Intel Atom 230 vs AMD Athlon XP 1600+

Comparative analysis of Intel Atom 230 and AMD Athlon XP 1600+ 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.

 

Differences

Reasons to consider the Intel Atom 230

  • CPU is newer: launch date 7 year(s) 1 month(s) later
  • Around 14% higher clock speed: 1.6 GHz vs 1.4 GHz
  • A newer manufacturing process allows for a more powerful, yet cooler running processor: 45 nm vs 130 nm
  • 2x more L2 cache, more data can be stored in the L2 cache for quick access later
  • 12.3x lower typical power consumption: 4 Watt vs 49 Watt
Launch date 1 March 2008 vs January 2001
Maximum frequency 1.6 GHz vs 1.4 GHz
Manufacturing process technology 45 nm vs 130 nm
L2 cache 512 KB vs 256 KB
Thermal Design Power (TDP) 4 Watt vs 49 Watt

Reasons to consider the AMD Athlon XP 1600+

  • 2x more L1 cache, more data can be stored in the L1 cache for quick access later
  • Around 43% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 265 vs 185
  • Around 3% better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 174 vs 169
Specifications (specs)
L1 cache 128 KB vs 64 KB (per core)
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark 265 vs 185
PassMark - CPU mark 174 vs 169

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: Intel Atom 230
CPU 2: AMD Athlon XP 1600+

PassMark - Single thread mark
CPU 1
CPU 2
185
265
PassMark - CPU mark
CPU 1
CPU 2
169
174
Name Intel Atom 230 AMD Athlon XP 1600+
PassMark - Single thread mark 185 265
PassMark - CPU mark 169 174
Geekbench 4 - Single Core 436
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core 552

Compare specifications (specs)

Intel Atom 230 AMD Athlon XP 1600+

Essentials

Architecture codename Diamondville Thoroughbred
Launch date 1 March 2008 January 2001
Place in performance rating 3140 3182
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 80 mm
Front-side bus (FSB) 533 MHz
L1 cache 64 KB (per core) 128 KB
L2 cache 512 KB 256 KB
Manufacturing process technology 45 nm 130 nm
Maximum core temperature 85.2°C
Maximum frequency 1.6 GHz 1.4 GHz
Number of cores 1 1
Number of threads 2
Transistor count 47 million 37 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 A
Thermal Design Power (TDP) 4 Watt 49 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)