Atom 230 vs 330
Primary details
Comparing Atom 330 and Atom 230 processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.
| Place in performance ranking | not rated | not rated |
| Place by popularity | not in top-100 | not in top-100 |
| Market segment | Laptop | Laptop |
| Series | Intel Atom | Intel Atom |
| Architecture codename | Diamondville (2008−2009) | Silverthorne (2008−2010) |
| Release date | 22 September 2008 (15 years ago) | 1 March 2008 (16 years ago) |
| Launch price (MSRP) | $43 | $29 |
| Current price | $306 (7.1x MSRP) | $170 (5.9x MSRP) |
Detailed specifications
Atom 330 and Atom 230 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 | 2 (Dual-core) | 1 (Single-Core) |
| Threads | 4 | 2 |
| Base clock speed | 1.6 GHz | 1.6 GHz |
| Boost clock speed | 1.6 GHz | 1.6 GHz |
| Bus support | 533 MHz | 533 MHz |
| L1 cache | 112 KB | 56 KB |
| L2 cache | 1 MB | 512 KB |
| L3 cache | 0 KB | 0 KB |
| Chip lithography | 45 nm | 45 nm |
| Die size | 52 mm2 | 26 mm2 |
| Maximum core temperature | 85 °C | 85 °C |
| Number of transistors | 94 Million | 47 Million |
| 64 bit support | + | + |
| Windows 11 compatibility | - | - |
| Unlocked multiplier | No | No |
| VID voltage range | 0.9V-1.1625V | 0.9V-1.1625V |
Compatibility
Information on Atom 330 and Atom 230 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 (Uniprocessor) |
| Socket | PBGA437 | PBGA437 |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 8 Watt | 4 Watt |
Technologies and extensions
Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Atom 330 and Atom 230. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.
| Instruction set extensions | Intel® SSE2, Intel® SSE3, Intel® SSSE3 | Intel® SSE2, Intel® SSE3, Intel® SSSE3 |
| Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST) | - | - |
| Turbo Boost Technology | - | - |
| Hyper-Threading Technology | + | + |
| Idle States | no data | - |
| Thermal Monitoring | - | - |
| Demand Based Switching | - | - |
| FSB parity | - | - |
| Status | Discontinued | Discontinued |
Security technologies
Atom 330 and Atom 230 technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.
| TXT | - | - |
| EDB | + | + |
Virtualization technologies
Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Atom 330 and Atom 230 are enumerated here.
| VT-d | - | - |
| VT-x | - | - |
Memory specs
Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Atom 330 and Atom 230. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.
| Maximum memory size | 8 GB | 8 GB |
Graphics specifications
General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.
| Integrated graphics card | - | - |
Synthetic benchmark performance
Various benchmark results of the processors in comparison. Overall score is measured in points in 0-100 range, higher is better.
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.
Benchmark coverage: 68%
330 outperforms 230 by 115% in Passmark.
Cinebench 10 32-bit single-core
Cinebench R10 is an ancient ray tracing benchmark for processors by Maxon, authors of Cinema 4D. Its single core version uses just one CPU thread to render a futuristic looking motorcycle.
Benchmark coverage: 20%
230 outperforms 330 by 3% in Cinebench 10 32-bit single-core.
Cinebench 10 32-bit multi-core
Cinebench Release 10 Multi Core is a variant of Cinebench R10 using all the processor threads. Possible number of threads is limited by 16 in this version.
Benchmark coverage: 19%
330 outperforms 230 by 80% in Cinebench 10 32-bit multi-core.
Pros & cons summary
| Recency | 22 September 2008 | 1 March 2008 |
| Physical cores | 2 | 1 |
| Threads | 4 | 2 |
| Cost | $43 | $29 |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 8 Watt | 4 Watt |
We couldn't decide between Atom 330 and Atom 230. We've got no test results to judge.
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