Intel Atom E680 vs AMD Athlon 64 L110

Comparative analysis of Intel Atom E680 and AMD Athlon 64 L110 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.

Intel Atom E680

AMD Athlon 64 L110

Differences

Reasons to consider the Intel Atom E680

CPU is newer: launch date 1 year(s) 2 month(s) later
1 more threads: 2 vs 1
Around 33% higher clock speed: 1.6 GHz vs 1.2 GHz
Around 76% better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 346 vs 197

Specifications (specs)
Launch date	September 2010 vs 24 June 2009
Number of threads	2 vs 1
Maximum frequency	1.6 GHz vs 1.2 GHz
Benchmarks
PassMark - CPU mark	346 vs 197

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: Intel Atom E680
CPU 2: AMD Athlon 64 L110

PassMark - CPU mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

346

197

Name	Intel Atom E680	AMD Athlon 64 L110
PassMark - Single thread mark	0	223
PassMark - CPU mark	346	197

Compare specifications (specs)

	Intel Atom E680	AMD Athlon 64 L110
Essentials
Architecture codename	Tunnel Creek
Launch date	September 2010	24 June 2009
Place in performance rating	3335	3277
Processor Number	E680
Series	Legacy Intel Atom® Processors	AMD Athlon 64
Status	Launched
Vertical segment	Embedded	Laptop
Performance
Base frequency	1.60 GHz
Bus Speed	2500 MHz PCIE
Die size	26 mm
L1 cache	64 KB (per core)
L2 cache	512 KB (per core)	512 KB
Manufacturing process technology	45 nm
Maximum core temperature	90°C
Maximum frequency	1.6 GHz	1.2 GHz
Number of cores	1	1
Number of threads	2	1
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
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	4.5 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
Virtualization
Intel® Virtualization Technology (VT-x)
Intel® Virtualization Technology for Directed I/O (VT-d)