Intel Atom 330 vs AMD Athlon 64 X2 4600+ EE

Comparative analysis of Intel Atom 330 and AMD Athlon 64 X2 4600+ EE processors for all known characteristics in the following categories: Essentials, Performance, Compatibility, Security & Reliability, Advanced Technologies, Virtualization. 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).

Intel Atom 330

AMD Athlon 64 X2 4600+ EE

Differences

Reasons to consider the Intel Atom 330

CPU is newer: launch date 2 year(s) 4 month(s) later
A newer manufacturing process allows for a more powerful, yet cooler running processor: 45 nm vs 90 nm
2x more L2 cache, more data can be stored in the L2 cache for quick access later
8.1x lower typical power consumption: 8 Watt vs 65 Watt

Launch date	22 September 2008 vs May 2006
Manufacturing process technology	45 nm vs 90 nm
L2 cache	1024 KB vs 512 KB
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	8 Watt vs 65 Watt

Reasons to consider the AMD Athlon 64 X2 4600+ EE

Around 50% higher clock speed: 2.4 GHz vs 1.6 GHz
2x more L1 cache, more data can be stored in the L1 cache for quick access later
3.3x better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 835 vs 255
Around 98% better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 720 vs 363

Specifications (specs)
Maximum frequency	2.4 GHz vs 1.6 GHz
L1 cache	256 KB vs 64 KB (per core)
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark	835 vs 255
PassMark - CPU mark	720 vs 363

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: Intel Atom 330
CPU 2: AMD Athlon 64 X2 4600+ EE

PassMark - Single thread mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

255

835

PassMark - CPU mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

363

720

Name	Intel Atom 330	AMD Athlon 64 X2 4600+ EE
PassMark - Single thread mark	255	835
PassMark - CPU mark	363	720
Geekbench 4 - Single Core		222
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core		397
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s)		0.708
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s)		1.445
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s)		0.042

Compare specifications (specs)

	Intel Atom 330	AMD Athlon 64 X2 4600+ EE
Essentials
Architecture codename	Diamondville	Windsor
Launch date	22 September 2008	May 2006
Launch price (MSRP)	$43
Place in performance rating	3266	3213
Processor Number	330
Series	Legacy Intel Atom® Processors
Status	Discontinued
Vertical segment	Desktop	Desktop
Performance
64 bit support
Base frequency	1.60 GHz
Bus Speed	533 MHz FSB
Die size	52 mm2	220 mm
Front-side bus (FSB)	533 MHz
L1 cache	64 KB (per core)	256 KB
L2 cache	1024 KB	512 KB
Manufacturing process technology	45 nm	90 nm
Maximum core temperature	85.2°C
Maximum frequency	1.6 GHz	2.4 GHz
Number of cores	2	2
Number of threads	4
Transistor count	94 million	154 million
VID voltage range	0.9V-1.1625V
Compatibility
Low Halogen Options Available
Max number of CPUs in a configuration	1	1
Package Size	22mm x 22mm
Sockets supported	PBGA437	AM2
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	8 Watt	65 Watt
Security & Reliability
Execute Disable Bit (EDB)
Intel® Trusted Execution technology (TXT)
Advanced Technologies
Enhanced Intel SpeedStep® technology
FSB parity
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)