Athlon X2 BE-2300 vs Atom Z670

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Aggregate performance score

Atom Z670
2011, $75
1 core / 2 threads, 3 Watt
0.09
Athlon X2 BE-2300
2007
2 cores / 2 threads, 45 Watt
0.32
+256%

Athlon X2 BE-2300 outperforms Atom Z670 by a whopping 256% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

Comparing processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking36693341
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Market segmentLaptopDesktop processor
SeriesIntel Atomno data
Power efficiency3.220.76
DesignerIntelAMD
ManufacturerIntelno data
Architecture codenameLincroft (2010−2011)Brisbane (2007−2008)
Release date11 April 2011 (14 years ago)October 2007 (18 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)$75no data

Detailed specifications

Atom Z670 and Athlon X2 BE-2300 basic parameters such as number of cores, number of threads, base frequency and turbo boost clock, lithography, cache size and multiplier lock state. These parameters indirectly say of CPU speed, though for more precise assessment you have to consider their test results.

Physical cores1 (Single-Core)2 (Dual-core)
Threads22
Base clock speed1.5 GHzno data
Boost clock speed1.5 GHz1.9 GHz
Bus typecDMIno data
Bus rate400 MT/sno data
Multiplier8no data
L1 cache64K (per core)256 KB
L2 cache512K (per core)512 KB
L3 cache0 KB0 KB
Chip lithography45 nm65 nm
Die size65 mm2126 mm2
Maximum core temperature90 °Cno data
Number of transistors140 million154 million
64 bit support-+
Windows 11 compatibility--

Compatibility

Information on Atom Z670 and Athlon X2 BE-2300 compatibility with other computer components: motherboard (look for socket type), power supply unit (look for power consumption) etc. Useful when planning a future computer configuration or upgrading an existing one. Note that power consumption of some processors can well exceed their nominal TDP, even without overclocking. Some can even double their declared thermals given that the motherboard allows to tune the CPU power parameters.

Number of CPUs in a configuration1 (Uniprocessor)1
SocketT-PBGA518AM2
Power consumption (TDP)3 Watt45 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Atom Z670 and Athlon X2 BE-2300. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensionsIntel® SSE2, Intel® SSE3, Intel® SSSE3no data
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)+no data
Hyper-Threading Technology+no data
Idle States+no data
Thermal Monitoring+-

Security technologies

Atom Z670 and Athlon X2 BE-2300 technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.

EDB+no data

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Atom Z670 and Athlon X2 BE-2300 are enumerated here.

VT-d-no data
VT-x-no data

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Atom Z670 and Athlon X2 BE-2300. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory typesDDR2no data
Maximum memory size2.93 GBno data
Max memory channels1no data
Maximum memory bandwidth3.2 GB/sno data

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics cardPowerVR SGX535no data

Graphics interfaces

Available interfaces and connections of Atom Z670 and Athlon X2 BE-2300 integrated GPUs.

LVDS+no data

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Atom Z670 and Athlon X2 BE-2300.

PCI support-no data

Synthetic benchmarks

Various benchmark results of the processors in comparison. Overall score is measured in points in 0-100 range, higher is better.


Combined synthetic benchmark score

This is our combined benchmark performance rating.

Atom Z670 0.09
Athlon X2 BE-2300 0.32
+256%

Passmark

Passmark CPU Mark is a widespread benchmark, consisting of 8 different types of workload, including integer and floating point math, extended instructions, compression, encryption and physics calculation. There is also one separate single-threaded scenario measuring single-core performance. Other than that, Passmark measures multi-core performance.

Atom Z670 158
Samples: 4
Athlon X2 BE-2300 570
+261%
Samples: 38

Gaming performance

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 0.09 0.32
Physical cores 1 2
Chip lithography 45 nm 65 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 3 Watt 45 Watt

Atom Z670 has a 44.4% more advanced lithography process, and 1400% lower power consumption.

Athlon X2 BE-2300, on the other hand, has a 255.6% higher aggregate performance score, and 100% more physical cores.

The AMD Athlon X2 BE-2300 is our recommended choice as it beats the Intel Atom Z670 in performance tests.

Be aware that Atom Z670 is a notebook processor while Athlon X2 BE-2300 is a desktop one.

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