Intel Atom D2560 vs AMD C-30

Comparative analysis of Intel Atom D2560 and AMD C-30 processors for all known characteristics in the following categories: Essentials, Performance, Compatibility, Memory. Benchmark processor performance analysis: PassMark - Single thread mark, PassMark - CPU mark.

Intel Atom D2560

AMD C-30

Differences

Reasons to consider the Intel Atom D2560

CPU is newer: launch date 1 year(s) 11 month(s) later
1 more cores, run more applications at once: 2 vs 1
3 more threads: 4 vs 1
Around 67% higher clock speed: 2 GHz vs 1.2 GHz
A newer manufacturing process allows for a more powerful, yet cooler running processor: 32 nm vs 40 nm
2x more L2 cache, more data can be stored in the L2 cache for quick access later
2.4x better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 433 vs 178

Specifications (specs)
Launch date	24 October 2012 vs 9 November 2010
Number of cores	2 vs 1
Number of threads	4 vs 1
Maximum frequency	2 GHz vs 1.2 GHz
Manufacturing process technology	32 nm vs 40 nm
L2 cache	1 MB vs 512 KB
Benchmarks
PassMark - CPU mark	433 vs 178

Reasons to consider the AMD C-30

Around 11% lower typical power consumption: 9 Watt vs 10 Watt
Around 6% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 375 vs 353

Specifications (specs)
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	9 Watt vs 10 Watt
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark	375 vs 353

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: Intel Atom D2560
CPU 2: AMD C-30

PassMark - Single thread mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

353

375

PassMark - CPU mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

433

178

Name	Intel Atom D2560	AMD C-30
PassMark - Single thread mark	353	375
PassMark - CPU mark	433	178

Compare specifications (specs)

	Intel Atom D2560	AMD C-30
Essentials
Architecture codename	Cedarview	Ontario
Launch date	24 October 2012	9 November 2010
Place in performance rating	3189	3177
Series	Intel Atom	AMD C-Series
Vertical segment	Laptop	Laptop
Performance
64 bit support
L2 cache	1 MB	512 KB
Manufacturing process technology	32 nm	40 nm
Maximum frequency	2 GHz	1.2 GHz
Number of cores	2	1
Number of threads	4	1
Die size		75 mm
L1 cache		64 KB
Compatibility
Sockets supported	FCBGA559	FT1 BGA 413-Ball
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	10 Watt	9 Watt
Max number of CPUs in a configuration		1
Memory
Supported memory types		DDR3