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AMD Athlon X2 2350
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Released September, 2008
Intel Atom 330
- 1.6 GHz
- Dual core
5.1 Out of 10
Reasons to buy the Intel Atom 330
 | Much newer manufacturing process 45 nm | | Significantly lower typical power consumption 6.5W |
| | Much higher Maximum operating temperature 85.2 °C | | Better performance per watt 3.77 pt/W |
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Released June, 2007
AMD Athlon X2 2350
- 2.1 GHz
- Dual core
4.6 Out of 10
Reasons to buy the AMD Athlon X2 2350
| | Higher clock speed 2.1 GHz | | Supports dynamic frequency scaling Yes |
| | Has virtualization support Yes | | Significantly better overclocked clock speed (Air) 3.03 GHz |
CPUBoss Review Our evaluation of 330 vs 2350 among all CPUs
Performance | |
Benchmark performance using all cores | |
| PCMark 8 Home 3.0 Accelerated, PassMark and 1 more | |
Single-core Performance | |
Individual core benchmark performance | |
| PassMark (Single Core), Geekbench 3 Single Core and 1 more | |
Integrated Graphics | |
Integrated GPU performance for graphics | |
| Sky Diver and Cloud Gate | |
Integrated Graphics (OpenCL) | |
Integrated GPU performance for parallel computing | |
| CompuBench 1.5 Bitcoin mining and 4 more | |
Performance per Watt | |
How efficiently does the processor use electricity? | |
| Sky Diver, Cloud Gate, CompuBench 1.5 Bitcoin mining and 11 more | |
Value | |
Are you paying a premium for performance? | |
| Sky Diver, Cloud Gate, CompuBench 1.5 Bitcoin mining and 11 more | |
| 5.1 | CPUBoss Score |
Combination of all six facets | |
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Differences What are the advantages of each
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| Much newer manufacturing process | 45 nm | vs | 65 nm | A newer manufacturing process allows for a more powerful, yet cooler running processor | |||
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| Significantly lower typical power consumption | 6.5W | vs | 36.56W | 5.6x lower typical power consumption | |||
| Much higher Maximum operating temperature | 85.2 °C | vs | 55 °C | Around 55% higher Maximum operating temperature | |||
| Better performance per watt | 3.77 pt/W | vs | 1.3 pt/W | Around 3x better performance per watt | |||
| More threads | 4 | vs | 2 | Twice as many threads | |||
| Newer | Sep, 2008 | vs | Jun, 2007 | Release date over 1 years later | |||
| Significantly lower annual home energy cost | 1.93 $/year | vs | 10.84 $/year | 5.6x lower annual home energy cost | |||
| Significantly lower annual commercial energy cost | 7.01 $/year | vs | 39.42 $/year | 5.6x lower annual commercial energy cost | |||
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| Higher clock speed | 2.1 GHz | vs | 1.6 GHz | More than 30% higher clock speed | |||
| Supports dynamic frequency scaling | Yes | vs | No | Somewhat common; Allows for maximum performance when needed, while conserving power and minimizing heat production when not needed | |||
| Has virtualization support | Yes | vs | No | Somewhat common; Boosts performance of virtual machines | |||
| Significantly better overclocked clock speed (Air) | 3.03 GHz | vs | 2.05 GHz | Around 50% better overclocked clock speed (Air) | |||
| Better PassMark (Single core) score | 640 | vs | 252 | More than 2.5x better PassMark (Single core) score | |||
| Better overclocked clock speed (Water) | 2.1 GHz | vs | 1.6 GHz | More than 30% better overclocked clock speed (Water) | |||
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Benchmarks Real world tests of Atom 330 vs Athlon X2 2350
GeekBench (32-bit) Data courtesy Primate Labs
GeekBench
PassMark Data courtesy Passmark
PassMark (Single Core)
Specifications Full list of technical specs
summary | Atom 330 | vs | Athlon X2 2350 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Clock speed | 1.6 GHz | 2.1 GHz | |
| Cores | Dual core | Dual core | |
| Socket type | |||
| 437 | |||
| AM2 | |||
features | |||
| Has a NX bit | Yes | Yes | |
| Has virtualization support | No | Yes | |
| Instruction set extensions | |||
| SSE2 | |||
| MMX | |||
| SSE3 | |||
| SSE | |||
| 3DNow! | |||
| Supplemental SSE3 | |||
| Supports dynamic frequency scaling | No | Yes | |
power consumption | |||
| TDP | 8W | 45W | |
| Annual home energy cost | 1.93 $/year | 10.84 $/year | |
| Annual commercial energy cost | 7.01 $/year | 39.42 $/year | |
| Performance per watt | 3.77 pt/W | 1.3 pt/W | |
| Typical power consumption | 6.5W | 36.56W | |
details | Atom 330 | vs | Athlon X2 2350 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Architecture | x86-64 | x86-64 | |
| Threads | 4 | 2 | |
| L2 cache | 1 MB | 1 MB | |
| L2 cache per core | 0.5 MB/core | 0.5 MB/core | |
| Manufacture process | 45 nm | 65 nm | |
| Max CPUs | 1 | 1 | |
| Operating temperature | Unknown - 85.2°C | Unknown - 55°C | |
overclocking | |||
| Overclocked clock speed | 2.05 GHz | 3.03 GHz | |
| Overclocked clock speed (Water) | 1.6 GHz | 2.1 GHz | |
| PassMark (Overclocked) | 322.4 | 1,570.9 | |
| Overclocked clock speed (Air) | 2.05 GHz | 3.03 GHz | |
integrated graphics | |||
| GPU | None | None | |
| Label | N/A | N/A | |
| Latest DirectX | N/A | N/A | |
| Number of displays supported | N/A | N/A | |
| GPU clock speed | N/A | N/A | |
| Turbo clock speed | N/A | N/A | |
| 3DMark06 | N/A | N/A | |
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