Intel Atom And The Netbook Era: Why Tiny CPUs Reshaped Low-Cost PCs
A practical history of early Intel Atom chips, the netbook boom, and how Atom fit beside Core 2 and low-power desktop platforms.
Key facts
Production status: End-of-life
Release date: 2008-06-03
Cores / Threads: 1 / 2
Base clock: 1600 MHz
Turbo clock: -
TDP: 4 W
Process: 45 nm
Codename: Diamondville
Generation: Atom (Diamondville)
All available specs
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| name | Atom 230 |
| Socket | Intel BGA 437 |
| Foundry | Intel |
| Process Size | 45 nm |
| Transistors | 47 million |
| Die Size | 25.96 mm² |
| Package | FC-BGA12F |
| Market | Mobile |
| Production Status | End-of-life |
| Release Date | Jun 3rd, 2008 |
| Part# | SLB6Z |
| Frequency | 1600 MHz |
| Base Clock | 133 MHz |
| Multiplier | 12.0x |
| Multiplier Unlocked | No |
| Voltage | 1.1625 V |
| TDP | 4 W |
| Codename | Diamondville |
| Generation | Atom (Diamondville) |
| ECC Memory | No |
| # of Cores | 1 |
| # of Threads | 2 |
| SMP # CPUs | 1 |
| Integrated Graphics | On certain motherboards (Chipset feature) |
| Cache L1 | 64 KB (per core) |
| Cache L2 | 512 KB (per core) |
| Features | MMX, SSE, SSE2, SSE3, SSSE3, Intel 64, XD bit, HTT |
| Notes | C0 Stepping |
| Benchmark rank | 3857 |
| Benchmark samples | 59 |
| Benchmark price | 0 |
| Benchmark category | Desktop |
| Benchmark socket | BGA437 |
| Benchmark date | 2009-03-01 |
| Benchmark TDP (W) | 4 |
| Benchmark base (MHz) | 1600 |
| Benchmark turbo (MHz) | 0 |
| Benchmark cores | 1 |
| Benchmark threads per core | 2 |
| Benchmark threads | 2 |
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