Intel Celeron M 215 vs Atom 230 |
First seen on June, 2012
Intel Celeron M 215
- 1.33 GHz
- Single core
Reasons to buy the Intel Celeron M 215
 | Better PassMark (Single core) score 487 |
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Released June, 2008
Intel Atom 230
- 1.6 GHz
- Single core
Reasons to buy the Atom 230
| | Much newer manufacturing process 45 nm | | More advanced architecture x86-64 |
| | Higher clock speed 1.6 GHz | | Lower typical power consumption 3.25W |
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Differences What are the advantages of each
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| Better PassMark (Single core) score | 487 | vs | 241 | More than 2x better PassMark (Single core) score | |||
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| Much newer manufacturing process | 45 nm | vs | 65 nm | A newer manufacturing process allows for a more powerful, yet cooler running processor | |||
| More advanced architecture | x86-64 | vs | x86 | A 64-bit architecture allows more RAM to be installed and accessed by the processor | |||
| Higher clock speed | 1.6 GHz | vs | 1.33 GHz | More than 20% higher clock speed | |||
| Lower typical power consumption | 3.25W | vs | 21.94W | 6.8x lower typical power consumption | |||
| Much better performance per watt | 6.22 pt/W | vs | 1.26 pt/W | Around 5x better performance per watt | |||
| Lower annual home energy cost | 0.96 $/year | vs | 6.5 $/year | 6.7x lower annual home energy cost | |||
| Lower annual commercial energy cost | 3.5 $/year | vs | 23.65 $/year | 6.7x lower annual commercial energy cost | |||
| Better overclocked clock speed (Water) | 1.6 GHz | vs | 1.33 GHz | More than 20% better overclocked clock speed (Water) | |||
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Benchmarks Real world tests of Celeron M 215 vs Atom 230
GeekBench (32-bit) Data courtesy Primate Labs
GeekBench
PassMark Data courtesy Passmark
PassMark (Single Core)
Specifications Full list of technical specs
summary | Celeron M 215 | vs | Atom 230 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Clock speed | 1.33 GHz | 1.6 GHz | |
| Cores | Single core | Single core | |
| Socket type | |||
| 479 | |||
| 437 | |||
features | |||
| Has a NX bit | Yes | Yes | |
| Instruction set extensions | |||
| MMX | |||
| SSE | |||
| SSE2 | |||
| SSE3 | |||
| Supports dynamic frequency scaling | No | No | |
power consumption | |||
| TDP | 27W | 4W | |
| Annual home energy cost | 6.5 $/year | 0.96 $/year | |
| Annual commercial energy cost | 23.65 $/year | 3.5 $/year | |
| Performance per watt | 1.26 pt/W | 6.22 pt/W | |
| Typical power consumption | 21.94W | 3.25W | |
details | Celeron M 215 | vs | Atom 230 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Architecture | x86 | x86-64 | |
| Threads | 1 | 2 | |
| L2 cache | 0.5 MB | 0.5 MB | |
| L2 cache per core | 0.5 MB/core | 0.5 MB/core | |
| Manufacture process | 65 nm | 45 nm | |
| Max CPUs | 1 | 1 | |
| Clock multiplier | 10 | 12 | |
overclocking | |||
| Overclocked clock speed | 1.73 GHz | 1.89 GHz | |
| Overclocked clock speed (Water) | 1.33 GHz | 1.6 GHz | |
| Overclocked clock speed (Air) | 1.73 GHz | 1.89 GHz | |
integrated graphics | |||
| GPU | None | None | |
| Label | N/A | N/A | |
| Latest DirectX | N/A | N/A | |
| Number of displays supported | N/A | N/A | |
| GPU clock speed | N/A | N/A | |
| Turbo clock speed | N/A | N/A | |
| 3DMark06 | N/A | N/A | |
bus | |||
| Architecture | FSB | FSB | |
| Number of links | 1 | 1 | |
| Clock speed | 533 MHz | 533 MHz | |
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