Atom 230 vs Pentium 4 630

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Aggregate performance score

Pentium 4 630
1 core / 2 threads, 84 Watt
0.17
+54.5%
Atom 230
2008
1 core / 2 threads, 4 Watt
0.11

Pentium 4 630 outperforms Atom 230 by an impressive 55% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

Comparing Pentium 4 630 and Atom 230 processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking32773375
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Market segmentDesktop processorLaptop
SeriesPentium 4Intel Atom
Power efficiency0.172.60
Architecture codenamePrescott 2MSilverthorne (2008−2010)
Release dateno data2 April 2008 (16 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)no data$29

Detailed specifications

Pentium 4 630 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 cores1 (Single-Core)1 (Single-Core)
Threads22
Base clock speed3 GHz1.6 GHz
Boost clock speed3 GHz0.1 GHz
Bus typeno dataFSB
Bus rate800 MHz533.33 MT/s
Multiplierno data12
L1 cacheno data56 KB
L2 cacheno data512 KB
L3 cache2 MB L2 Cache0 KB
Chip lithography90 nm45 nm
Die sizeno data25.9638 mm2
Maximum core temperature67 °C85 °C
Number of transistorsno data47 Million
64 bit support++
Windows 11 compatibility--
VID voltage range1.2V-1.4V0.9V-1.1625V

Compatibility

Information on Pentium 4 630 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 configurationno data1 (Uniprocessor)
SocketPLGA775PBGA437
Power consumption (TDP)84 Watt4 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Pentium 4 630 and Atom 230. 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--
Demand Based Switching--
FSB parity--

Security technologies

Pentium 4 630 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 Pentium 4 630 and Atom 230 are enumerated here.

VT-dno data-
VT-x--

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Pentium 4 630 and Atom 230. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

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.

Pentium 4 630 0.17
+54.5%
Atom 230 0.11

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.

Pentium 4 630 272
+60.9%
Atom 230 169

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.

Pentium 4 630 1605
+188%
Atom 230 557

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.

Pentium 4 630 1975
+132%
Atom 230 851

Gaming performance

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 0.17 0.11
Chip lithography 90 nm 45 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 84 Watt 4 Watt

Pentium 4 630 has a 54.5% higher aggregate performance score.

Atom 230, on the other hand, has a 100% more advanced lithography process, and 2000% lower power consumption.

The Pentium 4 630 is our recommended choice as it beats the Atom 230 in performance tests.

Note that Pentium 4 630 is a desktop processor while Atom 230 is a notebook one.


Should you still have questions on choice between Pentium 4 630 and Atom 230, ask them in Comments section, and we shall answer.

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