Athlon 64 vs. Atom 230 vs. Celeron 220
The Atom 230 at 1.6 GHz is approximately 13% slower in our benchmark set than the Athlon 64 2000+ clocked at 1 GHz. The Intel Atom can claim to be faster only in the data compression program WinRAR and when scanning for viruses.
| Benchmark | Atom 230 | Celeron 220 |
|---|---|---|
| iTunes | -23.5% | 25.4% |
| Lame | -37.8% | 33.2% |
| AVG Antivirus | 3.0% | 19.8% |
| WinRAR | 3.4% | 14.1% |
| Cinema4D Rlease 10 | -9.6% | 52.3% |
| Total | -12.9% | 29.0% |
The Celeron 220, which is based on the previous board model from Intel’s Atom system, is 29% faster than the Athlon 64.
