Intel Atom 230 vs AMD Athlon 64 X2 4600+ EE

Comparative analysis of Intel Atom 230 and AMD Athlon 64 X2 4600+ EE 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 - Face Detection (mPixels/s), CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s), CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s).

Intel Atom 230

AMD Athlon 64 X2 4600+ EE

Differences

Reasons to consider the Intel Atom 230

CPU is newer: launch date 1 year(s) 9 month(s) later
A newer manufacturing process allows for a more powerful, yet cooler running processor: 45 nm vs 90 nm
16.3x lower typical power consumption: 4 Watt vs 65 Watt
Around 96% better performance in Geekbench 4 - Single Core: 436 vs 222
Around 39% better performance in Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core: 552 vs 397

Specifications (specs)
Launch date	1 March 2008 vs May 2006
Manufacturing process technology	45 nm vs 90 nm
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	4 Watt vs 65 Watt
Benchmarks
Geekbench 4 - Single Core	436 vs 222
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core	552 vs 397

Reasons to consider the AMD Athlon 64 X2 4600+ EE

1 more cores, run more applications at once: 2 vs 1
Around 50% higher clock speed: 2.4 GHz vs 1.6 GHz
4x more L1 cache, more data can be stored in the L1 cache for quick access later
4.5x better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 835 vs 185
4.3x better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 720 vs 169

Specifications (specs)
Number of cores	2 vs 1
Maximum frequency	2.4 GHz vs 1.6 GHz
L1 cache	256 KB vs 64 KB (per core)
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark	835 vs 185
PassMark - CPU mark	720 vs 169

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: Intel Atom 230
CPU 2: AMD Athlon 64 X2 4600+ EE

PassMark - Single thread mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

185

835

PassMark - CPU mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

169

720

Geekbench 4 - Single Core

CPU 1

CPU 2

436

222

Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core

CPU 1

CPU 2

552

397

Name	Intel Atom 230	AMD Athlon 64 X2 4600+ EE
PassMark - Single thread mark	185	835
PassMark - CPU mark	169	720
Geekbench 4 - Single Core	436	222
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core	552	397
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s)		0.708
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s)		1.445
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s)		0.042

Compare specifications (specs)

	Intel Atom 230	AMD Athlon 64 X2 4600+ EE
Essentials
Architecture codename	Diamondville	Windsor
Launch date	1 March 2008	May 2006
Place in performance rating	3219	3213
Processor Number	230
Series	Legacy Intel Atom® Processors
Status	Discontinued
Vertical segment	Desktop	Desktop
Performance
64 bit support
Base frequency	1.60 GHz
Bus Speed	533 MHz FSB
Die size	26 mm2	220 mm
Front-side bus (FSB)	533 MHz
L1 cache	64 KB (per core)	256 KB
L2 cache	512 KB	512 KB
Manufacturing process technology	45 nm	90 nm
Maximum core temperature	85.2°C
Maximum frequency	1.6 GHz	2.4 GHz
Number of cores	1	2
Number of threads	2
Transistor count	47 million	154 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	AM2
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	4 Watt	65 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)