Ultra 9 285T vs Atom 230

Primary details

Comparing Atom 230 and Core Ultra 9 285T processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking	3373	not rated
Place by popularity	not in top-100	not in top-100
Market segment	Laptop	Desktop processor
Series	Intel Atom	no data
Power efficiency	2.59	no data
Architecture codename	Silverthorne (2008−2010)	Arrow Lake-S (2024−2025)
Release date	2 April 2008 (16 years ago)	January 2025
Launch price (MSRP)	$29	no data

Detailed specifications

Atom 230 and Core Ultra 9 285T 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 cores	1 (Single-Core)	24 (Tetracosa-Core)
Threads	2	24
Base clock speed	1.6 GHz	1.4 GHz
Boost clock speed	0.1 GHz	5.4 GHz
Bus type	FSB	no data
Bus rate	533.33 MT/s	no data
Multiplier	12	no data
L1 cache	56 KB	112 KB (per core)
L2 cache	512 KB	3 MB (per core)
L3 cache	0 KB	36 MB (shared)
Chip lithography	45 nm	3 nm
Die size	25.9638 mm2	243 mm2
Maximum core temperature	85 °C	no data
Number of transistors	47 Million	17,800 million
64 bit support	+	+
Windows 11 compatibility	-	no data
VID voltage range	0.9V-1.1625V	no data

Compatibility

Information on Atom 230 and Core Ultra 9 285T 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 configuration	1 (Uniprocessor)	1
Socket	PBGA437	1851
Power consumption (TDP)	4 Watt	35 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Atom 230 and Core Ultra 9 285T. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensions	Intel® SSE2, Intel® SSE3, Intel® SSSE3	no data
AES-NI	-	+
AVX	-	+
vPro	no data	+
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)	-	+
Turbo Boost Technology	-	no data
Hyper-Threading Technology	+	no data
TSX	-	+
Idle States	-	no data
Demand Based Switching	-	no data
FSB parity	-	no data

Security technologies

Atom 230 and Core Ultra 9 285T technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.

TXT	-	+
EDB	+	no data

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Atom 230 and Core Ultra 9 285T are enumerated here.

VT-d	-	+
VT-x	-	+

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Atom 230 and Core Ultra 9 285T. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory types	no data	DDR5 Depends on motherboard
Maximum memory size	8 GB	no data

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics card

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Arc Xe2 Graphics 64EU

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Atom 230 and Core Ultra 9 285T.

PCIe version	no data	5.0
PCI Express lanes	no data	20

Pros & cons summary

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Physical cores	1	24
Threads	2	24
Chip lithography	45 nm	3 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	4 Watt	35 Watt

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