Intel Atom 230 vs Intel Pentium D 915

Comparative analysis of Intel Atom 230 and Intel Pentium D 915 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 D 915

Differences

Reasons to consider the Intel Atom 230

CPU is newer: launch date 1 year(s) 7 month(s) later
Around 34% higher maximum core temperature: 85.2°C vs 63.4°C
A newer manufacturing process allows for a more powerful, yet cooler running processor: 45 nm vs 65 nm
2.3x more L1 cache, more data can be stored in the L1 cache for quick access later
23.8x lower typical power consumption: 4 Watt vs 95 Watt
2.4x better performance in Geekbench 4 - Single Core: 436 vs 179
Around 80% better performance in Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core: 552 vs 307

Specifications (specs)
Launch date	1 March 2008 vs July 2006
Maximum core temperature	85.2°C vs 63.4°C
Manufacturing process technology	45 nm vs 65 nm
L1 cache	64 KB (per core) vs 28 KB
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	4 Watt vs 95 Watt
Benchmarks
Geekbench 4 - Single Core	436 vs 179
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core	552 vs 307

Reasons to consider the Intel Pentium D 915

1 more cores, run more applications at once: 2 vs 1
Around 75% higher clock speed: 2.8 GHz vs 1.6 GHz
8x more L2 cache, more data can be stored in the L2 cache for quick access later
2.9x better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 532 vs 185
2.7x better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 459 vs 169

Specifications (specs)
Number of cores	2 vs 1
Maximum frequency	2.8 GHz vs 1.6 GHz
L2 cache	4096 KB vs 512 KB
Max number of CPUs in a configuration	2 vs 1
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark	532 vs 185
PassMark - CPU mark	459 vs 169

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: Intel Atom 230
CPU 2: Intel Pentium D 915

PassMark - Single thread mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

185

532

PassMark - CPU mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

169

459

Geekbench 4 - Single Core

CPU 1

CPU 2

436

179

Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core

CPU 1

CPU 2

552

307

Name	Intel Atom 230	Intel Pentium D 915
PassMark - Single thread mark	185	532
PassMark - CPU mark	169	459
Geekbench 4 - Single Core	436	179
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core	552	307

Compare specifications (specs)

	Intel Atom 230	Intel Pentium D 915
Essentials
Architecture codename	Diamondville	Presler
Launch date	1 March 2008	July 2006
Place in performance rating	3220	3183
Processor Number	230	915
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	162 mm2
Front-side bus (FSB)	533 MHz
L1 cache	64 KB (per core)	28 KB
L2 cache	512 KB	4096 KB
Manufacturing process technology	45 nm	65 nm
Maximum core temperature	85.2°C	63.4°C
Maximum frequency	1.6 GHz	2.8 GHz
Number of cores	1	2
Number of threads	2
Transistor count	47 million	376 million
VID voltage range	0.9V-1.1625V	1.200V-1.3375V
Compatibility
Low Halogen Options Available
Max number of CPUs in a configuration	1	2
Package Size	22mm x 22mm	37.5mm x 37.5mm
Sockets supported	PBGA437	PLGA775
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	4 Watt	95 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
Physical Address Extensions (PAE)		32-bit
Virtualization
Intel® Virtualization Technology (VT-x)
Intel® Virtualization Technology for Directed I/O (VT-d)
Memory
Supported memory types		DDR1, DDR2, DDR3