Intel Atom D510 vs AMD Athlon 64 2600+

Comparative analysis of Intel Atom D510 and AMD Athlon 64 2600+ 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.

Intel Atom D510

AMD Athlon 64 2600+

Differences

Reasons to consider the Intel Atom D510

CPU is newer: launch date 1 year(s) 11 month(s) later
1 more cores, run more applications at once: 2 vs 1
Around 4% higher clock speed: 1.66 GHz vs 1.6 GHz
A newer manufacturing process allows for a more powerful, yet cooler running processor: 45 nm vs 65 nm
2x more L2 cache, more data can be stored in the L2 cache for quick access later
Around 15% lower typical power consumption: 13 Watt vs 15 Watt
Around 9% better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 406 vs 374

Specifications (specs)
Launch date	December 2009 vs January 2008
Number of cores	2 vs 1
Maximum frequency	1.66 GHz vs 1.6 GHz
Manufacturing process technology	45 nm vs 65 nm
L2 cache	512 KB (per core) vs 512 KB
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	13 Watt vs 15 Watt
Benchmarks
PassMark - CPU mark	406 vs 374

Reasons to consider the AMD Athlon 64 2600+

Around 53% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 448 vs 293

Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark	448 vs 293

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: Intel Atom D510
CPU 2: AMD Athlon 64 2600+

PassMark - Single thread mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

293

448

PassMark - CPU mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

406

374

Name	Intel Atom D510	AMD Athlon 64 2600+
PassMark - Single thread mark	293	448
PassMark - CPU mark	406	374
Geekbench 4 - Single Core	515
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core	1003

Compare specifications (specs)

	Intel Atom D510	AMD Athlon 64 2600+
Essentials
Architecture codename	Pineview	Lima
Launch date	December 2009	January 2008
Launch price (MSRP)	$97
Place in performance rating	3084	3089
Price now	$97.16
Processor Number	D510
Series	Legacy Intel Atom® Processors
Status	Discontinued
Value for money (0-100)	1.98
Vertical segment	Desktop	Desktop
Performance
64 bit support
Base frequency	1.66 GHz
Bus Speed	2.5 GT/s DMI
Die size	87 mm2	77 mm
L1 cache	64 KB (per core)	128 KB
L2 cache	512 KB (per core)	512 KB
Manufacturing process technology	45 nm	65 nm
Maximum core temperature	100°C
Maximum frequency	1.66 GHz	1.6 GHz
Number of cores	2	1
Number of threads	4
Transistor count	176 million	122 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
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	AM2
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	13 Watt	15 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)