Intel Atom 330 vs AMD Phenom X3 8450

Comparative analysis of Intel Atom 330 and AMD Phenom X3 8450 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.

Intel Atom 330

AMD Phenom X3 8450

Differences

Reasons to consider the Intel Atom 330

CPU is newer: launch date 5 month(s) later
A newer manufacturing process allows for a more powerful, yet cooler running processor: 45 nm vs 65 nm
11.9x lower typical power consumption: 8 Watt vs 95 Watt

Launch date	22 September 2008 vs April 2008
Manufacturing process technology	45 nm vs 65 nm
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	8 Watt vs 95 Watt

Reasons to consider the AMD Phenom X3 8450

1 more cores, run more applications at once: 3 vs 2
Around 31% higher clock speed: 2.1 GHz vs 1.6 GHz
3x more L1 cache, more data can be stored in the L1 cache for quick access later
Around 50% more L2 cache; more data can be stored in the L2 cache for quick access later

Number of cores	3 vs 2
Maximum frequency	2.1 GHz vs 1.6 GHz
L1 cache	128 KB (per core) vs 64 KB (per core)
L2 cache	512 KB (per core) vs 1024 KB

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: Intel Atom 330
CPU 2: AMD Phenom X3 8450

Name	Intel Atom 330	AMD Phenom X3 8450
PassMark - Single thread mark	255
PassMark - CPU mark	363
Geekbench 4 - Single Core		247
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core		636

Compare specifications (specs)

	Intel Atom 330	AMD Phenom X3 8450
Essentials
Architecture codename	Diamondville	Toliman
Launch date	22 September 2008	April 2008
Launch price (MSRP)	$43
Place in performance rating	3266	3242
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	285 mm
Front-side bus (FSB)	533 MHz
L1 cache	64 KB (per core)	128 KB (per core)
L2 cache	1024 KB	512 KB (per core)
Manufacturing process technology	45 nm	65 nm
Maximum core temperature	85.2°C
Maximum frequency	1.6 GHz	2.1 GHz
Number of cores	2	3
Number of threads	4
Transistor count	94 million	450 million
VID voltage range	0.9V-1.1625V
L3 cache		2048 KB (shared)
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	95 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)
AMD Virtualization (AMD-V™)