Intel Celeron 3205U vs Intel Atom 330

Comparative analysis of Intel Celeron 3205U and Intel Atom 330 processors for all known characteristics in the following categories: Essentials, Performance, Memory, Graphics, Graphics interfaces, Graphics API support, Compatibility, Peripherals, Security & Reliability, Advanced Technologies, Virtualization. Benchmark processor performance analysis: PassMark - Single thread mark, PassMark - CPU mark, Geekbench 4 - Single Core, Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core, CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s), CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s), CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s), GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Frames), GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Frames), GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames), GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Fps), GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Fps), GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps).

Intel Celeron 3205U

Intel Atom 330

Differences

Reasons to consider the Intel Celeron 3205U

CPU is newer: launch date 6 year(s) 3 month(s) later
Around 23% higher maximum core temperature: 105°C vs 85.2°C
A newer manufacturing process allows for a more powerful, yet cooler running processor: 14 nm vs 45 nm
3.5x better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 908 vs 261
2.5x better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 956 vs 382

Specifications (specs)
Launch date	5 January 2015 vs 22 September 2008
Maximum core temperature	105°C vs 85.2°C
Manufacturing process technology	14 nm vs 45 nm
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark	908 vs 261
PassMark - CPU mark	956 vs 382

Reasons to consider the Intel Atom 330

2 more threads: 4 vs 2
Around 7% higher clock speed: 1.6 GHz vs 1.5 GHz
2x more L2 cache, more data can be stored in the L2 cache for quick access later
Around 88% lower typical power consumption: 8 Watt vs 15 Watt

Number of threads	4 vs 2
Maximum frequency	1.6 GHz vs 1.5 GHz
L2 cache	1024 KB vs 512 KB
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	8 Watt vs 15 Watt

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: Intel Celeron 3205U
CPU 2: Intel Atom 330

PassMark - Single thread mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

908

261

PassMark - CPU mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

956

382

Name	Intel Celeron 3205U	Intel Atom 330
PassMark - Single thread mark	908	261
PassMark - CPU mark	956	382
Geekbench 4 - Single Core	312
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core	592
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s)	2.562
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s)	88.995
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s)	0.51
GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Frames)	756
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Frames)	1565
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames)	2692
GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Fps)	756
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Fps)	1565
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps)	2692

Compare specifications (specs)

	Intel Celeron 3205U	Intel Atom 330
Essentials
Architecture codename	Broadwell	Diamondville
Launch date	5 January 2015	22 September 2008
Launch price (MSRP)	$107	$43
Place in performance rating	2156	3273
Price now	$287.04
Processor Number	3205U	330
Series	Intel® Celeron® Processor 3000 Series	Legacy Intel Atom® Processors
Status	Launched	Discontinued
Value for money (0-100)	1.56
Vertical segment	Mobile	Desktop
Performance
64 bit support
Base frequency	1.50 GHz	1.60 GHz
Bus Speed	5 GT/s DMI2	533 MHz FSB
Die size	82 mm	52 mm2
L1 cache	128 KB	64 KB (per core)
L2 cache	512 KB	1024 KB
L3 cache	2 MB
Manufacturing process technology	14 nm	45 nm
Maximum case temperature (TCase)	105 °C
Maximum core temperature	105°C	85.2°C
Maximum frequency	1.5 GHz	1.6 GHz
Number of cores	2	2
Number of threads	2	4
Transistor count	1300 Million	94 million
Front-side bus (FSB)		533 MHz
VID voltage range		0.9V-1.1625V
Memory
Max memory channels	2
Maximum memory bandwidth	25.6 GB/s
Maximum memory size	16 GB
Supported memory types	DDR3L 1333/1600 LPDDR3 1333/1600
Graphics
Graphics base frequency	100 MHz
Graphics max dynamic frequency	800 MHz
Graphics max frequency	800 MHz
Intel® Clear Video HD technology
Intel® Clear Video technology
Intel® Flexible Display Interface (Intel® FDI)
Intel® InTru™ 3D technology
Intel® Quick Sync Video
Processor graphics	Intel HD Graphics
Graphics interfaces
DisplayPort
eDP
HDMI
Number of displays supported	3
Wireless Display (WiDi) support
Graphics API support
DirectX	11.2/12
Compatibility
Configurable TDP-down	10 W
Configurable TDP-down Frequency	600 MHz
Low Halogen Options Available
Max number of CPUs in a configuration	1	1
Package Size	40mm x 24mm x 1.3mm	22mm x 22mm
Sockets supported	FCBGA1168	PBGA437
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	15 Watt	8 Watt
Peripherals
Max number of PCIe lanes	12
PCI Express revision	2.0
PCIe configurations	4x1 2x4
Security & Reliability
Execute Disable Bit (EDB)
Intel® Identity Protection technology
Intel® OS Guard
Intel® Secure Key technology
Intel® Trusted Execution technology (TXT)
Advanced Technologies
Enhanced Intel SpeedStep® technology
Flexible Display interface (FDI)
Idle States
Instruction set extensions	Intel® SSE4.1, Intel® SSE4.2	Intel® SSE2, Intel® SSE3, Intel® SSSE3
Intel 64
Intel® Advanced Vector Extensions (AVX)
Intel® AES New Instructions
Intel® Fast Memory Access
Intel® Flex Memory Access
Intel® Hyper-Threading technology
Intel® Smart Response technology
Intel® Stable Image Platform Program (SIPP)
Intel® TSX-NI
Intel® Turbo Boost technology
Intel® vPro™ Platform Eligibility
Thermal Monitoring
FSB parity
Intel® Demand Based Switching
Virtualization
AMD Virtualization (AMD-V™)
Intel® Virtualization Technology (VT-x)
Intel® Virtualization Technology for Directed I/O (VT-d)
Intel® VT-x with Extended Page Tables (EPT)