Celeron N5100 vs Atom 330

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Aggregate performance score

Atom 330
2008
2 cores / 4 threads, 8 Watt
0.23
Celeron N5100
2021
4 cores / 4 threads, 6 Watt
2.07
+800%

Celeron N5100 outperforms Atom 330 by a whopping 800% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

Comparing Atom 330 and Celeron N5100 processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking31891899
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Market segmentLaptopLaptop
SeriesIntel Atomno data
Power efficiency2.7232.63
Architecture codenameDiamondville (2008−2009)Jasper Lake (2021)
Release date2 April 2008 (16 years ago)11 January 2021 (3 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)$43no data

Detailed specifications

Atom 330 and Celeron N5100 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 cores2 (Dual-core)4 (Quad-Core)
Threads44
Base clock speed1.6 GHz1.1 GHz
Boost clock speed0.1 GHz2.8 GHz
Bus typeFSBno data
Bus rate533.33 MT/sno data
Multiplier12no data
L1 cache112 KBno data
L2 cache1 MB1.5 MB
L3 cache0 KB4 MB
Chip lithography45 nm10 nm
Die size51.9276 mm2no data
Maximum core temperature85 °C105 °C
Number of transistors94 Millionno data
64 bit support++
Windows 11 compatibility-+
VID voltage range0.9V-1.1625Vno data

Compatibility

Information on Atom 330 and Celeron N5100 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)1
SocketPBGA437FCBGA1338
Power consumption (TDP)8 Watt6 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Atom 330 and Celeron N5100. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensionsIntel® SSE2, Intel® SSE3, Intel® SSSE3Intel® SSE4.2
AES-NI-+
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)-+
Speed Shiftno data+
Turbo Boost Technology--
Hyper-Threading Technology+-
Idle Statesno data+
Thermal Monitoring-+
Smart Responseno data-
Demand Based Switching-no data
GPIOno data+
Turbo Boost Max 3.0no data-
FSB parity-no data

Security technologies

Atom 330 and Celeron N5100 technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.

TXT--
EDB+no data
Identity Protection-+
SGXno data-
OS Guardno data+

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Atom 330 and Celeron N5100 are enumerated here.

VT-d-+
VT-x-+
EPTno data+

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Atom 330 and Celeron N5100. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory typesno dataDDR4
Maximum memory size8 GB16 GB
Max memory channelsno data2

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics card-Intel UHD Graphics
Quick Sync Video-+
Graphics max frequency-800 MHz
Execution Units-24

Graphics interfaces

Available interfaces and connections of Atom 330 and Celeron N5100 integrated GPUs.

Number of displays supported-3
eDP-+
DisplayPort-+
HDMI-+
MIPI-DSI-+

Graphics image quality

Maximum display resolutions supported by Atom 330 and Celeron N5100 integrated GPUs, including resolutions over different interfaces.

4K resolution support-+
Max resolution over HDMI 1.4-4096x2160@60Hz
Max resolution over eDP-4096x2160@60Hz
Max resolution over DisplayPort-4096x2160@60Hz

Graphics API support

APIs supported by Atom 330 and Celeron N5100 integrated GPUs, sometimes API versions are included.

DirectX-12
OpenGL-4.5

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Atom 330 and Celeron N5100.

PCI Express lanesno data8
USB revisionno data2.0/3.2
Max number of SATA 6 Gb/s Portsno data2
Number of USB portsno data14
Integrated LANno data-
UARTno 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 330 0.23
Celeron N5100 2.07
+800%

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 330 363
Celeron N5100 3295
+808%

Gaming performance

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 0.23 2.07
Recency 2 April 2008 11 January 2021
Physical cores 2 4
Chip lithography 45 nm 10 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 8 Watt 6 Watt

Celeron N5100 has a 800% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 12 years, 100% more physical cores, a 350% more advanced lithography process, and 33.3% lower power consumption.

The Celeron N5100 is our recommended choice as it beats the Atom 330 in performance tests.


Should you still have questions on choice between Atom 330 and Celeron N5100, ask them in Comments section, and we shall answer.

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