AMD Opteron 6204 vs Intel Atom Z510

Comparative analysis of AMD Opteron 6204 and Intel Atom Z510 processors for all known characteristics in the following categories: Essentials, Performance, Memory, Compatibility, Security & Reliability, Advanced Technologies, Virtualization. Benchmark processor performance analysis: PassMark - Single thread mark, PassMark - CPU mark.

AMD Opteron 6204

Intel Atom Z510

Differences

Reasons to consider the AMD Opteron 6204

3 more cores, run more applications at once: 4 vs 1
A newer manufacturing process allows for a more powerful, yet cooler running processor: 32 nm vs 45 nm
8x more L1 cache, more data can be stored in the L1 cache for quick access later
8x more L2 cache, more data can be stored in the L2 cache for quick access later

Number of cores	4 vs 1
Manufacturing process technology	32 nm vs 45 nm
L1 cache	512 KB vs 64 KB (per core)
L2 cache	4 MB vs 512 KB (per core)

Reasons to consider the Intel Atom Z510

Around 21% higher maximum core temperature: 90°C vs 74.40°C
57.5x lower typical power consumption: 2 Watt vs 115 Watt

Maximum core temperature	90°C vs 74.40°C
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	2 Watt vs 115 Watt

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: AMD Opteron 6204
CPU 2: Intel Atom Z510

Name	AMD Opteron 6204	Intel Atom Z510
PassMark - Single thread mark		0
PassMark - CPU mark		194

Compare specifications (specs)

	AMD Opteron 6204	Intel Atom Z510
Essentials
Family	AMD Opteron
OPN Tray	OS6204WKT4GGU
Place in performance rating	not rated	3344
Series	AMD Opteron 6200 Series Processor	Legacy Intel Atom® Processors
Vertical segment	Server	Mobile
Architecture codename		Silverthorne
Launch date		April 2008
Launch price (MSRP)		$45
Price now		$45
Processor Number		Z510
Status		Discontinued
Value for money (0-100)		1.27
Performance
Base frequency	3.3 GHz	1.10 GHz
L1 cache	512 KB	64 KB (per core)
L2 cache	4 MB	512 KB (per core)
L3 cache	16 MB
Manufacturing process technology	32 nm	45 nm
Maximum core temperature	74.40°C	90°C
Number of cores	4	1
Number of threads	4
Unlocked
Bus Speed		400 MHz FSB
Die size		26 mm2
Maximum frequency		1.1 GHz
Transistor count		47 million
VID voltage range		0.75-1.1V
Memory
Supported memory frequency	2000 MHz
Supported memory types	DDR3
Compatibility
Sockets supported	G34	PBGA441
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	115 Watt	2 Watt
Low Halogen Options Available
Max number of CPUs in a configuration		1
Package Size		13mm x 14mm
Scenario Design Power (SDP)		0.96 W
Security & Reliability
Execute Disable Bit (EDB)
Intel® Trusted Execution technology (TXT)
Advanced Technologies
Enhanced Intel SpeedStep® technology
FSB parity
Idle States
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)