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).

 

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: 1163 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 1163 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
1163
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 1163
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)