i7-660LM vs Atom 230

Primary details

Comparing processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking	3702	not rated
Place by popularity	not in top-100	not in top-100
Market segment	Laptop	Laptop
Series	Intel Atom	Intel Core i7
Power efficiency	1.05	no data
Designer	Intel	Intel
Architecture codename	Silverthorne (2008−2010)	Arrandale (2010−2011)
Release date	2 April 2008 (18 years ago)	13 September 2010 (15 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)	$29	$346

Detailed specifications

Basic parameters of Atom 230 and Core i7-660LM: 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)	2 (Dual-core)
Threads	2	4
Base clock speed	1.6 GHz	2.26 GHz
Boost clock speed	0.1 GHz	3.06 GHz
Bus type	FSB	DMI 1.0
Bus rate	533.33 MT/s	1 × 2.5 GT/s
Multiplier	12	17
L1 cache	56 KB	128 KB
L2 cache	512 KB	512 KB
L3 cache	0 KB	4 MB
Chip lithography	45 nm	32 nm
Die size	25.9638 mm2	81+177 mm2
Maximum core temperature	85 °C	105 °C
Number of transistors	47 Million	382+177 Million
64 bit support	+	+
Windows 11 compatibility	-	-
VID voltage range	0.9V-1.1625V	no data

Compatibility

Information on Atom 230 and Core i7-660LM 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	BGA1288
Power consumption (TDP)	4 Watt	25 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Atom 230 and Core i7-660LM. 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
AES-NI	-	+
FMA	-	+
vPro	no data	+
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)	-	+
Turbo Boost Technology	-	+
Hyper-Threading Technology	+	+
Idle States	-	+
Thermal Monitoring	-	+
Flex Memory Access	no data	+
Demand Based Switching	-	no data
PAE	no data	36 Bit
FDI	no data	+
Fast Memory Access	no data	+
FSB parity	-	no data

Security technologies

Atom 230 and Core i7-660LM 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 i7-660LM 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 i7-660LM. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory types	no data	DDR3-800, DDR3-1066
Maximum memory size	8 GB	8 GB
Max memory channels	no data	2
Maximum memory bandwidth	no data	17.051 GB/s

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics card	-	Intel HD Graphics for Previous Generation Intel Processors
Clear Video	-	+
Clear Video HD	-	+
Graphics max frequency	-	566 MHz

Graphics interfaces

Available interfaces and connections of Atom 230 and Core i7-660LM integrated GPUs.

Number of displays supported

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2

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Atom 230 and Core i7-660LM.

PCIe version	no data	2.0
PCI Express lanes	no data	16

Pros & cons summary

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Recency	2 April 2008	13 September 2010
Physical cores	1	2
Threads	2	4
Chip lithography	45 nm	32 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	4 Watt	25 Watt