Atom x5-Z8330 vs Celeron B830

Place in the ranking	2827	2861
Place by popularity	not in top-100	not in top-100
Market segment	Laptop	Laptop
Series	Intel Celeron	5x Intel Atom
Power efficiency	1.46	no data
Architecture codename	Sandy Bridge (2011−2013)	Airmont (2016)
Release date	1 September 2012 (12 years ago)	8 February 2016 (8 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)	$86	no data

Detailed specifications

Celeron B830 and Atom x5-Z8330 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)	4 (Quad-Core)
Threads	2	4
Base clock speed	1.8 GHz	1.44 GHz
Boost clock speed	1.8 GHz	1.92 GHz
Bus type	DMI 2.0	no data
Bus rate	4 × 5 GT/s	no data
Multiplier	18	no data
L1 cache	128 KB	no data
L2 cache	512 KB	2 MB
L3 cache	2 MB (shared)	0 KB
Chip lithography	32 nm	14 nm
Die size	131 mm²	no data
Maximum core temperature	100 °C	90 °C
Number of transistors	504 million	no data
64 bit support	+	+
Windows 11 compatibility	-	-

Compatibility

Information on Celeron B830 and Atom x5-Z8330 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	FCPGA988,PGA988	no data
Power consumption (TDP)	35 Watt	no data

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Celeron B830 and Atom x5-Z8330. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensions	Intel® SSE4.1, Intel® SSE4.2	no data
AES-NI	-	+
FMA	+	-
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)	+	+
My WiFi	-	no data
Turbo Boost Technology	-	no data
Hyper-Threading Technology	-	no data
Idle States	+	no data
Thermal Monitoring	+	-
Flex Memory Access	+	no data
Demand Based Switching	-	no data
FDI	+	no data
Fast Memory Access	+	no data

Security technologies

Celeron B830 and Atom x5-Z8330 technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.

TXT	-	no data
EDB	+	no data
Identity Protection	-	+
Anti-Theft	-	no data

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Celeron B830 and Atom x5-Z8330 are enumerated here.

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

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Celeron B830 and Atom x5-Z8330. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory types	DDR3	DDR3L-RS 1600
Maximum memory size	16 GB	2 GB
Max memory channels	2	1
Maximum memory bandwidth	21.335 GB/s	12.8 GB/s

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics card	Intel® HD Graphics for 2nd Generation Intel® Processors	no data
Graphics max frequency	1.05 GHz	500 MHz
Execution Units	no data	12

Graphics interfaces

Available interfaces and connections of Celeron B830 and Atom x5-Z8330 integrated GPUs.

Number of displays supported	2	2
eDP	+	no data
DisplayPort	+	-
HDMI	+	-
SDVO	+	no data
CRT	+	no data

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Celeron B830 and Atom x5-Z8330.

PCIe version	2.0	2.0
PCI Express lanes	16	1
USB revision	no data	3.0

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.

Celeron B830 0.56
+5.7%

Atom x5-Z8330 0.53

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.

Celeron B830 863
+6.7%

Atom x5-Z8330 809

GeekBench 5 Single-Core

GeekBench 5 Single-Core is a cross-platform application developed in the form of CPU tests that independently recreate certain real-world tasks with which to accurately measure performance. This version uses only a single CPU core.

Celeron B830 268
+47.3%

Atom x5-Z8330 182

GeekBench 5 Multi-Core

GeekBench 5 Multi-Core is a cross-platform application developed in the form of CPU tests that independently recreate certain real-world tasks with which to accurately measure performance. This version uses all available CPU cores.

Celeron B830 471

Atom x5-Z8330 570
+21%

Gaming performance

Pros & cons summary

Performance score	0.56	0.53
Recency	1 September 2012	8 February 2016
Physical cores	2	4
Threads	2	4
Chip lithography	32 nm	14 nm

Celeron B830 has a 5.7% higher aggregate performance score.

Atom x5-Z8330, on the other hand, has an age advantage of 3 years, 100% more physical cores and 100% more threads, and a 128.6% more advanced lithography process.

Given the minimal performance differences, no clear winner can be declared between Celeron B830 and Atom x5-Z8330.

Should you still have questions on choice between Celeron B830 and Atom x5-Z8330, ask them in Comments section, and we shall answer.