Processor N250 vs Atom 230
Aggregate performance score
Processor N250 outperforms Atom 230 by a whopping 3010% based on our aggregate benchmark results.
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Primary details
Comparing processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.
| Place in the ranking | 3640 | 1781 |
| Place by popularity | not in top-100 | not in top-100 |
| Market segment | Laptop | Laptop |
| Series | Intel Atom | no data |
| Power efficiency | 1.06 | 22.06 |
| Designer | Intel | Intel |
| Manufacturer | no data | Intel |
| Architecture codename | Silverthorne (2008−2010) | Twin Lake (2024−2025) |
| Release date | 2 April 2008 (17 years ago) | 7 January 2025 (less than a year ago) |
| Launch price (MSRP) | $29 | no data |
Detailed specifications
Atom 230 and Processor N250 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) | 4 (Quad-Core) |
| Threads | 2 | 4 |
| Base clock speed | 1.6 GHz | 0.1 GHz |
| Boost clock speed | 0.1 GHz | 3.8 GHz |
| Bus type | FSB | no data |
| Bus rate | 533.33 MT/s | no data |
| Multiplier | 12 | no data |
| L1 cache | 56 KB | 96 KB (per core) |
| L2 cache | 512 KB | 2 MB (shared) |
| L3 cache | 0 KB | 6 MB (shared) |
| Chip lithography | 45 nm | 10 nm |
| Die size | 25.9638 mm2 | no data |
| Maximum core temperature | 85 °C | no data |
| Number of transistors | 47 Million | no data |
| 64 bit support | + | + |
| Windows 11 compatibility | - | no data |
| VID voltage range | 0.9V-1.1625V | no data |
Compatibility
Information on Atom 230 and Processor N250 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 | Intel BGA 1264 |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 4 Watt | 6 Watt |
Technologies and extensions
Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Atom 230 and Processor N250. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.
| Instruction set extensions | Intel® SSE2, Intel® SSE3, Intel® SSSE3 | no data |
| AES-NI | - | + |
| FMA | - | + |
| AVX | - | + |
| Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST) | - | + |
| Turbo Boost Technology | - | no data |
| Hyper-Threading Technology | + | no data |
| Idle States | - | no data |
| Demand Based Switching | - | no data |
| FSB parity | - | no data |
Security technologies
Atom 230 and Processor N250 technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.
| TXT | - | + |
| EDB | + | no data |
Virtualization technologies
Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Atom 230 and Processor N250 are enumerated here.
| VT-d | - | + |
| VT-x | - | + |
Memory specs
Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Atom 230 and Processor N250. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.
| Supported memory types | no data | DDR4, DDR5 |
| Maximum memory size | 8 GB | no data |
Graphics specifications
General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.
| Integrated graphics card | - | Intel UHD Graphics 730 |
Peripherals
Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Atom 230 and Processor N250.
| PCIe version | no data | 3.0 |
| PCI Express lanes | no data | 9 |
Pros & cons summary
| Performance score | 0.10 | 3.11 |
| Recency | 2 April 2008 | 7 January 2025 |
| Physical cores | 1 | 4 |
| Threads | 2 | 4 |
| Chip lithography | 45 nm | 10 nm |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 4 Watt | 6 Watt |
Atom 230 has 50% lower power consumption.
Processor N250, on the other hand, has a 3010% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 16 years, 300% more physical cores and 100% more threads, and a 350% more advanced lithography process.
The Intel Processor N250 is our recommended choice as it beats the Intel Atom 230 in performance tests.
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