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).

 

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 32% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 1208 vs 917
  • Around 9% better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 1833 vs 1685
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 917
PassMark - CPU mark 1833 vs 1685

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
917
PassMark - CPU mark
CPU 1
CPU 2
1833
1685
Name Intel Atom x6211E AMD A8-4500M
PassMark - Single thread mark 1208 917
PassMark - CPU mark 1833 1685
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™)