Intel Atom 230 vs Intel Core 2 Duo E6550

Comparative analysis of Intel Atom 230 and Intel Core 2 Duo E6550 processors for all known characteristics in the following categories: Essentials, Performance, Compatibility, Security & Reliability, Advanced Technologies, Virtualization, Memory. 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), CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s), CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s).

Intel Atom 230

Intel Core 2 Duo E6550

Differences

Reasons to consider the Intel Atom 230

CPU is newer: launch date 7 month(s) later
Around 18% higher maximum core temperature: 85.2°C vs 72°C
A newer manufacturing process allows for a more powerful, yet cooler running processor: 45 nm vs 65 nm
16.3x lower typical power consumption: 4 Watt vs 65 Watt
Around 44% better performance in Geekbench 4 - Single Core: 436 vs 303
Around 5% better performance in Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core: 552 vs 527

Specifications (specs)
Launch date	1 March 2008 vs July 2007
Maximum core temperature	85.2°C vs 72°C
Manufacturing process technology	45 nm vs 65 nm
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	4 Watt vs 65 Watt
Benchmarks
Geekbench 4 - Single Core	436 vs 303
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core	552 vs 527

Reasons to consider the Intel Core 2 Duo E6550

1 more cores, run more applications at once: 2 vs 1
Around 46% higher clock speed: 2.33 GHz vs 1.6 GHz
8x more L2 cache, more data can be stored in the L2 cache for quick access later
4.9x better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 908 vs 185
5.3x better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 898 vs 169

Specifications (specs)
Number of cores	2 vs 1
Maximum frequency	2.33 GHz vs 1.6 GHz
L2 cache	4096 KB vs 512 KB
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark	908 vs 185
PassMark - CPU mark	898 vs 169

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: Intel Atom 230
CPU 2: Intel Core 2 Duo E6550

PassMark - Single thread mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

185

908

PassMark - CPU mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

169

898

Geekbench 4 - Single Core

CPU 1

CPU 2

436

303

Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core

CPU 1

CPU 2

552

527

Name	Intel Atom 230	Intel Core 2 Duo E6550
PassMark - Single thread mark	185	908
PassMark - CPU mark	169	898
Geekbench 4 - Single Core	436	303
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core	552	527
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s)		0.261
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s)		18.666
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s)		0.077
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s)		0.371
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s)		1.88

Compare specifications (specs)

	Intel Atom 230	Intel Core 2 Duo E6550
Essentials
Architecture codename	Diamondville	Conroe
Launch date	1 March 2008	July 2007
Place in performance rating	3220	3207
Processor Number	230	E6550
Series	Legacy Intel Atom® Processors	Legacy Intel® Core™ Processors
Status	Discontinued	Discontinued
Vertical segment	Desktop	Desktop
Price now		$14.95
Value for money (0-100)		29.56
Performance
64 bit support
Base frequency	1.60 GHz	2.33 GHz
Bus Speed	533 MHz FSB	1333 MHz FSB
Die size	26 mm2	143 mm2
Front-side bus (FSB)	533 MHz
L1 cache	64 KB (per core)	64 KB
L2 cache	512 KB	4096 KB
Manufacturing process technology	45 nm	65 nm
Maximum core temperature	85.2°C	72°C
Maximum frequency	1.6 GHz	2.33 GHz
Number of cores	1	2
Number of threads	2
Transistor count	47 million	291 million
VID voltage range	0.9V-1.1625V	0.8500V-1.5V
Compatibility
Low Halogen Options Available
Max number of CPUs in a configuration	1	1
Package Size	22mm x 22mm	37.5mm x 37.5mm
Sockets supported	PBGA437	PLGA775
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
Intel® AES New Instructions
Virtualization
Intel® Virtualization Technology (VT-x)
Intel® Virtualization Technology for Directed I/O (VT-d)
Memory
Supported memory types		DDR1, DDR2, DDR3