Athlon MP 1800+ vs i3-330UM
Primary details
Comparing Core i3-330UM and Athlon MP 1800+ 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 | Laptop | Server |
| Series | Intel Core i3 | AMD Athlon MP |
| Architecture codename | Arrandale (2010−2011) | K7 (2000−2004) |
| Release date | 24 May 2010 (14 years ago) | 15 October 2001 (23 years ago) |
| Launch price (MSRP) | no data | $302 |
Detailed specifications
Core i3-330UM and Athlon MP 1800+ 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 | 1.2 GHz | no data |
| Boost clock speed | 0.1 GHz | 1.53 GHz |
| Bus type | DMI 1.0 | FSB |
| Bus rate | 1 × 2.5 GT/s | 266 MT/s |
| Multiplier | 9 | 11.5 |
| L1 cache | 128 KB | 128 KB |
| L2 cache | 512 KB | 256 KB |
| L3 cache | 3 MB | no data |
| Chip lithography | 32 nm | 180 nm |
| Die size | 81+114 mm2 | 128 mm2 |
| Maximum core temperature | 105 °C | no data |
| Number of transistors | 382+177 Million | 38 Million |
| 64 bit support | + | - |
| Windows 11 compatibility | - | - |
Compatibility
Information on Core i3-330UM and Athlon MP 1800+ 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) | 2 (Multiprocessor) |
| Socket | BGA1288 | no data |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 18 Watt | 66 Watt |
Technologies and extensions
Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Core i3-330UM and Athlon MP 1800+. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.
| Instruction set extensions | Intel® SSE4.1, Intel® SSE4.2 | no data |
| FMA | + | - |
| Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST) | + | no data |
| Turbo Boost Technology | - | no data |
| Hyper-Threading Technology | + | no data |
| Idle States | + | no data |
| Thermal Monitoring | + | - |
| Flex Memory Access | + | no data |
| PAE | 36 Bit | no data |
| FDI | + | no data |
| Fast Memory Access | + | no data |
Security technologies
Core i3-330UM and Athlon MP 1800+ 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 Core i3-330UM and Athlon MP 1800+ are enumerated here.
| VT-d | - | no data |
| VT-x | + | no data |
| EPT | + | no data |
Memory specs
Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Core i3-330UM and Athlon MP 1800+. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.
| Supported memory types | DDR3 | no data |
| Maximum memory size | 8 GB | 4 GB |
| Max memory channels | 2 | no data |
| Maximum memory bandwidth | 12.799 GB/s | no data |
Graphics specifications
General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.
| Integrated graphics card | Intel® HD Graphics for Previous Generation Intel® Processors | no data |
| Clear Video | + | no data |
| Clear Video HD | + | no data |
| Graphics max frequency | 500 MHz | no data |
Graphics interfaces
Available interfaces and connections of Core i3-330UM and Athlon MP 1800+ integrated GPUs.
| Number of displays supported | 2 | no data |
Peripherals
Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Core i3-330UM and Athlon MP 1800+.
| PCIe version | 2.0 | no data |
| PCI Express lanes | 16 | no data |
Pros & cons summary
| Recency | 24 May 2010 | 15 October 2001 |
| Physical cores | 2 | 1 |
| Threads | 4 | 1 |
| Chip lithography | 32 nm | 180 nm |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 18 Watt | 66 Watt |
i3-330UM has an age advantage of 8 years, 100% more physical cores and 300% more threads, a 462.5% more advanced lithography process, and 266.7% lower power consumption.
We couldn't decide between Core i3-330UM and Athlon MP 1800+. We've got no test results to judge.
Be aware that Core i3-330UM is a notebook processor while Athlon MP 1800+ is a server/workstation one.
Should you still have questions on choice between Core i3-330UM and Athlon MP 1800+, ask them in Comments section, and we shall answer.
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