Atom 230 vs E1-2100
Aggregate performance score
E1-2100 outperforms Atom 230 by a whopping 136% based on our aggregate benchmark results.
Primary details
Comparing E1-2100 and Atom 230 processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.
| Place in the ranking | 3142 | 3362 |
| Place by popularity | not in top-100 | not in top-100 |
| Market segment | Laptop | Laptop |
| Series | AMD E-Series | Intel Atom |
| Power efficiency | 2.73 | 2.60 |
| Architecture codename | Kabini (2013−2014) | Silverthorne (2008−2010) |
| Release date | 23 May 2013 (11 years ago) | 2 April 2008 (16 years ago) |
| Launch price (MSRP) | no data | $29 |
Detailed specifications
E1-2100 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 cores | 2 (Dual-core) | 1 (Single-Core) |
| Threads | 2 | 2 |
| Base clock speed | no data | 1.6 GHz |
| Boost clock speed | 1 GHz | 0.1 GHz |
| Bus type | no data | FSB |
| Bus rate | no data | 533.33 MT/s |
| Multiplier | no data | 12 |
| L1 cache | no data | 56 KB |
| L2 cache | 1024 KB | 512 KB |
| L3 cache | 0 KB | 0 KB |
| Chip lithography | 28 nm | 45 nm |
| Die size | 246 mm2 | 25.9638 mm2 |
| Maximum core temperature | no data | 85 °C |
| Maximum case temperature (TCase) | 90 °C | no data |
| Number of transistors | 1,178 million | 47 Million |
| 64 bit support | + | + |
| Windows 11 compatibility | - | - |
| VID voltage range | no data | 0.9V-1.1625V |
Compatibility
Information on E1-2100 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 configuration | 1 | 1 (Uniprocessor) |
| Socket | FT3 | PBGA437 |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 9 Watt | 4 Watt |
Technologies and extensions
Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by E1-2100 and Atom 230. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.
| Instruction set extensions | MMX, SSE, SSE2, SSE3, SSSE3, SSE4A, SSE4.1, SSE4.2, AVX, BMI1, ABM, SVM, AES-NI | Intel® SSE2, Intel® SSE3, Intel® SSSE3 |
| AES-NI | + | - |
| FMA | FMA4 | - |
| AVX | + | - |
| PowerNow | + | - |
| PowerGating | + | - |
| VirusProtect | + | - |
| Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST) | no data | - |
| Turbo Boost Technology | no data | - |
| Hyper-Threading Technology | no data | + |
| Idle States | no data | - |
| Demand Based Switching | no data | - |
| FSB parity | no data | - |
Security technologies
E1-2100 and Atom 230 technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.
| TXT | no data | - |
| EDB | no data | + |
Virtualization technologies
Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by E1-2100 and Atom 230 are enumerated here.
| AMD-V | + | - |
| VT-d | no data | - |
| VT-x | no data | - |
| IOMMU 2.0 | + | - |
Memory specs
Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by E1-2100 and Atom 230. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.
| Supported memory types | DDR3 | no data |
| Maximum memory size | no data | 8 GB |
| Max memory channels | 1 | no data |
Graphics specifications
General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.
| Integrated graphics card | AMD Radeon HD 8210 | - |
| Enduro | + | - |
| Switchable graphics | + | - |
| UVD | + | - |
| VCE | + | - |
Graphics interfaces
Available interfaces and connections of E1-2100 and Atom 230 integrated GPUs.
| DisplayPort | + | - |
| HDMI | + | - |
Graphics API support
APIs supported by E1-2100 and Atom 230 integrated GPUs, sometimes API versions are included.
| DirectX | DirectX® 12 | - |
| Vulkan | + | - |
Peripherals
Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by E1-2100 and Atom 230.
| PCIe version | 2.0 | 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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
Pros & cons summary
| Performance score | 0.26 | 0.11 |
| Recency | 23 May 2013 | 2 April 2008 |
| Physical cores | 2 | 1 |
| Chip lithography | 28 nm | 45 nm |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 9 Watt | 4 Watt |
E1-2100 has a 136.4% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 5 years, 100% more physical cores, and a 60.7% more advanced lithography process.
Atom 230, on the other hand, has 125% lower power consumption.
The E1-2100 is our recommended choice as it beats the Atom 230 in performance tests.
Should you still have questions on choice between E1-2100 and Atom 230, ask them in Comments section, and we shall answer.
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