VIA C3-M C3-M-1200 vs Atom 230

General info

Comparing Atom 230 and VIA C3-M C3-M-1200 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	Laptop
Series	Intel Atom	C3-M
Architecture codename	Silverthorne (2008−2010)	Nehemiah
Release date	1 March 2008 (16 years ago)	no data
Launch price (MSRP)	$29	no data
Current price	$170 (5.9x MSRP)	no data

Technical specs

Atom 230 and VIA C3-M C3-M-1200 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	1
Base clock speed	1.6 GHz	no data
Boost clock speed	1.6 GHz	1.2 GHz
Bus support	533 MHz	200 MHz
L1 cache	56 KB	no data
L2 cache	512 KB	no data
L3 cache	0 KB	no data
Chip lithography	45 nm	130 nm
Die size	26 mm2	no data
Maximum core temperature	85 °C	no data
Number of transistors	47 Million	no data
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 VIA C3-M C3-M-1200 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)	no data
Socket	PBGA437	no data
Power consumption (TDP)	4 Watt	18 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Atom 230 and VIA C3-M C3-M-1200. 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 VIA C3-M C3-M-1200 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 VIA C3-M C3-M-1200 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 VIA C3-M C3-M-1200. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Maximum memory size

8 GB

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Advantages and disadvantages

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Threads	2	1
Chip lithography	45 nm	130 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	4 Watt	18 Watt

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