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 1833 vs 1689

Specifications (specs)
Maximum frequency	3.00 GHz vs 2.8 GHz
Manufacturing process technology	10 nm vs 32 nm
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	6 Watt vs 35 Watt
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark	1208 vs 919
PassMark - CPU mark	1833 vs 1689

Reasons to consider the AMD A8-4500M

2 more cores, run more applications at once: 4 vs 2
2 more threads: 4 vs 2
Around 71% more L1 cache; more data can be stored in the L1 cache for quick access later
2.7x more L2 cache, more data can be stored in the L2 cache for quick access later

Number of cores	4 vs 2
Number of threads	4 vs 2
L1 cache	192 KB vs 112 KB
L2 cache	4096 KB vs 1.5 MB

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: Intel Atom x6211E
CPU 2: AMD A8-4500M

PassMark - Single thread mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

1208

919

PassMark - CPU mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

1833

1689

Name	Intel Atom x6211E	AMD A8-4500M
PassMark - Single thread mark	1208	919
PassMark - CPU mark	1833	1689
Geekbench 4 - Single Core		319
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core		850
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s)		2.85
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s)		6.601
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s)		0.141
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s)		0.252
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s)		1.772
GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Frames)		623
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Frames)		2944
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames)		4413
GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Fps)		623
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Fps)		2944
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps)		4413

Compare specifications (specs)

	Intel Atom x6211E	AMD A8-4500M
Essentials
Architecture codename	Elkhart Lake	Trinity
Launch date	Q1'21	15 May 2012
Place in performance rating	2028	1995
Processor Number	6211E
Series	Intel Atom Processor X Series	AMD A-Series
Status	Launched
Vertical segment	Embedded	Laptop
Performance
64 bit support
Base frequency	1.30 GHz
L1 cache	112 KB	192 KB
L2 cache	1.5 MB	4096 KB
Manufacturing process technology	10 nm	32 nm
Maximum core temperature	105°C
Maximum frequency	3.00 GHz	2.8 GHz
Number of cores	2	4
Number of threads	2	4
Operating Temperature Range	-40°C to 85°C
Die size		246 mm
Transistor count		1303 Million
Memory
Max memory channels	4
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
Graphics
Execution Units	16
Graphics base frequency	350 MHz
Graphics max frequency	750 MHz
Intel® Quick Sync Video
Processor graphics	Intel UHD Graphics for 10th Gen Intel Processors
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
OpenGL	Yes
Compatibility
Max number of CPUs in a configuration	1	1
Package Size	35mm x 24mm
Sockets supported	FCBGA1493	FS1r2
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	6 Watt	35 Watt
Peripherals
Integrated LAN
Max number of PCIe lanes	8
Number of USB ports	4
PCI Express revision	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
Fused Multiply-Add (FMA)
Intel® Advanced Vector Extensions (AVX)
Virtualization
Intel® Virtualization Technology (VT-x)
Intel® Virtualization Technology for Directed I/O (VT-d)
AMD Virtualization (AMD-V™)