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: 2009-09-24
Cores / Threads: 1 / 1
Base clock: 1200 MHz
Turbo clock: -
TDP: 7 W
Process: 45 nm
Codename: Sodaville
Generation: Atom (Sodaville)
All available specs
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| name | Atom CE4100 |
| Socket | Intel BGA 951 |
| Foundry | Intel |
| Process Size | 45 nm |
| Transistors | 47 million |
| Die Size | 96 mm² |
| Package | FC-BGA12F |
| Market | Mobile |
| Production Status | End-of-life |
| Release Date | Sep 24th, 2009 |
| Frequency | 1200 MHz |
| Base Clock | 100 MHz |
| Multiplier | 12.0x |
| Multiplier Unlocked | No |
| Voltage | 1.1625 V |
| TDP | 7 W |
| Codename | Sodaville |
| Generation | Atom (Sodaville) |
| Memory Support | DDR2, DDR3 |
| ECC Memory | No |
| # of Cores | 1 |
| # of Threads | 1 |
| SMP # CPUs | 1 |
| Integrated Graphics | On certain motherboards (Chipset feature) |
| Cache L1 | 56 KB (per core) |
| Cache L2 | 512 KB (per core) |
| Features | MMX, SSE, SSE2, SSE3, SSSE3, EIST, XD bit, BPT |
| Notes | Integrated GMA 500 operates at 200MHz engine clock.AV input disabled. |
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