VIA C7-M C7-M-1600 vs Atom 330
Primary details
Comparing Atom 330 and VIA C7-M C7-M-1600 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 | C7-M |
Architecture codename | Diamondville (2008−2009) | Esther |
Release date | 22 September 2008 (15 years ago) | no data |
Launch price (MSRP) | $43 | no data |
Current price | $306 (7.1x MSRP) | $350 |
Detailed specifications
Atom 330 and VIA C7-M C7-M-1600 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) | 1 (Single-Core) |
Threads | 4 | 1 |
Base clock speed | 1.6 GHz | no data |
Boost clock speed | 1.6 GHz | 1.6 GHz |
Bus support | 533 MHz | 400 MHz |
L1 cache | 112 KB | no data |
L2 cache | 1 MB | no data |
L3 cache | 0 KB | no data |
Chip lithography | 45 nm | 90 nm |
Die size | 52 mm2 | no data |
Maximum core temperature | 85 °C | no data |
Number of transistors | 94 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 330 and VIA C7-M C7-M-1600 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) | 8 Watt | 12 Watt |
Technologies and extensions
Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Atom 330 and VIA C7-M C7-M-1600. 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 |
Thermal Monitoring | - | no data |
Demand Based Switching | - | no data |
FSB parity | - | no data |
Status | Discontinued | no data |
Security technologies
Atom 330 and VIA C7-M C7-M-1600 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 330 and VIA C7-M C7-M-1600 are enumerated here.
VT-d | - | no data |
VT-x | - | no data |
Memory specs
Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Atom 330 and VIA C7-M C7-M-1600. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.
Maximum memory size | 8 GB | no data |
Synthetic benchmark performance
Various benchmark results of the processors in comparison. Overall score is measured in points in 0-100 range, higher is better.
wPrime 32
wPrime 32M is a math multi-thread processor test, which calculates square roots of first 32 million integer numbers. Its result is measured in seconds, so that the less is benchmark result, the faster the processor.
Benchmark coverage: 18%
VIA C7-M C7-M-1600 outperforms Atom 330 by 63% in wPrime 32.
Pros & cons summary
Physical cores | 2 | 1 |
Threads | 4 | 1 |
Chip lithography | 45 nm | 90 nm |
Power consumption (TDP) | 8 Watt | 12 Watt |
We couldn't decide between Atom 330 and VIA C7-M C7-M-1600. We've got no test results to judge.
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