Atom 330 vs Celeron D 330
Primary details
Comparing Celeron D 330 and Atom 330 processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.
| Place in the ranking | not rated | not rated |
| Place by popularity | not in top-100 | not in top-100 |
| Market segment | Desktop processor | Laptop |
| Series | no data | Intel Atom |
| Architecture codename | Prescott (2001−2005) | Diamondville (2008−2009) |
| Release date | June 2004 (20 years ago) | 2 April 2008 (16 years ago) |
| Launch price (MSRP) | no data | $43 |
Detailed specifications
Celeron D 330 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 cores | 1 (Single-Core) | 2 (Dual-core) |
| Threads | 1 | 4 |
| Base clock speed | 2.66 GHz | 1.6 GHz |
| Boost clock speed | 2.67 GHz | 0.1 GHz |
| Bus type | no data | FSB |
| Bus rate | no data | 533.33 MT/s |
| Multiplier | no data | 12 |
| L1 cache | 16 KB | 112 KB |
| L2 cache | 256 KB | 1 MB |
| L3 cache | 0 KB | 0 KB |
| Chip lithography | 90 nm | 45 nm |
| Die size | 109 mm2 | 51.9276 mm2 |
| Maximum core temperature | 67 °C | 85 °C |
| Number of transistors | 125 million | 94 Million |
| 64 bit support | - | + |
| Windows 11 compatibility | - | - |
| VID voltage range | 1.25V-1.4V | 0.9V-1.1625V |
Compatibility
Information on Celeron D 330 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 configuration | 1 | 1 (Uniprocessor) |
| Socket | PPGA478 | PBGA437 |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 73 Watt | 8 Watt |
Technologies and extensions
Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Celeron D 330 and Atom 330. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.
| Instruction set extensions | no data | Intel® SSE2, Intel® SSE3, Intel® SSSE3 |
| Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST) | - | - |
| Turbo Boost Technology | - | - |
| Hyper-Threading Technology | - | + |
| Idle States | - | no data |
| Demand Based Switching | - | - |
| PAE | 32 Bit | no data |
| FSB parity | - | - |
Security technologies
Celeron D 330 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 D 330 and Atom 330 are enumerated here.
| VT-d | no data | - |
| VT-x | - | - |
Memory specs
Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Celeron D 330 and Atom 330. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.
| Supported memory types | DDR1, DDR2, DDR3 | no data |
| Maximum memory size | no data | 8 GB |
Pros & cons summary
| Physical cores | 1 | 2 |
| Threads | 1 | 4 |
| Chip lithography | 90 nm | 45 nm |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 73 Watt | 8 Watt |
Atom 330 has 100% more physical cores and 300% more threads, a 100% more advanced lithography process, and 812.5% lower power consumption.
We couldn't decide between Celeron D 330 and Atom 330. We've got no test results to judge.
Note that Celeron D 330 is a desktop processor while Atom 330 is a notebook one.
Should you still have questions on choice between Celeron D 330 and Atom 330, ask them in Comments section, and we shall answer.
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