AMD Phenom II X4 955 BE vs Intel Atom 230

Comparative analysis of AMD Phenom II X4 955 BE and Intel Atom 230 processors for all known characteristics in the following categories: Essentials, Performance, Memory, Compatibility, Security & Reliability, Advanced Technologies, Virtualization. Benchmark processor performance analysis: 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 - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s), 3DMark Fire Strike - Physics Score, PassMark - Single thread mark, PassMark - CPU mark.

AMD Phenom II X4 955 BE

Intel Atom 230

Differences

Reasons to consider the AMD Phenom II X4 955 BE

CPU is newer: launch date 1 year(s) 1 month(s) later
Processor is unlocked, an unlocked multiplier allows for easier overclocking
3 more cores, run more applications at once: 4 vs 1
Around 100% higher clock speed: 3.2 GHz vs 1.6 GHz
8x more L1 cache, more data can be stored in the L1 cache for quick access later
4x more L2 cache, more data can be stored in the L2 cache for quick access later
2.5x better performance in Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core: 1396 vs 552

Specifications (specs)
Launch date	April 2009 vs 1 March 2008
Unlocked	Unlocked vs Locked
Number of cores	4 vs 1
Maximum frequency	3.2 GHz vs 1.6 GHz
L1 cache	128 KB (per core) vs 64 KB (per core)
L2 cache	512 KB (per core) vs 512 KB
Benchmarks
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core	1396 vs 552

Reasons to consider the Intel Atom 230

31.3x lower typical power consumption: 4 Watt vs 125 Watt
Around 4% better performance in Geekbench 4 - Single Core: 436 vs 419

Specifications (specs)
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	4 Watt vs 125 Watt
Benchmarks
Geekbench 4 - Single Core	436 vs 419

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: AMD Phenom II X4 955 BE
CPU 2: Intel Atom 230

Geekbench 4 - Single Core

CPU 1

CPU 2

419

436

Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core

CPU 1

CPU 2

1396

552

Name	AMD Phenom II X4 955 BE	Intel Atom 230
Geekbench 4 - Single Core	419	436
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core	1396	552
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s)	3.993
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s)	11.511
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s)	0.196
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s)	4.178
3DMark Fire Strike - Physics Score	0
PassMark - Single thread mark		185
PassMark - CPU mark		169

Compare specifications (specs)

	AMD Phenom II X4 955 BE	Intel Atom 230
Essentials
Architecture codename	Deneb	Diamondville
Launch date	April 2009	1 March 2008
Place in performance rating	3218	3219
Vertical segment	Desktop	Desktop
Processor Number		230
Series		Legacy Intel Atom® Processors
Status		Discontinued
Performance
64 bit support
Die size	258 mm	26 mm2
L1 cache	128 KB (per core)	64 KB (per core)
L2 cache	512 KB (per core)	512 KB
L3 cache	6144 KB (shared)
Manufacturing process technology	45 nm	45 nm
Maximum frequency	3.2 GHz	1.6 GHz
Number of cores	4	1
Transistor count	758 million	47 million
Unlocked
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		2
VID voltage range		0.9V-1.1625V
Memory
Supported memory types	DDR3
Compatibility
Max number of CPUs in a configuration	1	1
Sockets supported	AM3	PBGA437
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	125 Watt	4 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
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)