Atom 330 vs Celeron J3160
Primary details
Comparing Celeron J3160 and Atom 330 processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.
| Place in the ranking | 2601 | not rated |
| Place by popularity | not in top-100 | not in top-100 |
| Cost-effectiveness evaluation | 0.03 | no data |
| Market segment | Desktop processor | Laptop |
| Series | Intel Celeron | Intel Atom |
| Power efficiency | 12.62 | no data |
| Architecture codename | Airmont (2016) | Diamondville (2008−2009) |
| Release date | 15 January 2016 (8 years ago) | 2 April 2008 (16 years ago) |
| Launch price (MSRP) | $107 | $43 |
Cost-effectiveness evaluation
Performance per price, higher is better.
Detailed specifications
Celeron J3160 and Atom 330 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 | 4 (Quad-Core) | 2 (Dual-core) |
| Threads | 4 | 4 |
| Base clock speed | 1.6 GHz | 1.6 GHz |
| Boost clock speed | 2.24 GHz | 0.1 GHz |
| Bus type | IDI | FSB |
| Bus rate | no data | 533.33 MT/s |
| Multiplier | no data | 12 |
| L1 cache | no data | 112 KB |
| L2 cache | 2 MB | 1 MB |
| L3 cache | 0 KB | 0 KB |
| Chip lithography | 14 nm | 45 nm |
| Die size | no data | 51.9276 mm2 |
| Maximum core temperature | 90 °C | 85 °C |
| Number of transistors | no data | 94 Million |
| 64 bit support | + | + |
| Windows 11 compatibility | - | - |
| VID voltage range | no data | 0.9V-1.1625V |
Compatibility
Information on Celeron J3160 and Atom 330 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 | FCBGA1170 | PBGA437 |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 6 Watt | 8 Watt |
Technologies and extensions
Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Celeron J3160 and Atom 330. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.
| Instruction set extensions | no data | Intel® SSE2, Intel® SSE3, Intel® SSSE3 |
| AES-NI | + | - |
| Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST) | + | - |
| Turbo Boost Technology | - | - |
| Hyper-Threading Technology | - | + |
| Thermal Monitoring | + | - |
| Smart Response | - | no data |
| Demand Based Switching | no data | - |
| GPIO | + | no data |
| Smart Connect | - | no data |
| FSB parity | no data | - |
| HD Audio | + | no data |
| RST | - | no data |
Security technologies
Celeron J3160 and Atom 330 technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.
| TXT | - | - |
| EDB | + | + |
| Secure Boot | + | no data |
| Secure Key | + | no data |
| Identity Protection | + | - |
| OS Guard | - | no data |
| Anti-Theft | - | no data |
Virtualization technologies
Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Celeron J3160 and Atom 330 are enumerated here.
| VT-d | - | - |
| VT-x | + | - |
| VT-i | - | no data |
| EPT | + | no data |
Memory specs
Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Celeron J3160 and Atom 330. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.
| Supported memory types | DDR3L-1600 | no data |
| Maximum memory size | 8 GB | 8 GB |
| Max memory channels | 2 | no data |
Graphics specifications
General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.
| Max video memory | 8 GB | - |
| Quick Sync Video | + | - |
| Clear Video | + | - |
| Clear Video HD | + | - |
| Graphics max frequency | 700 MHz | - |
| Execution Units | 12 | - |
| InTru 3D | - | - |
Graphics interfaces
Available interfaces and connections of Celeron J3160 and Atom 330 integrated GPUs.
| Number of displays supported | 3 | - |
| eDP | + | - |
| DisplayPort | + | - |
| HDMI | + | - |
Graphics API support
APIs supported by Celeron J3160 and Atom 330 integrated GPUs, sometimes API versions are included.
| DirectX | + | - |
| OpenGL | + | - |
Peripherals
Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Celeron J3160 and Atom 330.
| PCIe version | 2.0 | no data |
| PCI Express lanes | 4 | no data |
| USB revision | 2.0/3.0 | no data |
| Total number of SATA ports | 5 | no data |
| Max number of SATA 6 Gb/s Ports | 2 | no data |
| Number of USB ports | 5 | no data |
| Integrated LAN | - | no data |
| UART | + | no 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.
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.
Pros & cons summary
| Recency | 15 January 2016 | 2 April 2008 |
| Physical cores | 4 | 2 |
| Chip lithography | 14 nm | 45 nm |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 6 Watt | 8 Watt |
Celeron J3160 has an age advantage of 7 years, 100% more physical cores, a 221.4% more advanced lithography process, and 33.3% lower power consumption.
We couldn't decide between Celeron J3160 and Atom 330. We've got no test results to judge.
Note that Celeron J3160 is a desktop processor while Atom 330 is a notebook one.
Should you still have questions on choice between Celeron J3160 and Atom 330, ask them in Comments section, and we shall answer.
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