Pentium 4 2.4 vs Atom 230
Primary details
Comparing Atom 230 and Pentium 4 2.4 processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.
| Place in the ranking | not rated | not rated |
| Place by popularity | not in top-100 | not in top-100 |
| Market segment | Laptop | Desktop processor |
| Series | Intel Atom | no data |
| Architecture codename | Silverthorne (2008−2010) | Northwood (2002−2004) |
| Release date | 2 April 2008 (16 years ago) | April 2002 (22 years ago) |
| Launch price (MSRP) | $29 | no data |
Detailed specifications
Atom 230 and Pentium 4 2.4 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) | 1 (Single-Core) |
| Threads | 2 | 1 |
| Base clock speed | 1.6 GHz | no data |
| Boost clock speed | 0.1 GHz | 2.4 GHz |
| Bus type | FSB | no data |
| Bus rate | 533.33 MT/s | no data |
| Multiplier | 12 | no data |
| L1 cache | 56 KB | 8 KB |
| L2 cache | 512 KB | 512 KB |
| L3 cache | 0 KB | 0 KB |
| Chip lithography | 45 nm | 130 nm |
| Die size | 25.9638 mm2 | 146 mm2 |
| Maximum core temperature | 85 °C | no data |
| Number of transistors | 47 Million | 55 million |
| 64 bit support | + | - |
| Windows 11 compatibility | - | - |
| VID voltage range | 0.9V-1.1625V | no data |
Compatibility
Information on Atom 230 and Pentium 4 2.4 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 | 478 |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 4 Watt | 110 Watt |
Technologies and extensions
Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Atom 230 and Pentium 4 2.4. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.
| Instruction set extensions | Intel® SSE2, Intel® SSE3, Intel® SSSE3 | no 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 Pentium 4 2.4 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 Pentium 4 2.4 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 Pentium 4 2.4. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.
| Supported memory types | no data | DDR1, DDR2 |
| Maximum memory size | 8 GB | no data |
Pros & cons summary
| Threads | 2 | 1 |
| Chip lithography | 45 nm | 130 nm |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 4 Watt | 110 Watt |
Atom 230 has 100% more threads, a 188.9% more advanced lithography process, and 2650% lower power consumption.
We couldn't decide between Atom 230 and Pentium 4 2.4. We've got no test results to judge.
Be aware that Atom 230 is a notebook processor while Pentium 4 2.4 is a desktop one.
Should you still have questions on choice between Atom 230 and Pentium 4 2.4, ask them in Comments section, and we shall answer.
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