Intel Atom 230 vs Intel Pentium 4 511

Comparative analysis of Intel Atom 230 and Intel Pentium 4 511 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.

Intel Atom 230

Intel Pentium 4 511

Differences

Reasons to consider the Intel Atom 230

CPU is newer: launch date 3 year(s) 2 month(s) later
Around 26% higher maximum core temperature: 85.2°C vs 67.7°C
A newer manufacturing process allows for a more powerful, yet cooler running processor: 45 nm vs 90 nm
4x more L1 cache, more data can be stored in the L1 cache for quick access later
21x lower typical power consumption: 4 Watt vs 84 Watt

Launch date	1 March 2008 vs January 2005
Maximum core temperature	85.2°C vs 67.7°C
Manufacturing process technology	45 nm vs 90 nm
L1 cache	64 KB (per core) vs 16 KB
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	4 Watt vs 84 Watt

Reasons to consider the Intel Pentium 4 511

Around 75% higher clock speed: 2.8 GHz vs 1.6 GHz
2x more L2 cache, more data can be stored in the L2 cache for quick access later
Around 79% better performance in Geekbench 4 - Single Core: 781 vs 436
Around 63% better performance in Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core: 899 vs 552

Specifications (specs)
Maximum frequency	2.8 GHz vs 1.6 GHz
L2 cache	1024 KB vs 512 KB
Benchmarks
Geekbench 4 - Single Core	781 vs 436
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core	899 vs 552

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: Intel Atom 230
CPU 2: Intel Pentium 4 511

Geekbench 4 - Single Core

CPU 1

CPU 2

436

781

Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core

CPU 1

CPU 2

552

899

Name	Intel Atom 230	Intel Pentium 4 511
PassMark - Single thread mark	185
PassMark - CPU mark	169
Geekbench 4 - Single Core	436	781
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core	552	899

Compare specifications (specs)

	Intel Atom 230	Intel Pentium 4 511
Essentials
Architecture codename	Diamondville	Prescott
Launch date	1 March 2008	January 2005
Place in performance rating	3231	2571
Processor Number	230	511
Series	Legacy Intel Atom® Processors	Legacy Intel® Pentium® Processor
Status	Discontinued	Discontinued
Vertical segment	Desktop	Desktop
Performance
64 bit support
Base frequency	1.60 GHz	2.80 GHz
Bus Speed	533 MHz FSB	533 MHz FSB
Die size	26 mm2	112 mm2
Front-side bus (FSB)	533 MHz
L1 cache	64 KB (per core)	16 KB
L2 cache	512 KB	1024 KB
Manufacturing process technology	45 nm	90 nm
Maximum core temperature	85.2°C	67.7°C
Maximum frequency	1.6 GHz	2.8 GHz
Number of cores	1	1
Number of threads	2
Transistor count	47 million	125 million
VID voltage range	0.9V-1.1625V	1.25V-1.400V
Compatibility
Low Halogen Options Available
Max number of CPUs in a configuration	1	1
Package Size	22mm x 22mm
Sockets supported	PBGA437	PLGA775
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	4 Watt	84 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)
Memory
Supported memory types		DDR1, DDR2, DDR3