Atom 230 vs Core 2 Extreme X9100
Primary details
Comparing Core 2 Extreme X9100 and Atom 230 processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.
| Place in performance ranking | 2165 | not rated |
| Place by popularity | not in top-100 | not in top-100 |
| Market segment | Laptop | Laptop |
| Series | Intel Core 2 Extreme | Intel Atom |
| Architecture codename | Penryn (2008−2011) | Silverthorne (2008−2010) |
| Release date | 15 July 2008 (15 years ago) | 1 March 2008 (16 years ago) |
| Launch price (MSRP) | $851 | $29 |
| Current price | $120 (0.1x MSRP) | $170 (5.9x MSRP) |
Detailed specifications
Core 2 Extreme X9100 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 | 2 (Dual-core) | 1 (Single-Core) |
| Threads | 2 | 2 |
| Base clock speed | 3.06 GHz | 1.6 GHz |
| Boost clock speed | 3.06 GHz | 1.6 GHz |
| Bus support | 1066 MHz | 533 MHz |
| L1 cache | 128 KB | 56 KB |
| L2 cache | 6 MB | 512 KB |
| L3 cache | 0 KB | 0 KB |
| Chip lithography | 45 nm | 45 nm |
| Die size | 107 mm2 | 26 mm2 |
| Maximum core temperature | 105 °C | 85 °C |
| Number of transistors | 410 Million | 47 Million |
| 64 bit support | + | + |
| Windows 11 compatibility | - | - |
| Unlocked multiplier | No | No |
| VID voltage range | 1.05-1.2625V | 0.9V-1.1625V |
Compatibility
Information on Core 2 Extreme X9100 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 | PGA478 | PBGA437 |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 44 Watt | 4 Watt |
Technologies and extensions
Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Core 2 Extreme X9100 and Atom 230. 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 | - | - |
| Thermal Monitoring | no data | - |
| Demand Based Switching | - | - |
| AMT | + | no data |
| FSB parity | - | - |
| Status | Discontinued | Discontinued |
Security technologies
Core 2 Extreme X9100 and Atom 230 technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.
| TXT | + | - |
| EDB | + | + |
Virtualization technologies
Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Core 2 Extreme X9100 and Atom 230 are enumerated here.
| VT-d | no data | - |
| VT-x | + | - |
Memory specs
Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Core 2 Extreme X9100 and Atom 230. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.
| Maximum memory size | no data | 8 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.
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%
Core 2 Extreme X9100 outperforms Atom 230 by 1121% in Passmark.
Cinebench 10 32-bit single-core
Cinebench R10 is an ancient ray tracing benchmark for processors by Maxon, authors of Cinema 4D. Its single core version uses just one CPU thread to render a futuristic looking motorcycle.
Benchmark coverage: 20%
Core 2 Extreme X9100 outperforms Atom 230 by 588% in Cinebench 10 32-bit single-core.
Cinebench 10 32-bit multi-core
Cinebench Release 10 Multi Core is a variant of Cinebench R10 using all the processor threads. Possible number of threads is limited by 16 in this version.
Benchmark coverage: 19%
Core 2 Extreme X9100 outperforms Atom 230 by 774% in Cinebench 10 32-bit multi-core.
Pros & cons summary
| Recency | 15 July 2008 | 1 March 2008 |
| Physical cores | 2 | 1 |
| Cost | $851 | $29 |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 44 Watt | 4 Watt |
We couldn't decide between Core 2 Extreme X9100 and Atom 230. We've got no test results to judge.
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