Atom D510 vs i3-330M

Primary details

Comparing Core i3-330M and Atom D510 processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking	2746	not rated
Place by popularity	not in top-100	not in top-100
Market segment	Laptop	Laptop
Series	Intel Core i3	no data
Power efficiency	1.75	no data
Architecture codename	Arrandale (2010−2011)	Pineview (2009−2011)
Release date	7 January 2010 (14 years ago)	21 December 2009 (14 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)	$49	$97

Detailed specifications

Core i3-330M and Atom D510 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)	2 (Dual-core)
Threads	4	4
Base clock speed	2.13 GHz	1.66 GHz
Boost clock speed	0.03 GHz	1.67 GHz
Bus type	DMI 1.0	no data
Bus rate	1 × 2.5 GT/s	no data
Multiplier	16	no data
L1 cache	128 KB	64 KB (per core)
L2 cache	512 KB	512 KB (per core)
L3 cache	3 MB (shared)	0 KB
Chip lithography	32 nm	45 nm
Die size	81+114 mm2	66 mm2
Maximum core temperature	90 °C for rPGA, 105 °C for BGA	100 °C
Number of transistors	382 million	176 million
64 bit support	+	+
Windows 11 compatibility	-	-

Compatibility

Information on Core i3-330M and Atom D510 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	BGA1288,PGA988	FCBGA559
Power consumption (TDP)	35 Watt	13 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Core i3-330M and Atom D510. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensions	Intel® SSE4.1, Intel® SSE4.2	Intel® SSE2, Intel® SSE3, Intel® SSSE3
FMA	+	-
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)	+	-
Turbo Boost Technology	-	-
Hyper-Threading Technology	+	+
Idle States	+	-
Thermal Monitoring	+	-
Flex Memory Access	+	no data
Demand Based Switching	no data	-
PAE	36 Bit	32 Bit
FDI	+	no data
Fast Memory Access	+	no data

Security technologies

Core i3-330M and Atom D510 technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.

TXT	-	-
EDB	+	+

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Core i3-330M and Atom D510 are enumerated here.

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

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Core i3-330M and Atom D510. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory types	DDR3-800, DDR3-1066	DDR2
Maximum memory size	8 GB	4 GB
Max memory channels	2	1
Maximum memory bandwidth	17.051 GB/s	6.4 GB/s

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics card	Intel® HD Graphics for Previous Generation Intel® Processors	On certain motherboards (Chipset feature)
Clear Video	+	no data
Clear Video HD	+	no data
Graphics max frequency	667 MHz	no data

Graphics interfaces

Available interfaces and connections of Core i3-330M and Atom D510 integrated GPUs.

Number of displays supported

2

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Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Core i3-330M and Atom D510.

PCIe version	2.0	no data
PCI Express lanes	16	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.

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Pros & cons summary

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Chip lithography	32 nm	45 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	35 Watt	13 Watt

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