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).

 

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: 896 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 896 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
896
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 169 896
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 3219 3206
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