Atom 330 vs i5-3570T
Primary details
Comparing Core i5-3570T and Atom 330 processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.
| Place in the ranking | 1744 | not rated |
| Place by popularity | not in top-100 | not in top-100 |
| Market segment | Desktop processor | Laptop |
| Series | no data | Intel Atom |
| Power efficiency | 5.24 | no data |
| Architecture codename | Ivy Bridge (2012−2013) | Diamondville (2008−2009) |
| Release date | 29 April 2012 (12 years ago) | 2 April 2008 (16 years ago) |
| Launch price (MSRP) | no data | $43 |
Detailed specifications
Core i5-3570T 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 | 2.3 GHz | 1.6 GHz |
| Boost clock speed | 3.3 GHz | 0.1 GHz |
| Bus type | no data | FSB |
| Bus rate | 5 GT/s | 533.33 MT/s |
| Multiplier | no data | 12 |
| L1 cache | 64 KB (per core) | 112 KB |
| L2 cache | 256 KB (per core) | 1 MB |
| L3 cache | 6144 KB (shared) | 0 KB |
| Chip lithography | 22 nm | 45 nm |
| Die size | 160 mm2 | 51.9276 mm2 |
| Maximum core temperature | no data | 85 °C |
| Maximum case temperature (TCase) | 70 °C | no data |
| Number of transistors | 1,400 million | 94 Million |
| 64 bit support | + | + |
| Windows 11 compatibility | - | - |
| VID voltage range | no data | 0.9V-1.1625V |
Compatibility
Information on Core i5-3570T 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 | 1 (Uniprocessor) |
| Socket | FCLGA1155 | PBGA437 |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 45 Watt | 8 Watt |
Technologies and extensions
Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Core i5-3570T and Atom 330. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.
| Instruction set extensions | Intel® SSE4.1, Intel® SSE4.2, Intel® AVX | Intel® SSE2, Intel® SSE3, Intel® SSSE3 |
| AES-NI | + | - |
| AVX | + | - |
| Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST) | + | - |
| Turbo Boost Technology | 2.0 | - |
| Hyper-Threading Technology | - | + |
| Idle States | + | no data |
| Thermal Monitoring | + | - |
| Demand Based Switching | no data | - |
| FDI | + | no data |
| FSB parity | no data | - |
Security technologies
Core i5-3570T and Atom 330 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 i5-3570T and Atom 330 are enumerated here.
| VT-d | + | - |
| VT-x | + | - |
| EPT | + | no data |
Memory specs
Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Core i5-3570T and Atom 330. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.
| Supported memory types | DDR3 | no data |
| Maximum memory size | 32 GB | 8 GB |
| Max memory channels | 2 | no data |
| Maximum memory bandwidth | 25.6 GB/s | no data |
Graphics specifications
General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.
| Integrated graphics card | Intel HD Graphics 2500 | - |
| Quick Sync Video | + | - |
| Clear Video HD | + | - |
| Graphics max frequency | 1.15 GHz | - |
| InTru 3D | + | - |
Graphics interfaces
Available interfaces and connections of Core i5-3570T and Atom 330 integrated GPUs.
| Number of displays supported | 3 | - |
Peripherals
Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Core i5-3570T and Atom 330.
| PCIe version | 3.0 | 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 | 29 April 2012 | 2 April 2008 |
| Physical cores | 4 | 2 |
| Chip lithography | 22 nm | 45 nm |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 45 Watt | 8 Watt |
i5-3570T has an age advantage of 4 years, 100% more physical cores, and a 104.5% more advanced lithography process.
Atom 330, on the other hand, has 462.5% lower power consumption.
We couldn't decide between Core i5-3570T and Atom 330. We've got no test results to judge.
Note that Core i5-3570T is a desktop processor while Atom 330 is a notebook one.
Should you still have questions on choice between Core i5-3570T and Atom 330, ask them in Comments section, and we shall answer.
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