AMD Athlon 64 2650e vs Intel Atom 330

Comparative analysis of AMD Athlon 64 2650e and Intel Atom 330 processors for all known characteristics in the following categories: Essentials, Performance, Compatibility, Security & Reliability, Advanced Technologies, Virtualization. Benchmark processor performance analysis: PassMark - Single thread mark, PassMark - CPU mark.

AMD Athlon 64 2650e

Intel Atom 330

Differences

Reasons to consider the AMD Athlon 64 2650e

CPU is newer: launch date 3 month(s) later
Around 19% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 304 vs 255

Specifications (specs)
Launch date	January 2009 vs 22 September 2008
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark	304 vs 255

Reasons to consider the Intel Atom 330

1 more cores, run more applications at once: 2 vs 1
A newer manufacturing process allows for a more powerful, yet cooler running processor: 45 nm vs 65 nm
2x more L2 cache, more data can be stored in the L2 cache for quick access later
Around 88% lower typical power consumption: 8 Watt vs 15 Watt
Around 32% better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 363 vs 274

Specifications (specs)
Number of cores	2 vs 1
Manufacturing process technology	45 nm vs 65 nm
L2 cache	1024 KB vs 512 KB
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	8 Watt vs 15 Watt
Benchmarks
PassMark - CPU mark	363 vs 274

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: AMD Athlon 64 2650e
CPU 2: Intel Atom 330

PassMark - Single thread mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

304

255

PassMark - CPU mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

274

363

Name	AMD Athlon 64 2650e	Intel Atom 330
PassMark - Single thread mark	304	255
PassMark - CPU mark	274	363

Compare specifications (specs)

	AMD Athlon 64 2650e	Intel Atom 330
Essentials
Architecture codename	Lima	Diamondville
Launch date	January 2009	22 September 2008
Place in performance rating	3241	3266
Vertical segment	Desktop	Desktop
Launch price (MSRP)		$43
Processor Number		330
Series		Legacy Intel Atom® Processors
Status		Discontinued
Performance
64 bit support
Die size	77 mm	52 mm2
L1 cache	128 KB	64 KB (per core)
L2 cache	512 KB	1024 KB
Manufacturing process technology	65 nm	45 nm
Maximum frequency	1.6 GHz	1.6 GHz
Number of cores	1	2
Transistor count	122 million	94 million
Base frequency		1.60 GHz
Bus Speed		533 MHz FSB
Front-side bus (FSB)		533 MHz
Maximum core temperature		85.2°C
Number of threads		4
VID voltage range		0.9V-1.1625V
Compatibility
Max number of CPUs in a configuration	1	1
Sockets supported	AM2	PBGA437
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	15 Watt	8 Watt
Low Halogen Options Available
Package Size		22mm x 22mm
Security & Reliability
Execute Disable Bit (EDB)
Intel® Trusted Execution technology (TXT)
Advanced Technologies
Enhanced Intel SpeedStep® technology
FSB parity
Instruction set extensions		Intel® SSE2, Intel® SSE3, Intel® SSSE3
Intel 64
Intel® Demand Based Switching
Intel® Hyper-Threading technology
Intel® Turbo Boost technology
Thermal Monitoring
Virtualization
Intel® Virtualization Technology (VT-x)
Intel® Virtualization Technology for Directed I/O (VT-d)