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.

Intel Atom 230

Intel Celeron 220

Differences

Reasons to consider the Intel Atom 230

CPU is newer: launch date 5 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	3231	3278
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)