Intel Atom 230 vs Intel Celeron 220

Comparative analysis of Intel Atom 230 and Intel Celeron 220 processors for all known characteristics in the following categories: Essentials, Performance, Compatibility, Security & Reliability, Advanced Technologies, Virtualization. Benchmark processor performance analysis: PassMark - Single thread mark, PassMark - CPU mark, Geekbench 4 - Single Core, Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core.

 

Differences

Reasons to consider the Intel Atom 230

  • CPU is newer: launch date 4 month(s) later
  • 1 more threads: 2 vs 1
  • Around 33% higher clock speed: 1.6 GHz vs 1.2 GHz
  • A newer manufacturing process allows for a more powerful, yet cooler running processor: 45 nm vs 65 nm
  • 4.8x lower typical power consumption: 4 Watt vs 19 Watt
Launch date 1 March 2008 vs October 2007
Number of threads 2 vs 1
Maximum frequency 1.6 GHz vs 1.2 GHz
Manufacturing process technology 45 nm vs 65 nm
Thermal Design Power (TDP) 4 Watt vs 19 Watt

Reasons to consider the Intel Celeron 220

  • Around 17% higher maximum core temperature: 100°C vs 85.2°C
  • Around 38% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 255 vs 185
  • Around 24% better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 209 vs 169
Specifications (specs)
Maximum core temperature 100°C vs 85.2°C
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark 255 vs 185
PassMark - CPU mark 209 vs 169

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: Intel Atom 230
CPU 2: Intel Celeron 220

PassMark - Single thread mark
CPU 1
CPU 2
185
255
PassMark - CPU mark
CPU 1
CPU 2
169
209
Name Intel Atom 230 Intel Celeron 220
PassMark - Single thread mark 185 255
PassMark - CPU mark 169 209
Geekbench 4 - Single Core 436
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core 552

Compare specifications (specs)

Intel Atom 230 Intel Celeron 220

Essentials

Architecture codename Diamondville Conroe
Launch date 1 March 2008 October 2007
Place in performance rating 3219 3267
Processor Number 230 220
Series Legacy Intel Atom® Processors Legacy Intel® Celeron® Processor
Status Discontinued Discontinued
Vertical segment Desktop Desktop

Performance

64 bit support
Base frequency 1.60 GHz 1.20 GHz
Bus Speed 533 MHz FSB 533 MHz FSB
Die size 26 mm2 77 mm2
Front-side bus (FSB) 533 MHz 533 MHz
L1 cache 64 KB (per core) 64 KB
L2 cache 512 KB 512 KB
Manufacturing process technology 45 nm 65 nm
Maximum core temperature 85.2°C 100°C
Maximum frequency 1.6 GHz 1.2 GHz
Number of cores 1 1
Number of threads 2 1
Transistor count 47 million 105 million
VID voltage range 0.9V-1.1625V 1.0000V-1.3375V

Compatibility

Low Halogen Options Available
Max number of CPUs in a configuration 1 1
Package Size 22mm x 22mm 35mm x 35mm
Sockets supported PBGA437 PBGA479
Thermal Design Power (TDP) 4 Watt 19 Watt

Security & Reliability

Execute Disable Bit (EDB)
Intel® Trusted Execution technology (TXT)

Advanced Technologies

Enhanced Intel SpeedStep® technology
FSB parity
Idle States
Instruction set extensions Intel® SSE2, Intel® SSE3, Intel® SSSE3
Intel 64
Intel® Demand Based Switching
Intel® Hyper-Threading technology
Intel® Turbo Boost technology
Thermal Monitoring
Intel® AES New Instructions

Virtualization

Intel® Virtualization Technology (VT-x)
Intel® Virtualization Technology for Directed I/O (VT-d)