Intel Core 2 Solo U2200 vs Atom 230

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General info

Comparing Atom 230 and Core 2 Solo U2200 processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in performance rankingnot ratednot rated
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Market segmentLaptopLaptop
SeriesIntel AtomCore 2 Solo
Architecture codenameSilverthorne (2008−2010)Merom-L (2007)
Release date2 April 2008 (15 years old)no data
Launch price (MSRP)$29no data
Current price$170 (5.9x MSRP)no data

Technical specs

Atom 230 and Core 2 Solo U2200 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 cores1 (Single-Core)1 (Single-Core)
Threads21
Base clock speed1.6 GHz1.2 GHz
Boost clock speed1.6 GHz1.2 GHz
Bus support533 MHz533 MHz
L1 cache56 KBno data
L2 cache512 KBno data
L3 cache0 KB1 MB L2 Cache
Chip lithography45 nm65 nm
Die size25.9638 mm27.94 mm × 3.27 mmno data
Maximum core temperature85 °C100 °C
Number of transistors47 Millionno data
64 bit support++
Windows 11 compatibility--
Unlocked multiplierNoNo
VID voltage range0.9V-1.1625V0.8V-1V

Compatibility

Information on Atom 230 and Core 2 Solo U2200 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 configuration1 (Uniprocessor)no data
SocketPBGA437no data
Power consumption (TDP)4 Watt5.5 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Atom 230 and Core 2 Solo U2200. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensionsIntel® SSE2, Intel® SSE3, Intel® SSSE3no data
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)-+
Turbo Boost Technology--
Hyper-Threading Technology+-
Idle States-no data
Thermal Monitoring-no data
Demand Based Switching--
FSB parity--
StatusDiscontinuedDiscontinued

Security technologies

Atom 230 and Core 2 Solo U2200 technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.

TXT--
EDB++

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Atom 230 and Core 2 Solo U2200 are enumerated here.

VT-d-no data
VT-x-+

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Atom 230 and Core 2 Solo U2200. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Maximum memory size8 GBno 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.

Benchmark coverage: 68%

Atom 230 169
Core 2 Solo U2200 311
+84%

Core 2 Solo U2200 outperforms Atom 230 by 84% in Passmark.

Advantages and disadvantages


Threads 2 1
Chip lithography 45 nm 65 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 4 Watt 5 Watt

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