Intel Atom D2560 vs AMD Athlon XP 1800+

Comparative analysis of Intel Atom D2560 and AMD Athlon XP 1800+ processors for all known characteristics in the following categories: Essentials, Performance, Compatibility. Benchmark processor performance analysis: PassMark - Single thread mark, PassMark - CPU mark.

Intel Atom D2560

AMD Athlon XP 1800+

Differences

Reasons to consider the Intel Atom D2560

CPU is newer: launch date 10 year(s) 4 month(s) later
1 more cores, run more applications at once: 2 vs 1
Around 31% higher clock speed: 2 GHz vs 1.53 GHz
A newer manufacturing process allows for a more powerful, yet cooler running processor: 32 nm vs 130 nm
4x more L2 cache, more data can be stored in the L2 cache for quick access later
5.1x lower typical power consumption: 10 Watt vs 51 Watt
Around 17% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 353 vs 301
2.2x better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 433 vs 195

Specifications (specs)
Launch date	24 October 2012 vs June 2002
Number of cores	2 vs 1
Maximum frequency	2 GHz vs 1.53 GHz
Manufacturing process technology	32 nm vs 130 nm
L2 cache	1 MB vs 256 KB
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	10 Watt vs 51 Watt
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark	353 vs 301
PassMark - CPU mark	433 vs 195

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: Intel Atom D2560
CPU 2: AMD Athlon XP 1800+

PassMark - Single thread mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

353

301

PassMark - CPU mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

433

195

Name	Intel Atom D2560	AMD Athlon XP 1800+
PassMark - Single thread mark	353	301
PassMark - CPU mark	433	195

Compare specifications (specs)

	Intel Atom D2560	AMD Athlon XP 1800+
Essentials
Architecture codename	Cedarview	Thoroughbred
Launch date	24 October 2012	June 2002
Place in performance rating	3200	3254
Series	Intel Atom
Vertical segment	Laptop	Desktop
Launch price (MSRP)		$59
Price now		$58.95
Value for money (0-100)		1.50
Performance
64 bit support
L2 cache	1 MB	256 KB
Manufacturing process technology	32 nm	130 nm
Maximum frequency	2 GHz	1.53 GHz
Number of cores	2	1
Number of threads	4
Die size		80 mm
L1 cache		128 KB
Transistor count		37 million
Compatibility
Sockets supported	FCBGA559	A
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	10 Watt	51 Watt
Max number of CPUs in a configuration		1