Atom 330 vs Celeron 450

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Aggregate performance score

Celeron 450
2008
1 core / 1 thread, 35 Watt
0.27
+17.4%
Atom 330
2008
2 cores / 4 threads, 8 Watt
0.23

Celeron 450 outperforms Atom 330 by a moderate 17% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

Comparing Celeron 450 and Atom 330 processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking31403189
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Market segmentDesktop processorLaptop
Seriesno dataIntel Atom
Power efficiency0.732.72
Architecture codenameConroe-L (2007−2008)Diamondville (2008−2009)
Release dateAugust 2008 (16 years ago)2 April 2008 (16 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)no data$43

Detailed specifications

Celeron 450 and Atom 330 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 cores1 (Single-Core)2 (Dual-core)
Threads14
Base clock speed2.2 GHz1.6 GHz
Boost clock speed2.2 GHz0.1 GHz
Bus typeno dataFSB
Bus rateno data533.33 MT/s
Multiplierno data12
L1 cache64 KB112 KB
L2 cache512 KB1 MB
L3 cache0 KB0 KB
Chip lithography65 nm45 nm
Die size77 mm251.9276 mm2
Maximum core temperature60 °C85 °C
Number of transistors105 million94 Million
64 bit support++
Windows 11 compatibility--
VID voltage range1V-1.3375V0.9V-1.1625V

Compatibility

Information on Celeron 450 and Atom 330 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 configuration11 (Uniprocessor)
SocketLGA775PBGA437
Power consumption (TDP)35 Watt8 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Celeron 450 and Atom 330. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensionsno dataIntel® SSE2, Intel® SSE3, Intel® SSSE3
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)--
Turbo Boost Technology--
Hyper-Threading Technology-+
Idle States+no data
Thermal Monitoring+-
Demand Based Switching--
FSB parity--

Security technologies

Celeron 450 and Atom 330 technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.

TXT--
EDB++

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Celeron 450 and Atom 330 are enumerated here.

VT-d--
VT-x--

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Celeron 450 and Atom 330. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory typesDDR1, DDR2, DDR3no data
Maximum memory sizeno data8 GB

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.

Celeron 450 0.27
+17.4%
Atom 330 0.23

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.

Celeron 450 433
+19.3%
Atom 330 363

Gaming performance

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 0.27 0.23
Physical cores 1 2
Threads 1 4
Chip lithography 65 nm 45 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 35 Watt 8 Watt

Celeron 450 has a 17.4% higher aggregate performance score.

Atom 330, on the other hand, has 100% more physical cores and 300% more threads, a 44.4% more advanced lithography process, and 337.5% lower power consumption.

The Celeron 450 is our recommended choice as it beats the Atom 330 in performance tests.

Note that Celeron 450 is a desktop processor while Atom 330 is a notebook one.


Should you still have questions on choice between Celeron 450 and Atom 330, ask them in Comments section, and we shall answer.

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