Intel Atom 330 vs AMD Phenom X4 9750 (95W)

Comparative analysis of Intel Atom 330 and AMD Phenom X4 9750 (95W) 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, 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).

 

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
  • 11.9x lower typical power consumption: 8 Watt vs 95 Watt
Launch date 22 September 2008 vs March 2008
Manufacturing process technology 45 nm vs 65 nm
Thermal Design Power (TDP) 8 Watt vs 95 Watt

Reasons to consider the AMD Phenom X4 9750 (95W)

  • 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 (95W)

Name Intel Atom 330 AMD Phenom X4 9750 (95W)
PassMark - Single thread mark 255
PassMark - CPU mark 363
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 (95W)

Essentials

Architecture codename Diamondville Agena
Launch date 22 September 2008 March 2008
Launch price (MSRP) $43
Place in performance rating 3266 3278
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 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™)