Atom 230 vs C-30
General info
Comparing C-30 and Atom 230 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 | AMD C-Series | Intel Atom |
| Architecture codename | Ontario (2011−2012) | Silverthorne (2008−2010) |
| Release date | 4 January 2011 (13 years old) | 1 March 2008 (16 years old) |
| Launch price (MSRP) | no data | $29 |
| Current price | $148 | $170 (5.9x MSRP) |
Technical specs
C-30 and Atom 230 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 | 1 | 2 |
| Base clock speed | no data | 1.6 GHz |
| Boost clock speed | 1.2 GHz | 1.6 GHz |
| Bus support | no data | 533 MHz |
| L1 cache | 64 KB | 56 KB |
| L2 cache | 512 KB | 512 KB |
| L3 cache | 0 KB | 0 KB |
| Chip lithography | 40 nm | 45 nm |
| Die size | 75 mm2 | 26 mm2 |
| Maximum core temperature | no data | 85 °C |
| Number of transistors | no data | 47 Million |
| 64 bit support | + | + |
| Windows 11 compatibility | - | - |
| Unlocked multiplier | No | No |
| VID voltage range | no data | 0.9V-1.1625V |
Compatibility
Information on C-30 and Atom 230 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 | 1 (Uniprocessor) |
| Socket | FT1 BGA 413-Ball | PBGA437 |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 9 Watt | 4 Watt |
Technologies and extensions
Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by C-30 and Atom 230. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.
| Instruction set extensions | 40 nm, 1.24-1.35V | Intel® SSE2, Intel® SSE3, Intel® SSSE3 |
| 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 | no data | Discontinued |
Security technologies
C-30 and Atom 230 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 C-30 and Atom 230 are enumerated here.
| AMD-V | + | no data |
| VT-d | no data | - |
| VT-x | no data | - |
Memory specs
Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by C-30 and Atom 230. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.
| Supported memory types | DDR3 Single-channel | no data |
| Maximum memory size | no data | 8 GB |
Graphics specifications
General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.
| Integrated graphics card | AMD Radeon HD 6250 | - |
Synthetic benchmark performance
Various benchmark results of the processors in comparison. Overall score is measured in points in 0-100 range, higher is better.
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.
Benchmark coverage: 68%
C-30 outperforms Atom 230 by 5% in Passmark.
Advantages and disadvantages
| Recency | 4 January 2011 | 1 March 2008 |
| Threads | 1 | 2 |
| Chip lithography | 40 nm | 45 nm |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 9 Watt | 4 Watt |
We couldn't decide between C-30 and Atom 230. We've got no test results to judge.
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