Pentium III 800 vs Atom 230
Primary details
Comparing Atom 230 and Pentium III 800 processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.
| Place in performance ranking | not rated | not rated |
| Place by popularity | not in top-100 | not in top-100 |
| Market segment | Laptop | Desktop processor |
| Series | Intel Atom | no data |
| Architecture codename | Silverthorne (2008−2010) | Coppermine T (2001) |
| Release date | 1 March 2008 (16 years ago) | no data |
| Launch price (MSRP) | $29 | no data |
| Current price | $170 (5.9x MSRP) | $79 |
Detailed specifications
Atom 230 and Pentium III 800 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) | 1 (Single-Core) |
| Threads | 2 | no data |
| Base clock speed | 1.6 GHz | no data |
| Boost clock speed | 1.6 GHz | 0.8 GHz |
| Bus support | 533 MHz | no data |
| L1 cache | 56 KB | 8 KB |
| L2 cache | 512 KB | 256 KB |
| L3 cache | 0 KB | 0 KB |
| Chip lithography | 45 nm | 180 nm |
| Die size | 26 mm2 | 80 mm2 |
| Maximum core temperature | 85 °C | no data |
| Maximum case temperature (TCase) | no data | 69 °C |
| Number of transistors | 47 Million | 44 million |
| 64 bit support | + | - |
| Windows 11 compatibility | - | - |
| Unlocked multiplier | No | No |
| VID voltage range | 0.9V-1.1625V | no data |
Compatibility
Information on Atom 230 and Pentium III 800 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 |
| Socket | PBGA437 | 370 |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 4 Watt | 38 Watt |
Technologies and extensions
Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Atom 230 and Pentium III 800. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.
| Instruction set extensions | Intel® SSE2, Intel® SSE3, Intel® SSSE3 | no data |
| Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST) | - | no data |
| Turbo Boost Technology | - | no data |
| Hyper-Threading Technology | + | no data |
| Idle States | - | no data |
| Thermal Monitoring | - | no data |
| Demand Based Switching | - | no data |
| FSB parity | - | no data |
| Status | Discontinued | no data |
Security technologies
Atom 230 and Pentium III 800 technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.
| TXT | - | no data |
| EDB | + | no data |
Virtualization technologies
Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Atom 230 and Pentium III 800 are enumerated here.
| VT-d | - | no data |
| VT-x | - | no data |
Memory specs
Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Atom 230 and Pentium III 800. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.
| Maximum memory size | 8 GB | no data |
Pros & cons summary
| Chip lithography | 45 nm | 180 nm |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 4 Watt | 38 Watt |
We couldn't decide between Atom 230 and Pentium III 800. We've got no test results to judge.
Be aware that Atom 230 is a notebook processor while Pentium III 800 is a desktop one.
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