Intel Atom x6214RE vs AMD A8-3520M

Comparative analysis of Intel Atom x6214RE and AMD A8-3520M processors for all known characteristics in the following categories: Essentials, Performance, Memory, Graphics, Compatibility, Peripherals, 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).

Intel Atom x6214RE

AMD A8-3520M

Differences

Reasons to consider the Intel Atom x6214RE

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

Manufacturing process technology	10 nm vs 32 nm
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	6 Watt vs 35 Watt

Reasons to consider the AMD A8-3520M

2 more cores, run more applications at once: 4 vs 2
2 more threads: 4 vs 2
2.7x more L2 cache, more data can be stored in the L2 cache for quick access later
Around 12% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 844 vs 754
Around 30% better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 1441 vs 1109

Specifications (specs)
Number of cores	4 vs 2
Number of threads	4 vs 2
L2 cache	4096 KB vs 1.5 MB
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark	844 vs 754
PassMark - CPU mark	1441 vs 1109

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: Intel Atom x6214RE
CPU 2: AMD A8-3520M

PassMark - Single thread mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

754

844

PassMark - CPU mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

1109

1441

Name	Intel Atom x6214RE	AMD A8-3520M
PassMark - Single thread mark	754	844
PassMark - CPU mark	1109	1441
Geekbench 4 - Single Core		274
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core		798
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s)		3.221
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s)		168.603
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s)		0.297

Compare specifications (specs)

	Intel Atom x6214RE	AMD A8-3520M
Essentials
Launch date	Q1'23	1 October 2011
Launch price (MSRP)	$47
Place in performance rating	2600	2582
Processor Number	X6214RE
Architecture codename		Llano
Series		AMD A-Series
Vertical segment		Laptop
Performance
Base frequency	1.40 GHz
L2 cache	1.5 MB	4096 KB
Manufacturing process technology	10 nm	32 nm
Maximum core temperature	85 °C
Number of cores	2	4
Number of threads	2	4
64 bit support
Die size		218 mm
L1 cache		128 KB (per core)
Maximum frequency		2.5 GHz
Transistor count		1000 Million
Memory
ECC memory support
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	DDR3
Graphics
Execution Units	16
Graphics base frequency	400 MHz
Processor graphics	Intel UHD Graphics for 10th Gen Intel Processors
Compatibility
Max number of CPUs in a configuration	1	1
Sockets supported	FCBGA1493	FS1
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	6 Watt	35 Watt
Peripherals
Max number of PCIe lanes	8
PCI Express revision	3.0
Virtualization
AMD Virtualization (AMD-V™)