Intel Atom D410 vs AMD Athlon II X2 250

Comparative analysis of Intel Atom D410 and AMD Athlon II X2 250 processors for all known characteristics in the following categories: Essentials, Performance, Memory, Graphics, 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, 3DMark Fire Strike - Physics Score, 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), CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s), CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s).

Intel Atom D410

AMD Athlon II X2 250

Differences

Reasons to consider the Intel Atom D410

CPU is newer: launch date 7 month(s) later
6.5x lower typical power consumption: 10 Watt vs 65 Watt
Around 30% better performance in Geekbench 4 - Single Core: 464 vs 357

Specifications (specs)
Launch date	January 2010 vs June 2009
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	10 Watt vs 65 Watt
Benchmarks
Geekbench 4 - Single Core	464 vs 357

Reasons to consider the AMD Athlon II X2 250

1 more cores, run more applications at once: 2 vs 1
Around 81% higher clock speed: 3 GHz vs 1.66 GHz
4x more L1 cache, more data can be stored in the L1 cache for quick access later
4x more L2 cache, more data can be stored in the L2 cache for quick access later
5x better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 1198 vs 241
6.5x better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 1165 vs 180
Around 3% better performance in Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core: 642 vs 626

Specifications (specs)
Number of cores	2 vs 1
Maximum frequency	3 GHz vs 1.66 GHz
L1 cache	256 KB vs 64 KB (per core)
L2 cache	2048 KB vs 512 KB (per core)
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark	1198 vs 241
PassMark - CPU mark	1165 vs 180
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core	642 vs 626

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: Intel Atom D410
CPU 2: AMD Athlon II X2 250

PassMark - Single thread mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

241

1198

PassMark - CPU mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

180

1165

Geekbench 4 - Single Core

CPU 1

CPU 2

464

357

Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core

CPU 1

CPU 2

626

642

Name	Intel Atom D410	AMD Athlon II X2 250
PassMark - Single thread mark	241	1198
PassMark - CPU mark	180	1165
Geekbench 4 - Single Core	464	357
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core	626	642
3DMark Fire Strike - Physics Score		0
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s)		0.343
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s)		5.142
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s)		0.089
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s)		0.184
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s)		1.714

Compare specifications (specs)

	Intel Atom D410	AMD Athlon II X2 250
Essentials
Architecture codename	Pineview	Regor
Launch date	January 2010	June 2009
Launch price (MSRP)	$636	$39
Place in performance rating	3182	3194
Price now	$635.99	$189.95
Processor Number	D410
Series	Legacy Intel Atom® Processors
Status	Discontinued
Value for money (0-100)	0.14	2.70
Vertical segment	Desktop	Desktop
Performance
64 bit support
Base frequency	1.66 GHz
Bus Speed	2.5 GT/s DMI
Die size	66 mm2	117 mm
L1 cache	64 KB (per core)	256 KB
L2 cache	512 KB (per core)	2048 KB
Manufacturing process technology	45 nm	45 nm
Maximum core temperature	100°C
Maximum frequency	1.66 GHz	3 GHz
Number of cores	1	2
Number of threads	2
Transistor count	123 million	410 million
VID voltage range	0.800V-1.175V
Memory
Max memory channels	1
Maximum memory bandwidth	6.4 GB/s
Maximum memory size	4 GB
Supported memory types	DDR2 667/800	DDR3
Graphics
Processor graphics	Integrated
Compatibility
Low Halogen Options Available
Max number of CPUs in a configuration	1	1
Package Size	22mm x 22mm
Sockets supported	FCBGA559	AM3
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	10 Watt	65 Watt
Security & Reliability
Execute Disable Bit (EDB)
Intel® Trusted Execution technology (TXT)
Advanced Technologies
Enhanced Intel SpeedStep® technology
Idle States
Instruction set extensions	Intel® SSE2, Intel® SSE3, Intel® SSSE3
Intel 64
Intel® AES New Instructions
Intel® Demand Based Switching
Intel® Hyper-Threading technology
Intel® Turbo Boost technology
Physical Address Extensions (PAE)	32-bit
Thermal Monitoring
Virtualization
Intel® Virtualization Technology (VT-x)
Intel® Virtualization Technology for Directed I/O (VT-d)