Intel Atom D2560 vs AMD Athlon II P320

Comparative analysis of Intel Atom D2560 and AMD Athlon II P320 processors for all known characteristics in the following categories: Essentials, Performance, Compatibility. 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 - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s).

Intel Atom D2560

AMD Athlon II P320

Differences

Reasons to consider the Intel Atom D2560

CPU is newer: launch date 2 year(s) 5 month(s) later
2 more threads: 4 vs 2
A newer manufacturing process allows for a more powerful, yet cooler running processor: 32 nm vs 45 nm
2.5x lower typical power consumption: 10 Watt vs 25 Watt

Launch date	24 October 2012 vs 12 May 2010
Number of threads	4 vs 2
Manufacturing process technology	32 nm vs 45 nm
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	10 Watt vs 25 Watt

Reasons to consider the AMD Athlon II P320

Around 5% higher clock speed: 2.1 GHz vs 2 GHz
2.3x better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 820 vs 353
Around 62% better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 702 vs 433

Specifications (specs)
Maximum frequency	2.1 GHz vs 2 GHz
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark	820 vs 353
PassMark - CPU mark	702 vs 433

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: Intel Atom D2560
CPU 2: AMD Athlon II P320

PassMark - Single thread mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

353

820

PassMark - CPU mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

433

702

Name	Intel Atom D2560	AMD Athlon II P320
PassMark - Single thread mark	353	820
PassMark - CPU mark	433	702
Geekbench 4 - Single Core		245
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core		434
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s)		0.94
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s)		2.78
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s)		1.434

Compare specifications (specs)

	Intel Atom D2560	AMD Athlon II P320
Essentials
Architecture codename	Cedarview	Champlain
Launch date	24 October 2012	12 May 2010
Place in performance rating	3189	3203
Series	Intel Atom	AMD Athlon II
Vertical segment	Laptop	Laptop
Price now		$29.95
Value for money (0-100)		11.97
Performance
64 bit support
L2 cache	1 MB	1024 KB
Manufacturing process technology	32 nm	45 nm
Maximum frequency	2 GHz	2.1 GHz
Number of cores	2	2
Number of threads	4	2
Front-side bus (FSB)		3200 MHz
L1 cache		256 KB
Compatibility
Sockets supported	FCBGA559	S1g4
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	10 Watt	25 Watt