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Athlon 64 X2 4200+ vs Atom N270


Description
The 4200+ is based on K8 architecture while the N270 is based on Bonnell.

Using the multithread performance as a reference, the 4200+ gets a score of 17.9 k points while the N270 gets 4.4 k points.

Summarizing, the 4200+ is 4.1 times faster than the N270 . To get a proper comparison between both models, take a look to the data shown below.

Specs
CPUID
60fb1
106c2
Core
Brisbane
Diamondville
Architecture
Base frecuency
2.2 GHz
1.6 GHz
Socket
Socket AM2
BGA 437
Cores/Threads
2/2
1 /2
TDP
65 W
3 W
Cache L1 (d+i)
2x128 kB
64 kB
Cache L2
2x512 kB
512 kB
Date
January 2007
June 2008
Mean monothread perf.
8.86k points
3.18k points
Mean multithread perf.
17.94k points
4.43k points

Non-optimized benchmark
The benchmark in Mode 0 (FPU) measures cpu performance with non-optimized software. It uses the basic µinstructions from the i386 architecture with the i387 floating point unit. This mode is compatible with all CPUs so it's practical to compare very different CPUs
Monothread
4200+
N270
Test#1 (Integers)
1.15k
0.37k (x0.32)
Test#2 (FP)
3.85k
0.74k (x0.19)
Test#3 (Generic, ZIP)
1.73k
0.73k (x0.42)
Test#1 (Memory)
0.18k
0.44k (x2.49)
TOTAL
6.91k
2.28k (x0.33)

Multithread

4200+

N270
Test#1 (Integers)
2.23k
0.55k (x0.25)
Test#2 (FP)
7.33k
1.26k (x0.17)
Test#3 (Generic, ZIP)
3.37k
1.09k (x0.32)
Test#1 (Memory)
0.3k
0.47k (x1.56)
TOTAL
13.22k
3.37k (x0.26)

SSE3 optimized benchmark
The benchmark in mode I (SSE) is optimized for the use of SIMD instructions with 128 bits register and the SSE set up to version 3. Nearly every modern CPU has support for this mode.
Monothread
4200+
N270
Test#1 (Integers)
2.77k
1.02k (x0.37)
Test#2 (FP)
4k
0.85k (x0.21)
Test#3 (Generic, ZIP)
1.92k
0.93k (x0.48)
Test#1 (Memory)
0.16k
0.37k (x2.29)
TOTAL
8.86k
3.18k (x0.36)

Multithread

4200+

N270
Test#1 (Integers)
5.81k
1.31k (x0.23)
Test#2 (FP)
7.85k
1.36k (x0.17)
Test#3 (Generic, ZIP)
3.98k
1.33k (x0.34)
Test#1 (Memory)
0.31k
0.42k (x1.37)
TOTAL
17.94k
4.43k (x0.25)

Performance/W
4200+
N270
Test#1 (Integers)
89 points/W
437 points/W
Test#2 (FP)
121 points/W
454 points/W
Test#3 (Generic, ZIP)
61 points/W
445 points/W
Test#1 (Memory)
5 points/W
140 points/W
TOTAL
276 points/W
1477 points/W

Performance/GHz
4200+
N270
Test#1 (Integers)
1260 points/GHz
638 points/GHz
Test#2 (FP)
1820 points/GHz
534 points/GHz
Test#3 (Generic, ZIP)
872 points/GHz
580 points/GHz
Test#1 (Memory)
74 points/GHz
234 points/GHz
TOTAL
4025 points/GHz
1986 points/GHz

Monothread performance graph
Monothread performance graphics gives the performance vs time. They are useful to measure the time it takes to the CPU to reach the maximum performance.

Usually, CPU's performance will be steady during these tests but if it has a slow frequency strategy, the first samples will show a lower score.


Test#1 (Integers) [points vs time]

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Test#2 (FP) [points vs time]

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Test#3 (Generic, ZIP) [points vs time]

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Test#1 (Memory) [points vs time]

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Multithread performance graph
Multithread graphs measure the performance against a heavy load during certain time.

If CPU's TDP doesn't limit the frequency and the machine is properly cooled, performance should remain steady vs time. Otherwise, the performance score will oscillate or decrease over time.


Test#1 (Integers) [points vs time]

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Test#2 (FP) [points vs time]

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Test#3 (Generic, ZIP) [points vs time]

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Test#1 (Memory) [points vs time]

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