Intel Atom 230 vs Intel Atom Z550 vs Intel Atom Z560

Intel Atom 230

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 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.

Intel Atom Z560

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The Intel Atom Z560 is a relatively high clocked Atom processor of the power efficient Z-series. It is specified at a much lower TDP than the similar N-series and offers hardware virtualization (VT-x). Due to the in-order execution, the performance per clock-rate is not as good as Celeron or Core 2 Duo processors. The missing Intel 64 Instructions wont allow a user to install a 64 Bit operating system on the Z550.

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Model

Intel Atom 230

Intel Atom Z550

Intel Atom Z560

Codename

Silverthorne

Series

Intel Atom

Series: Atom Silverthorne

Intel Atom Z560	2.13 GHz	1 / 2
Intel Atom Z550	2 GHz	1 / 2
Intel Atom Z540	1.83 GHz	1 / 2
Intel Atom 230 «	1.6 GHz	1 / 2
Intel Atom Z530	1.6 GHz	1 / 2
Intel Atom Z520	1.33 GHz	1 / 2
Intel Atom Z510	1.1 GHz	1 / 1
Intel Atom Z500	0.8 GHz	1 / 1

Intel Atom Z560	2.13 GHz	1 / 2
Intel Atom Z550 «	2 GHz	1 / 2
Intel Atom Z540	1.83 GHz	1 / 2
Intel Atom 230	1.6 GHz	1 / 2
Intel Atom Z530	1.6 GHz	1 / 2
Intel Atom Z520	1.33 GHz	1 / 2
Intel Atom Z510	1.1 GHz	1 / 1
Intel Atom Z500	0.8 GHz	1 / 1

Intel Atom Z560 «	2.13 GHz	1 / 2
Intel Atom Z550	2 GHz	1 / 2
Intel Atom Z540	1.83 GHz	1 / 2
Intel Atom 230	1.6 GHz	1 / 2
Intel Atom Z530	1.6 GHz	1 / 2
Intel Atom Z520	1.33 GHz	1 / 2
Intel Atom Z510	1.1 GHz	1 / 1
Intel Atom Z500	0.8 GHz	1 / 1

Clock

1600 MHz

2000 MHz

2130 MHz

FSB

533

L2 Cache

512 KB

Cores / Threads

1 / 2

TDP

4 Watt

2.4 Watt

2.5 Watt

Transistors

47 Million

Technology

45 nm

Voltage

0.9-1.162V V

0.75-1.1V V

Die Size

26 mm²

max. Temp.

85.2 °C

90 °C

Socket

PBGA437

PBGA441

Features

MMX, SSE, SSE2, SSE3, SSSE3, EM64T, HHT

MMX, SSE, SSE2, SSE3, SSSE3, HHT, Hyperthreading

Architecture

x86

Announced

Manufacturer

ark.intel.com

Benchmarks

Cinebench R10 - Cinebench R10 Rend. Single (32bit)

100%

¹ 230 +

557 Points (3%)

Model	CPU	GPU	RAM	Value
	230	Graphics Media Accelerator (GMA) 950		557

118%

¹ Z550 +

657 Points (4%)

Model	CPU	GPU	RAM	Value
Sony Vaio VPC-X13D7E/B	Z550	Graphics Media Accelerator (GMA) 500	2 GB	657

Cinebench R10 - Cinebench R10 Rend. Multi (32bit)

100%

¹ 230 +

851 Points (1%)

Model	CPU	GPU	RAM	Value
	230	Graphics Media Accelerator (GMA) 950		851

115%

¹ Z550 +

980 Points (1%)

Model	CPU	GPU	RAM	Value
Sony Vaio VPC-X13D7E/B	Z550	Graphics Media Accelerator (GMA) 500	2 GB	980

wPrime 2.10 - wPrime 2.0 1024m *

100%

¹ Z550 +

3625 s (43%)

Model	CPU	GPU	RAM	Value
Sony Vaio VPC-X13D7E/B	Z550	Graphics Media Accelerator (GMA) 500	2 GB	3625

wPrime 2.10 - wPrime 2.0 32m *

100%

¹ Z550 +

101.5 s (20%)

Model	CPU	GPU	RAM	Value
Sony Vaio VPC-X13D7E/B	Z550	Graphics Media Accelerator (GMA) 500	2 GB	101.5

wPrime 1.55 - wPrime 1.55 1024m *

100%

¹ 230 +

5606 s (22%)

Model	CPU	GPU	RAM	Value
	230	Graphics Media Accelerator (GMA) 950		5606

wPrime 1.55 - wPrime 1.55 32m *

100%

¹ 230 +

173 s (91%)

Model	CPU	GPU	RAM	Value
	230	Graphics Media Accelerator (GMA) 950		173

Super Pi mod 1.5 XS 1M - Super Pi mod 1.5 XS 1M *

100%

¹ 230 +

93 s (20%)

Model	CPU	GPU	RAM	Value
	230	Graphics Media Accelerator (GMA) 950		93

113%

¹ Z550 +

82 s (18%)

Model	CPU	GPU	RAM	Value
Sony Vaio VPC-X13D7E/B	Z550	Graphics Media Accelerator (GMA) 500	2 GB	82

Super Pi mod 1.5 XS 2M - Super Pi mod 1.5 XS 2M *

100%

¹ Z550 +

182 s (8%)

Model	CPU	GPU	RAM	Value
Sony Vaio VPC-X13D7E/B	Z550	Graphics Media Accelerator (GMA) 500	2 GB	182

Super Pi Mod 1.5 XS 32M - Super Pi mod 1.5 XS 32M *

100%

¹ 230 +

3616 s (16%)

Model	CPU	GPU	RAM	Value
	230	Graphics Media Accelerator (GMA) 950		3616

PCMark 05 - PCMark 05 - Standard

100%

¹ 230 +

1718 Points (4%)

Model	CPU	GPU	RAM	Value
	230	Graphics Media Accelerator (GMA) 950		1718

88%

¹ Z550 +

1506 Points (3%)

Model	CPU	GPU	RAM	Value
Sony Vaio VPC-X13D7E/B	Z550	Graphics Media Accelerator (GMA) 500	2 GB	1506

Windows Vista Experience Index - Windows Vista Leistungsindex - Prozessor

100%

¹ Z550 +

2.7 Points (39%)

Model	CPU	GPU	RAM	Value
Sony Vaio VPC-X13D7E/B	Z550	Graphics Media Accelerator (GMA) 500	2 GB	2.7

Windows 7 Experience Index - Win7 CPU

100%

¹ Z550 +

2.7 Points (35%)

Model	CPU	GPU	RAM	Value
Sony Vaio VPC-X13D7E/B	Z550	Graphics Media Accelerator (GMA) 500	2 GB	2.7

Average Benchmarks Intel Atom 230 → 0% ⁿ⁼⁰

Average Benchmarks Intel Atom Z550 → 0% ⁿ⁼⁰

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- Average benchmark values for this graphics card
* Smaller numbers mean a higher performance
¹ This benchmark is not used for the average calculation

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