Intel Atom E660 vs AMD Athlon X2 L310

Comparative analysis of Intel Atom E660 and AMD Athlon X2 L310 processors for all known characteristics in the following categories: Essentials, Performance, Memory, Graphics, Compatibility, Peripherals, 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 E660

AMD Athlon X2 L310

Differences

Reasons to consider the Intel Atom E660

CPU is newer: launch date 11 month(s) later
Around 8% higher clock speed: 1.3 GHz vs 1.2 GHz
A newer manufacturing process allows for a more powerful, yet cooler running processor: 45 nm vs 65 nm
3.3x lower typical power consumption: 3.6 Watt vs 13 Watt

Launch date	September 2010 vs 10 September 2009
Maximum frequency	1.3 GHz vs 1.2 GHz
Manufacturing process technology	45 nm vs 65 nm
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	3.6 Watt vs 13 Watt

Reasons to consider the AMD Athlon X2 L310

1 more cores, run more applications at once: 2 vs 1
Around 6% higher maximum core temperature: 95 °C vs 90°C
4x more L1 cache, more data can be stored in the L1 cache for quick access later
2x more L2 cache, more data can be stored in the L2 cache for quick access later
Around 21% better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 329 vs 271

Specifications (specs)
Number of cores	2 vs 1
Maximum core temperature	95 °C vs 90°C
L1 cache	256 KB vs 64 KB (per core)
L2 cache	1024 KB vs 512 KB (per core)
Benchmarks
PassMark - CPU mark	329 vs 271

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: Intel Atom E660
CPU 2: AMD Athlon X2 L310

PassMark - CPU mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

271

329

Name	Intel Atom E660	AMD Athlon X2 L310
PassMark - Single thread mark	0	395
PassMark - CPU mark	271	329
Geekbench 4 - Single Core		120
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core		213

Compare specifications (specs)

	Intel Atom E660	AMD Athlon X2 L310
Essentials
Architecture codename	Tunnel Creek	Conesus
Launch date	September 2010	10 September 2009
Launch price (MSRP)	$54
Place in performance rating	3334	3259
Price now	$54
Processor Number	E660
Series	Legacy Intel Atom® Processors	2x AMD Athlon
Status	Launched
Value for money (0-100)	1.48
Vertical segment	Embedded	Laptop
Performance
Base frequency	1.30 GHz
Bus Speed	2500 MHz PCIE
Die size	26 mm
L1 cache	64 KB (per core)	256 KB
L2 cache	512 KB (per core)	1024 KB
Manufacturing process technology	45 nm	65 nm
Maximum core temperature	90°C	95 °C
Maximum frequency	1.3 GHz	1.2 GHz
Number of cores	1	2
Number of threads	2	2
Transistor count	47 million
VID voltage range	VCC (0.75 - 0.9V), VNN (0.75 - 1.1V)
64 bit support
Front-side bus (FSB)		800 MHz
Memory
Max memory channels	1
Maximum memory size	2 GB
Supported memory types	DDR2 800
Graphics
Graphics base frequency	400 MHz
Processor graphics	Integrated
Compatibility
Low Halogen Options Available
Max number of CPUs in a configuration	1
Package Size	22mmx22mm
Sockets supported	FCBGA676	BGA / 638 lidless micro-PGA
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	3.6 Watt	13 Watt
Peripherals
Max number of PCIe lanes	4
PCI Express revision	1.0a
PCIe configurations	x1, root complex only
Security & Reliability
Execute Disable Bit (EDB)
Intel® Trusted Execution technology (TXT)
Advanced Technologies
Enhanced Intel SpeedStep® technology
FSB parity
Idle States
Intel 64
Intel® Demand Based Switching
Intel® Hyper-Threading technology
Intel® Turbo Boost technology
Thermal Monitoring
VirusProtect
Virtualization
Intel® Virtualization Technology (VT-x)
Intel® Virtualization Technology for Directed I/O (VT-d)
AMD Virtualization (AMD-V™)