Intel Atom 230 vs Intel Pentium 4 HT 620

Comparative analysis of Intel Atom 230 and Intel Pentium 4 HT 620 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 HT 620

Differences

Reasons to consider the Intel Atom 230

CPU is newer: launch date 3 year(s) 0 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
2.3x 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 February 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 28 KB
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	4 Watt vs 84 Watt

Reasons to consider the Intel Pentium 4 HT 620

Around 75% higher clock speed: 2.8 GHz vs 1.6 GHz
4x more L2 cache, more data can be stored in the L2 cache for quick access later
Around 84% better performance in Geekbench 4 - Single Core: 801 vs 436
Around 64% better performance in Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core: 906 vs 552

Specifications (specs)
Maximum frequency	2.8 GHz vs 1.6 GHz
L2 cache	2048 KB vs 512 KB
Benchmarks
Geekbench 4 - Single Core	801 vs 436
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core	906 vs 552

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: Intel Atom 230
CPU 2: Intel Pentium 4 HT 620

Geekbench 4 - Single Core

CPU 1

CPU 2

436

801

Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core

CPU 1

CPU 2

552

906

Name	Intel Atom 230	Intel Pentium 4 HT 620
PassMark - Single thread mark	185
PassMark - CPU mark	169
Geekbench 4 - Single Core	436	801
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core	552	906

Compare specifications (specs)

	Intel Atom 230	Intel Pentium 4 HT 620
Essentials
Architecture codename	Diamondville	Prescott
Launch date	1 March 2008	February 2005
Place in performance rating	3231	2531
Processor Number	230	620
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	800 MHz FSB
Die size	26 mm2	135 mm2
Front-side bus (FSB)	533 MHz
L1 cache	64 KB (per core)	28 KB
L2 cache	512 KB	2048 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	169 million
VID voltage range	0.9V-1.1625V	1.200V-1.400V
Maximum case temperature (TCase)		68 °C
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