Intel Atom 330 vs AMD Phenom X4 9750 (125W)

Comparative analysis of Intel Atom 330 and AMD Phenom X4 9750 (125W) 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 Phenom X4 9750 (125W)

Differences

Reasons to consider the Intel Atom 330

CPU is newer: launch date 6 month(s) later
A newer manufacturing process allows for a more powerful, yet cooler running processor: 45 nm vs 65 nm
15.6x lower typical power consumption: 8 Watt vs 125 Watt

Launch date	22 September 2008 vs March 2008
Manufacturing process technology	45 nm vs 65 nm
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	8 Watt vs 125 Watt

Reasons to consider the AMD Phenom X4 9750 (125W)

2 more cores, run more applications at once: 4 vs 2
Around 50% higher clock speed: 2.4 GHz vs 1.6 GHz
4x more L1 cache, more data can be stored in the L1 cache for quick access later
2x more L2 cache, more data can be stored in the L2 cache for quick access later

Number of cores	4 vs 2
Maximum frequency	2.4 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 X4 9750 (125W)

Name	Intel Atom 330	AMD Phenom X4 9750 (125W)
PassMark - Single thread mark	261
PassMark - CPU mark	382
Geekbench 4 - Single Core		283
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core		901
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s)		2.562
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s)		9.726
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s)		0.148

Compare specifications (specs)

	Intel Atom 330	AMD Phenom X4 9750 (125W)
Essentials
Architecture codename	Diamondville	Agena
Launch date	22 September 2008	March 2008
Launch price (MSRP)	$43
Place in performance rating	3273	3263
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	2.4 GHz
Number of cores	2	4
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	125 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™)