| Product | Atom 230 | Core i3-6157U |
| Brand | Intel | Intel |
| Street Price (Approx) | ~ $29 Search low Atom 230 price (Amazon) | ~ $304 Search low Core i3-6157U price (Amazon) |
| # CPU Cores | 1 | 2 |
| Frequency (GHz) | 1.6 GHz | 2.4 GHz |
| Cache (MB) | 3 | |
| TDP (Watts) | 4 W | 28 W |
| Product Segment | Mobile | Mobile |
| Status | Released | Released |
| Announced On | 2008-03-01 | 2016-06-01 |
| Technicals | Atom 230 | Core i3-6157U |
| Dimensions (2D) | 22x22 mm | 42x42 mm |
| Die size (sqmm) | 26 | |
| Conflict Free? | 1 | |
| # CPU Cores | 1 | 2 |
| Threads/Core | 4 | |
| Frequency (GHz) | 1.6 GHz | 2.4 GHz |
| Cache (MB) | 3 | |
| Cache L2 (MB) | 512 | |
| FSB Frequency (MHz) | 533 | |
| FSB Parity | 0 | |
| Instructions Width (bits) | 64 | 64 |
| Instructions Extensions | SSE2, SSE3, SSSE3 | SSE4.1/4.2, AVX 2.0 |
| Lithography Process (nm) | 45 nm | 14 nm |
| Transistor Count (M) | 47 | |
| TDP (Watts) | 4 W | 28 W |
| TDP Down (W) | 23 | |
| Max RAM | 32 GB | |
| RAM Types | DDR4-2133, LPDDR3-1866, DDR3L-1600 | |
| # Memory Channels | 2 | |
| Memory Bandwidth (GB/Sec) | 34.1GB/s | |
| Max CPU / Package | 1 | |
| GPU | Intel® Iris™ Graphics 550 | |
| PCI-E Version | 3 | |
| PCI-E Max Lanes # | 12 | |
| Compatible Sockets | PBGA437 | FCBGA1356 |
| Intel Turbo Boost Version |
| Intel V-Pro | No | |
| Intel Hyper-Thread | Yes | Yes |
| Intel Virtualization (VTX) | No | Yes |
| Intel Directed I/O (VTD) | No | Yes |
| Intel Ext. Page Tables (EPT) | Yes | |
| Intel TSX Sync. Extensions | No | |
| Intel 64 | Yes | Yes |
| Intel MyWiFi | Yes | |
| Idle States | No | Yes |
| Enhanced Speedstep | Yes | |
| Thermal MonitoringTech. | No | Yes |
| Intel ID Protect | Yes | |
| Intel SIPP | No | |
| Smart Response Technology | Yes | |
| Intel AES New Instructions | Yes | |
| Intel Secure Key | Yes | |
| Intel SGX | Yes | |
| Intel MPX | Yes | |
| Intel OS Guard | Yes | |
| Trusted Execution | No | No |
| Execution Disable | Yes | Yes |