Intel Atom 230 vs AMD Athlon 64 3200+

Comparative analysis of Intel Atom 230 and AMD Athlon 64 3200+ 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, Geekbench 4 - Single Core, Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core, CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s).

Intel Atom 230

AMD Athlon 64 3200+

Differences

Reasons to consider the Intel Atom 230

CPU is newer: launch date 7 year(s) 1 month(s) later
A newer manufacturing process allows for a more powerful, yet cooler running processor: 45 nm vs 130 nm
22.3x lower typical power consumption: 4 Watt vs 89 Watt
2.2x better performance in Geekbench 4 - Single Core: 436 vs 196
2.8x better performance in Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core: 552 vs 197

Specifications (specs)
Launch date	1 March 2008 vs January 2001
Manufacturing process technology	45 nm vs 130 nm
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	4 Watt vs 89 Watt
Benchmarks
Geekbench 4 - Single Core	436 vs 196
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core	552 vs 197

Reasons to consider the AMD Athlon 64 3200+

Around 38% higher clock speed: 2.2 GHz vs 1.6 GHz
2x more L1 cache, more data can be stored in the L1 cache for quick access later
3.1x better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 577 vs 185
2.9x better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 491 vs 169

Specifications (specs)
Maximum frequency	2.2 GHz vs 1.6 GHz
L1 cache	128 KB vs 64 KB (per core)
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark	577 vs 185
PassMark - CPU mark	491 vs 169

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: Intel Atom 230
CPU 2: AMD Athlon 64 3200+

PassMark - Single thread mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

185

577

PassMark - CPU mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

169

491

Geekbench 4 - Single Core

CPU 1

CPU 2

436

196

Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core

CPU 1

CPU 2

552

197

Name	Intel Atom 230	AMD Athlon 64 3200+
PassMark - Single thread mark	185	577
PassMark - CPU mark	169	491
Geekbench 4 - Single Core	436	196
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core	552	197
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s)		0.26

Compare specifications (specs)

	Intel Atom 230	AMD Athlon 64 3200+
Essentials
Architecture codename	Diamondville	Clawhammer
Launch date	1 March 2008	January 2001
Place in performance rating	3140	3145
Processor Number	230
Series	Legacy Intel Atom® Processors
Status	Discontinued
Vertical segment	Desktop	Desktop
Launch price (MSRP)		$150
Price now		$149.95
Value for money (0-100)		0.97
Performance
64 bit support
Base frequency	1.60 GHz
Bus Speed	533 MHz FSB
Die size	26 mm2	193 mm
Front-side bus (FSB)	533 MHz
L1 cache	64 KB (per core)	128 KB
L2 cache	512 KB	512 KB
Manufacturing process technology	45 nm	130 nm
Maximum core temperature	85.2°C
Maximum frequency	1.6 GHz	2.2 GHz
Number of cores	1	1
Number of threads	2
Transistor count	47 million	105 million
VID voltage range	0.9V-1.1625V
Compatibility
Low Halogen Options Available
Max number of CPUs in a configuration	1	1
Package Size	22mm x 22mm
Sockets supported	PBGA437	754
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	4 Watt	89 Watt
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)