i5-9400F vs Atom 230
Aggregate performance score
Core i5-9400F outperforms Atom 230 by a whopping 5318% based on our aggregate benchmark results.
Primary details
Comparing Atom 230 and Core i5-9400F processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.
| Place in the ranking | 3361 | 1096 |
| Place by popularity | not in top-100 | 25 |
| Cost-effectiveness evaluation | no data | 9.18 |
| Market segment | Laptop | Desktop processor |
| Series | Intel Atom | Intel Core i5 |
| Power efficiency | 2.60 | 8.68 |
| Architecture codename | Silverthorne (2008−2010) | Coffee Lake-R (2018−2019) |
| Release date | 2 April 2008 (16 years ago) | 7 January 2019 (5 years ago) |
| Launch price (MSRP) | $29 | $182 |
Cost-effectiveness evaluation
Performance per price, higher is better.
Detailed specifications
Atom 230 and Core i5-9400F 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 | 1 (Single-Core) | 6 (Hexa-Core) |
| Threads | 2 | 6 |
| Base clock speed | 1.6 GHz | 2.9 GHz |
| Boost clock speed | 0.1 GHz | 4.1 GHz |
| Bus type | FSB | DMI 3.0 |
| Bus rate | 533.33 MT/s | 4 × 8 GT/s |
| Multiplier | 12 | 29 |
| L1 cache | 56 KB | 385 KB |
| L2 cache | 512 KB | 1.5 MB |
| L3 cache | 0 KB | 9 MB (shared) |
| Chip lithography | 45 nm | 14 nm |
| Die size | 25.9638 mm2 | 149 mm2 |
| Maximum core temperature | 85 °C | 100 °C |
| Maximum case temperature (TCase) | no data | 72 °C |
| Number of transistors | 47 Million | no data |
| 64 bit support | + | + |
| Windows 11 compatibility | - | + |
| VID voltage range | 0.9V-1.1625V | no data |
Compatibility
Information on Atom 230 and Core i5-9400F 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 (Uniprocessor) | 1 (Uniprocessor) |
| Socket | PBGA437 | FCLGA1151 |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 4 Watt | 65 Watt |
Technologies and extensions
Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Atom 230 and Core i5-9400F. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.
| Instruction set extensions | Intel® SSE2, Intel® SSE3, Intel® SSSE3 | Intel® SSE4.1, Intel® SSE4.2, Intel® AVX2 |
| AES-NI | - | + |
| AVX | - | + |
| Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST) | - | + |
| Turbo Boost Technology | - | 2.0 |
| Hyper-Threading Technology | + | - |
| Idle States | - | + |
| Thermal Monitoring | - | + |
| Demand Based Switching | - | no data |
| FSB parity | - | no data |
Security technologies
Atom 230 and Core i5-9400F technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.
| TXT | - | - |
| EDB | + | + |
| Secure Key | no data | + |
| MPX | - | + |
| Identity Protection | - | + |
| SGX | no data | Yes with Intel® ME |
| OS Guard | no data | + |
Virtualization technologies
Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Atom 230 and Core i5-9400F are enumerated here.
| VT-d | - | + |
| VT-x | - | + |
| EPT | no data | + |
Memory specs
Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Atom 230 and Core i5-9400F. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.
| Supported memory types | no data | DDR4-2666 |
| Maximum memory size | 8 GB | 128 GB |
| Max memory channels | no data | 2 |
| Maximum memory bandwidth | no data | 42.671 GB/s |
Peripherals
Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Atom 230 and Core i5-9400F.
| PCIe version | no data | 3.0 |
| PCI Express lanes | no data | 16 |
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 | 0.11 | 5.96 |
| Recency | 2 April 2008 | 7 January 2019 |
| Physical cores | 1 | 6 |
| Threads | 2 | 6 |
| Chip lithography | 45 nm | 14 nm |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 4 Watt | 65 Watt |
Atom 230 has 1525% lower power consumption.
i5-9400F, on the other hand, has a 5318.2% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 10 years, 500% more physical cores and 200% more threads, and a 221.4% more advanced lithography process.
The Core i5-9400F is our recommended choice as it beats the Atom 230 in performance tests.
Be aware that Atom 230 is a notebook processor while Core i5-9400F is a desktop one.
Should you still have questions on choice between Atom 230 and Core i5-9400F, ask them in Comments section, and we shall answer.
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