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Intel Atom 230 vs Intel Atom Z530 vs Intel Atom Z550

Intel Atom 230

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The Intel Atom 230 is a small and cheap CPU for small desktops (Nettops). It is similar to the Atom N270, but lacks Speedstep and features a higher TDP.

Due to the "in-order" Architecture of the Atom series, the 230 is slower than similar clocked Core 2 Duo processors and only suited for low demanding tasks. The Atom 230 support Hyperthreading.

Intel Atom Z530

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The Intel Atom Z530 is a power saving netbook / MID single-core processor. Compared to the Atom N270, the Z530 supports Virtualization in hardware and got the Idle States and Demand Based Switching functions.

The Atom core was designed for a low power consumption and cheap production. The downside is the relative low performance per Watt (due to the in-order execution) compared to similar clocked Celeron processors, e.g.. Still the integrated Hyper-Threading (the operating system sees the CPU as a dual core CPU) decreases the penalty of the in-order execution a bit.

The performance of the Z530 is only compareable to a 1.2 GHz clocked Celeron M and therfore only sufficient for non demanding applications like Office or web surfing. HD videos, advanced photo editing, video cutting may not run fluently. 

Intel Atom Z550

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The Intel Atom Z550 is a power saving netbook / MID single-core processor. Compared to the Atom N-series, the Z-series supports Virtualization in hardware and got the Idle States and Demand Based Switching functions. Therefore, the Z-Series also has a lower TDP rating.

The Atom core was designed for a low power consumption and cheap production. The downside is the relative low performance per Watt (due to the in-order execution) compared to similar clocked Celeron processors, e.g.. Still the integrated Hyper-Threading (the operating system sees the CPU as a dual core CPU) decreases the penalty of the in-order execution a bit.

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ModelIntel Atom 230Intel Atom Z530Intel Atom Z550
SeriesIntel AtomIntel AtomIntel Atom
CodenameSilverthorneSilverthorneSilverthorne
Series: Atom Silverthorne
Intel Atom Z5602.13 GHz1 / 2 cores
Intel Atom Z5502 GHz1 / 2 cores
Intel Atom Z5401.83 GHz1 / 2 cores
Intel Atom 230 « 1.6 GHz1 / 2 cores
Intel Atom Z5301.6 GHz1 / 2 cores
Intel Atom Z5201.33 GHz1 / 2 cores
Intel Atom Z5101.1 GHz1 / 1 cores
Intel Atom Z5000.8 GHz1 / 1 cores
Intel Atom Z5602.13 GHz1 / 2 cores
Intel Atom Z5502 GHz1 / 2 cores
Intel Atom Z5401.83 GHz1 / 2 cores
Intel Atom 2301.6 GHz1 / 2 cores
Intel Atom Z530 « 1.6 GHz1 / 2 cores
Intel Atom Z5201.33 GHz1 / 2 cores
Intel Atom Z5101.1 GHz1 / 1 cores
Intel Atom Z5000.8 GHz1 / 1 cores
Intel Atom Z5602.13 GHz1 / 2 cores
Intel Atom Z550 « 2 GHz1 / 2 cores
Intel Atom Z5401.83 GHz1 / 2 cores
Intel Atom 2301.6 GHz1 / 2 cores
Intel Atom Z5301.6 GHz1 / 2 cores
Intel Atom Z5201.33 GHz1 / 2 cores
Intel Atom Z5101.1 GHz1 / 1 cores
Intel Atom Z5000.8 GHz1 / 1 cores
Clock1600 MHz1600 MHz2000 MHz
FSB533533533
L2 Cache512 KB512 KB512 KB
Cores / Threads1 / 21 / 21 / 2
TDP4 Watt2 Watt2.4 Watt
Transistors47 Million47 Million47 Million
Technology45 nm, 0.9-1.162V45 nm, 0.75-1.1V45 nm
Die Size26 mm226 mm226 mm2
max. Temp.85.2 °C90 °C
SocketPBGA437PBGA441PBGA441
FeaturesMMX, SSE, SSE2, SSE3, SSSE3, EM64T, HHTMMX, SSE, SSE2, SSE3, SSSE3, Hyperthreading, Virtualization Technology (VT-x), Idle States, Enhanced Speedstep, Demand Based Switching, Ex BitMMX, SSE, SSE2, SSE3, SSSE3, HHT, Hyperthreading
Architecturex86x86x86
Announced
Manufacturerark.intel.comark.intel.comark.intel.com

Benchmarks

Cinebench R10 - Cinebench R10 Rend. Single (32bit)
100%
230 +
557 Points (3%)
min: 531     avg: 537     median: 537 (3%)     max: 541 Points
118%
Z550 +
657 Points (4%)
Cinebench R10 - Cinebench R10 Rend. Multi (32bit)
100%
230 +
851 Points (1%)
min: 805     avg: 817     median: 817.5 (1%)     max: 827 Points
115%
Z550 +
980 Points (1%)
wPrime 2.10 - wPrime 2.0 1024m *
100%
1 Z530 +
min: 3887     avg: 3995     median: 3928 (46%)     max: 4170 s
107%
1 Z550 +
3625 s (43%)
wPrime 2.10 - wPrime 2.0 32m *
100%
1 Z530 +
min: 121.8     avg: 125.9     median: 123 (25%)     max: 133 s
106%
1 Z550 +
101.5 s (20%)
wPrime 1.55 - wPrime 1.55 1024m *
100%
1 230 +
5606 s (22%)
wPrime 1.55 - wPrime 1.55 32m *
100%
1 230 +
173 s (91%)
3DMark 06 - CPU - 3DMark 06 - CPU
100%
1 Z530 +
min: 440     avg: 458.5     median: 458.5 (1%)     max: 477 Points
Super Pi mod 1.5 XS 1M - Super Pi mod 1.5 XS 1M *
100%
230 +
93 s (20%)
min: 93     avg: 99.3     median: 98 (21%)     max: 108 s
103%
Z550 +
82 s (18%)
Super Pi mod 1.5 XS 2M - Super Pi mod 1.5 XS 2M *
100%
1 Z530 +
min: 209     avg: 217.7     median: 218 (9%)     max: 226 s
102%
1 Z550 +
182 s (8%)
Super Pi Mod 1.5 XS 32M - Super Pi mod 1.5 XS 32M *
100%
1 230 +
3616 s (16%)
94%
1 Z530 +
min: 4671     avg: 4751     median: 4777 (21%)     max: 4804 s
SiSoft Sandra Dhrystone (MIPS) - SiSoft Sandra Dhrystone (MIPS)
100%
1 Z530 +
min: 3953     avg: 3994     median: 3994 (2%)     max: 4035 MIPS
SiSoft Sandra Whetstone (MFLOPS) - SiSoft Sandra Whetstone (MFLOPS)
100%
1 Z530 +
min: 3302     avg: 3334     median: 3334 (3%)     max: 3366 MFLOPS
PCMark 05 - PCMark 05 - Standard
100%
230 +
1718 Points (4%)
min: 820     avg: 1019     median: 1018.5 (2%)     max: 1217 Points
1506 Points (3%)
Windows Vista Experience Index - Windows Vista Leistungsindex - Prozessor
100%
1 Z550 +
2.7 Points (39%)
Windows 7 Experience Index - Win7 CPU
100%
1 Z530 +
2.2 Points (28%)
123%
1 Z550 +
2.7 Points (35%)

Average Benchmarks Intel Atom 230 → 100% n=4

Average Benchmarks Intel Atom Z530 → 88% n=4

Average Benchmarks Intel Atom Z550 → 106% n=4

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* Smaller numbers mean a higher performance
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