Atom 230 vs i3-4020Y

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Aggregate performance score

Core i3-4020Y
2013
2 cores / 4 threads, 11 Watt
0.93
+745%
Atom 230
2008
1 core / 2 threads, 4 Watt
0.11

Core i3-4020Y outperforms Atom 230 by a whopping 745% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

Comparing Core i3-4020Y and Atom 230 processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking25273376
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Market segmentLaptopLaptop
SeriesIntel Core i3Intel Atom
Power efficiency7.652.60
Architecture codenameHaswell (2013−2015)Silverthorne (2008−2010)
Release date1 September 2013 (11 years ago)2 April 2008 (16 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)$304$29

Detailed specifications

Core i3-4020Y 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 cores2 (Dual-core)1 (Single-Core)
Threads42
Base clock speed1.5 GHz1.6 GHz
Boost clock speed1.5 GHz0.1 GHz
Bus typeno dataFSB
Bus rate5 GT/s533.33 MT/s
Multiplierno data12
L1 cache128 KB56 KB
L2 cache512 KB512 KB
L3 cache3 MB0 KB
Chip lithography22 nm45 nm
Die sizeno data25.9638 mm2
Maximum core temperature100 °C85 °C
Number of transistorsno data47 Million
64 bit support++
Windows 11 compatibility--
VID voltage rangeno data0.9V-1.1625V

Compatibility

Information on Core i3-4020Y 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 configuration11 (Uniprocessor)
SocketFCBGA1168PBGA437
Power consumption (TDP)11.5 Watt4 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Core i3-4020Y and Atom 230. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensionsIntel® SSE4.1, Intel® SSE4.2, Intel® AVX2Intel® SSE2, Intel® SSE3, Intel® SSSE3
AES-NI+-
AVX+-
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)+-
Turbo Boost Technology--
Hyper-Threading Technology++
Idle States+-
Thermal Monitoring+-
Smart Response+no data
Demand Based Switchingno data-
GPIO+no data
Smart Connect+no data
FDI-no data
AMT9.5no data
Matrix Storage-no data
FSB parityno data-
HD Audio+no data
RST+no data

Security technologies

Core i3-4020Y and Atom 230 technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.

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

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Core i3-4020Y and Atom 230 are enumerated here.

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

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Core i3-4020Y and Atom 230. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory typesDDR3no data
Maximum memory size16 GB8 GB
Max memory channels2no data
Maximum memory bandwidth25.6 GB/sno data

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics cardIntel HD Graphics 4200-
Max video memory2 GB-
Quick Sync Video+-
Clear Video HD+-
Graphics max frequency850 MHz-
InTru 3D+-

Graphics interfaces

Available interfaces and connections of Core i3-4020Y and Atom 230 integrated GPUs.

Number of displays supported3-
eDP+-
DisplayPort+-
HDMI+-

Graphics image quality

Maximum display resolutions supported by Core i3-4020Y and Atom 230 integrated GPUs, including resolutions over different interfaces.

Max resolution over HDMI 1.42560x1600@60Hz-
Max resolution over DisplayPort2561x1600@60Hz-
Max resolution over VGAN/A-

Graphics API support

APIs supported by Core i3-4020Y and Atom 230 integrated GPUs, sometimes API versions are included.

DirectX11.2/12-
OpenGL4.3-

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Core i3-4020Y and Atom 230.

PCIe version2.0no data
PCI Express lanes12no data
PCI support-no data
USB revision3.0no data
Total number of SATA ports4no data
Max number of SATA 6 Gb/s Ports4no data
Integrated IDE-no data
Number of USB ports4no 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.


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.

i3-4020Y 0.93
+745%
Atom 230 0.11

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.

i3-4020Y 1473
+772%
Atom 230 169

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.

i3-4020Y 1621
+191%
Atom 230 557

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.

i3-4020Y 4750
+458%
Atom 230 851

Gaming performance

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 0.93 0.11
Recency 1 September 2013 2 April 2008
Physical cores 2 1
Threads 4 2
Chip lithography 22 nm 45 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 11 Watt 4 Watt

i3-4020Y has a 745.5% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 5 years, 100% more physical cores and 100% more threads, and a 104.5% more advanced lithography process.

Atom 230, on the other hand, has 175% lower power consumption.

The Core i3-4020Y is our recommended choice as it beats the Atom 230 in performance tests.


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