AMD Athlon II X3 440 vs Intel Atom D510

Comparative analysis of AMD Athlon II X3 440 and Intel Atom D510 processors for all known characteristics in the following categories: Essentials, Performance, Memory, Compatibility, Graphics, 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).

AMD Athlon II X3 440

Intel Atom D510

Differences

Reasons to consider the AMD Athlon II X3 440

CPU is newer: launch date 1 month(s) later
1 more cores, run more applications at once: 3 vs 2
Around 81% higher clock speed: 3 GHz vs 1.66 GHz
3x more L1 cache, more data can be stored in the L1 cache for quick access later
Around 50% more L2 cache; more data can be stored in the L2 cache for quick access later
4.1x better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 1194 vs 293
4.2x better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 1712 vs 406

Specifications (specs)
Launch date	January 2010 vs December 2009
Number of cores	3 vs 2
Maximum frequency	3 GHz vs 1.66 GHz
L1 cache	128 KB (per core) vs 64 KB (per core)
L2 cache	512 KB (per core) vs 512 KB (per core)
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark	1194 vs 293
PassMark - CPU mark	1712 vs 406

Reasons to consider the Intel Atom D510

7.3x lower typical power consumption: 13 Watt vs 95 Watt
Around 41% better performance in Geekbench 4 - Single Core: 515 vs 364
Around 6% better performance in Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core: 1003 vs 942

Specifications (specs)
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	13 Watt vs 95 Watt
Benchmarks
Geekbench 4 - Single Core	515 vs 364
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core	1003 vs 942

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: AMD Athlon II X3 440
CPU 2: Intel Atom D510

PassMark - Single thread mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

1194

293

PassMark - CPU mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

1712

406

Geekbench 4 - Single Core

CPU 1

CPU 2

364

515

Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core

CPU 1

CPU 2

942

1003

Name	AMD Athlon II X3 440	Intel Atom D510
PassMark - Single thread mark	1194	293
PassMark - CPU mark	1712	406
Geekbench 4 - Single Core	364	515
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core	942	1003
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s)	2.184
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s)	6.176
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s)	0.124
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s)	0.276
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s)	2.984

Compare specifications (specs)

	AMD Athlon II X3 440	Intel Atom D510
Essentials
Architecture codename	Rana	Pineview
Launch date	January 2010	December 2009
Launch price (MSRP)	$47	$97
Place in performance rating	3076	3077
Price now	$26.99	$97.16
Value for money (0-100)	28.04	1.98
Vertical segment	Desktop	Desktop
Processor Number		D510
Series		Legacy Intel Atom® Processors
Status		Discontinued
Performance
64 bit support
Die size	169 mm	87 mm2
L1 cache	128 KB (per core)	64 KB (per core)
L2 cache	512 KB (per core)	512 KB (per core)
Manufacturing process technology	45 nm	45 nm
Maximum frequency	3 GHz	1.66 GHz
Number of cores	3	2
Transistor count	300 million	176 million
Base frequency		1.66 GHz
Bus Speed		2.5 GT/s DMI
Maximum core temperature		100°C
Number of threads		4
VID voltage range		0.800V-1.175V
Memory
Supported memory types	DDR3	DDR2 667/800
Max memory channels		1
Maximum memory bandwidth		6.4 GB/s
Maximum memory size		4 GB
Compatibility
Max number of CPUs in a configuration	1	1
Sockets supported	AM3	FCBGA559
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	95 Watt	13 Watt
Low Halogen Options Available
Package Size		22mm x 22mm
Graphics
Processor graphics		Integrated
Security & Reliability
Execute Disable Bit (EDB)
Intel® Trusted Execution technology (TXT)
Advanced Technologies
Enhanced Intel SpeedStep® technology
Idle States
Instruction set extensions		Intel® SSE2, Intel® SSE3, Intel® SSSE3
Intel 64
Intel® AES New Instructions
Intel® Demand Based Switching
Intel® Hyper-Threading technology
Intel® Turbo Boost technology
Physical Address Extensions (PAE)		32-bit
Thermal Monitoring
Virtualization
Intel® Virtualization Technology (VT-x)
Intel® Virtualization Technology for Directed I/O (VT-d)