Atom E3845 vs Athlon II X2 220

Place in the ranking	2741	2739
Place by popularity	not in top-100	not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation	5.30	no data
Market segment	Desktop processor	Laptop
Series	no data	Atom
Power efficiency	0.96	6.22
Architecture codename	Regor (2009−2013)	Bay Trail-I (2013)
Release date	21 September 2010 (14 years ago)	8 October 2013 (11 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)	$32	no data

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance per price, higher is better.

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Detailed specifications

Athlon II X2 220 and Atom E3845 basic parameters such as number of cores, number of threads, base frequency and turbo boost clock, lithography, cache size and multiplier lock state. These parameters indirectly say of CPU speed, though for more precise assessment you have to consider their test results.

Physical cores	2 (Dual-core)	4 (Quad-Core)
Threads	2	4
Base clock speed	2.8 GHz	no data
Boost clock speed	2.8 GHz	1.91 GHz
L1 cache	128 KB	64 KB (per core)
L2 cache	512 KB	512 KB (per core)
L3 cache	0 KB	0 KB
Chip lithography	45 nm	22 nm
Die size	117 mm²	no data
Number of transistors	410 million	no data
64 bit support	+	+
Windows 11 compatibility	-	-

Compatibility

Information on Athlon II X2 220 and Atom E3845 compatibility with other computer components: motherboard (look for socket type), power supply unit (look for power consumption) etc. Useful when planning a future computer configuration or upgrading an existing one. Note that power consumption of some processors can well exceed their nominal TDP, even without overclocking. Some can even double their declared thermals given that the motherboard allows to tune the CPU power parameters.

Number of CPUs in a configuration	1	1
Socket	AM3	Intel BGA1170
Power consumption (TDP)	65 Watt	10 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Athlon II X2 220 and Atom E3845. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)

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Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Athlon II X2 220 and Atom E3845. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory types

DDR3

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics card

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Intel HD Graphics

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Athlon II X2 220 and Atom E3845.

PCIe version

2.0

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Synthetic benchmark performance

Various benchmark results of the processors in comparison. Overall score is measured in points in 0-100 range, higher is better.

Combined synthetic benchmark score

This is our combined benchmark performance rating. We are regularly improving our combining algorithms, but if you find some perceived inconsistencies, feel free to speak up in comments section, we usually fix problems quickly.

Athlon II X2 220 0.66

Atom E3845 0.66

Passmark

Passmark CPU Mark is a widespread benchmark, consisting of 8 different types of workload, including integer and floating point math, extended instructions, compression, encryption and physics calculation. There is also one separate single-threaded scenario measuring single-core performance.

Athlon II X2 220 1043

Atom E3845 1052
+0.9%

Gaming performance

Pros & cons summary

Recency	21 September 2010	8 October 2013
Physical cores	2	4
Threads	2	4
Chip lithography	45 nm	22 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	65 Watt	10 Watt

Atom E3845 has an age advantage of 3 years, 100% more physical cores and 100% more threads, a 104.5% more advanced lithography process, and 550% lower power consumption.

Given the minimal performance differences, no clear winner can be declared between Athlon II X2 220 and Atom E3845.

Note that Athlon II X2 220 is a desktop processor while Atom E3845 is a notebook one.

Should you still have questions on choice between Athlon II X2 220 and Atom E3845, ask them in Comments section, and we shall answer.