Mobile Sempron 3200+ vs Atom 230

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Aggregate performance score

Atom 230
2008
1 core / 2 threads, 4 Watt
0.11
Mobile Sempron 3200+
1 core / 1 thread, 25 Watt
0.15
+36.4%

Mobile Sempron 3200+ outperforms Atom 230 by a substantial 36% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

Comparing Atom 230 and Mobile Sempron 3200+ processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking33773308
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Market segmentLaptopLaptop
SeriesIntel AtomMobile Sempron
Power efficiency2.600.57
Architecture codenameSilverthorne (2008−2010)Keene
Release date2 April 2008 (16 years ago)no data
Launch price (MSRP)$29no data

Detailed specifications

Atom 230 and Mobile Sempron 3200+ 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 cores1 (Single-Core)1 (Single-Core)
Threads21
Base clock speed1.6 GHzno data
Boost clock speed0.1 GHz1.6 GHz
Bus typeFSBno data
Bus rate533.33 MT/s800 MHz
Multiplier12no data
L1 cache56 KBno data
L2 cache512 KBno data
L3 cache0 KBno data
Chip lithography45 nmno data
Die size25.9638 mm2no data
Maximum core temperature85 °Cno data
Number of transistors47 Millionno data
64 bit support+-
Windows 11 compatibility--
VID voltage range0.9V-1.1625Vno data

Compatibility

Information on Atom 230 and Mobile Sempron 3200+ 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 configuration1 (Uniprocessor)no data
SocketPBGA437no data
Power consumption (TDP)4 Watt25 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Atom 230 and Mobile Sempron 3200+. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensionsIntel® SSE2, Intel® SSE3, Intel® SSSE3no data
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)-no data
Turbo Boost Technology-no data
Hyper-Threading Technology+no data
Idle States-no data
Demand Based Switching-no data
FSB parity-no data

Security technologies

Atom 230 and Mobile Sempron 3200+ technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.

TXT-no data
EDB+no data

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Atom 230 and Mobile Sempron 3200+ are enumerated here.

VT-d-no data
VT-x-no data

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Atom 230 and Mobile Sempron 3200+. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Maximum memory size8 GBno data

Synthetic benchmark performance

Various benchmark results of the processors in comparison. Overall score is measured in points in 0-100 range, higher is better.


Combined synthetic benchmark score

This is our combined benchmark performance rating. We are regularly improving our combining algorithms, but if you find some perceived inconsistencies, feel free to speak up in comments section, we usually fix problems quickly.

Atom 230 0.11
Mobile Sempron 3200+ 0.15
+36.4%

Passmark

Passmark CPU Mark is a widespread benchmark, consisting of 8 different types of workload, including integer and floating point math, extended instructions, compression, encryption and physics calculation. There is also one separate single-threaded scenario measuring single-core performance.

Atom 230 169
Mobile Sempron 3200+ 245
+45%

Gaming performance

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 0.11 0.15
Threads 2 1
Power consumption (TDP) 4 Watt 25 Watt

Atom 230 has 100% more threads, and 525% lower power consumption.

Mobile Sempron 3200+, on the other hand, has a 36.4% higher aggregate performance score.

The Mobile Sempron 3200+ is our recommended choice as it beats the Atom 230 in performance tests.


Should you still have questions on choice between Atom 230 and Mobile Sempron 3200+, ask them in Comments section, and we shall answer.

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