i3-8100T vs Atom 330

Place in the ranking	3175	1575
Place by popularity	not in top-100	not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation	no data	4.88
Market segment	Laptop	Desktop processor
Series	Intel Atom	Intel Core i3
Power efficiency	2.72	8.98
Architecture codename	Diamondville (2008−2009)	Coffee Lake (2017−2019)
Release date	2 April 2008 (16 years ago)	2 April 2018 (6 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)	$43	$117

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance per price, higher is better.

no data

Detailed specifications

Atom 330 and Core i3-8100T 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	2 (Dual-core)	4 (Quad-Core)
Threads	4	4
Base clock speed	1.6 GHz	3.1 GHz
Boost clock speed	0.1 GHz	3.1 GHz
Bus type	FSB	DMI 3.0
Bus rate	533.33 MT/s	4 × 8 GT/s
Multiplier	12	31
L1 cache	112 KB	256 KB
L2 cache	1 MB	1 MB
L3 cache	0 KB	6 MB (shared)
Chip lithography	45 nm	14 nm
Die size	51.9276 mm²	126 mm²
Maximum core temperature	85 °C	82 °C
Maximum case temperature (TCase)	no data	72 °C
Number of transistors	94 Million	no data
64 bit support	+	+
Windows 11 compatibility	-	+
VID voltage range	0.9V-1.1625V	no data

Compatibility

Information on Atom 330 and Core i3-8100T 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)	8 Watt	35 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Atom 330 and Core i3-8100T. 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	-	-
Hyper-Threading Technology	+	-
Idle States	no data	+
Thermal Monitoring	-	+
Demand Based Switching	-	no data
FSB parity	-	no data

Security technologies

Atom 330 and Core i3-8100T 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 330 and Core i3-8100T are enumerated here.

VT-d	-	+
VT-x	-	+
EPT	no data	+

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Atom 330 and Core i3-8100T. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory types	no data	DDR4-2400
Maximum memory size	8 GB	64 GB
Max memory channels	no data	2
Maximum memory bandwidth	no data	38.397 GB/s
ECC memory support	-	+

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics card	-	Intel UHD Graphics 630
Max video memory	-	64 GB
Quick Sync Video	-	+
Clear Video	-	+
Clear Video HD	-	+
Graphics max frequency	-	1.1 GHz
InTru 3D	-	+

Graphics interfaces

Available interfaces and connections of Atom 330 and Core i3-8100T integrated GPUs.

Number of displays supported	-	3
eDP	-	+
DisplayPort	-	+
HDMI	-	+
DVI	-	+

Graphics image quality

Maximum display resolutions supported by Atom 330 and Core i3-8100T integrated GPUs, including resolutions over different interfaces.

4K resolution support	-	+
Max resolution over HDMI 1.4	-	4096x2304@24Hz
Max resolution over eDP	-	4096x2304@60Hz
Max resolution over DisplayPort	-	4096x2304@60Hz

Graphics API support

APIs supported by Atom 330 and Core i3-8100T integrated GPUs, sometimes API versions are included.

DirectX	-	12
OpenGL	-	4.5

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Atom 330 and Core i3-8100T.

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.

Atom 330 0.23

i3-8100T 3.32
+1343%

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.

Atom 330 363

i3-8100T 5271
+1352%

Gaming performance

Pros & cons summary

Performance score	0.23	3.32
Recency	2 April 2008	2 April 2018
Physical cores	2	4
Chip lithography	45 nm	14 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	8 Watt	35 Watt

Atom 330 has 337.5% lower power consumption.

i3-8100T, on the other hand, has a 1343.5% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 10 years, 100% more physical cores, and a 221.4% more advanced lithography process.

The Core i3-8100T is our recommended choice as it beats the Atom 330 in performance tests.

Be aware that Atom 330 is a notebook processor while Core i3-8100T is a desktop one.

Should you still have questions on choice between Atom 330 and Core i3-8100T, ask them in Comments section, and we shall answer.