Intel Atom 330 vs AMD Athlon XP 1500+

Comparative analysis of Intel Atom 330 and AMD Athlon XP 1500+ 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.

 

Differences

Reasons to consider the Intel Atom 330

  • CPU is newer: launch date 6 year(s) 11 month(s) later
  • 1 more cores, run more applications at once: 2 vs 1
  • Around 20% higher clock speed: 1.6 GHz vs 1.33 GHz
  • A newer manufacturing process allows for a more powerful, yet cooler running processor: 45 nm vs 180 nm
  • 4x more L2 cache, more data can be stored in the L2 cache for quick access later
  • 7.5x lower typical power consumption: 8 Watt vs 60 Watt
  • Around 2% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 255 vs 251
  • 2.2x better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 363 vs 167
Specifications (specs)
Launch date 22 September 2008 vs October 2001
Number of cores 2 vs 1
Maximum frequency 1.6 GHz vs 1.33 GHz
Manufacturing process technology 45 nm vs 180 nm
L2 cache 1024 KB vs 256 KB
Thermal Design Power (TDP) 8 Watt vs 60 Watt
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark 255 vs 251
PassMark - CPU mark 363 vs 167

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: Intel Atom 330
CPU 2: AMD Athlon XP 1500+

PassMark - Single thread mark
CPU 1
CPU 2
255
251
PassMark - CPU mark
CPU 1
CPU 2
363
167
Name Intel Atom 330 AMD Athlon XP 1500+
PassMark - Single thread mark 255 251
PassMark - CPU mark 363 167

Compare specifications (specs)

Intel Atom 330 AMD Athlon XP 1500+

Essentials

Architecture codename Diamondville Palomino
Launch date 22 September 2008 October 2001
Launch price (MSRP) $43
Place in performance rating 3266 3271
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 150 mm
Front-side bus (FSB) 533 MHz
L1 cache 64 KB (per core) 128 KB
L2 cache 1024 KB 256 KB
Manufacturing process technology 45 nm 180 nm
Maximum core temperature 85.2°C
Maximum frequency 1.6 GHz 1.33 GHz
Number of cores 2 1
Number of threads 4
Transistor count 94 million 63 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 A
Thermal Design Power (TDP) 8 Watt 60 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)