Atom N2600 vs 3015Ce
Aggregate performance score
3015Ce outperforms Atom N2600 by a whopping 510% based on our aggregate benchmark results.
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Primary details
Comparing processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.
| Place in the ranking | 2685 | 3618 |
| Place by popularity | not in top-100 | not in top-100 |
| Market segment | Laptop | Laptop |
| Series | AMD Raven Ridge (Ryzen 2000 APU) | Intel Atom |
| Power efficiency | 8.42 | 2.07 |
| Designer | AMD | Intel |
| Manufacturer | no data | Intel |
| Architecture codename | Pollock (Zen) (2020) | Cedarview-M (2011−2012) |
| Release date | 4 August 2020 (6 years ago) | 1 December 2011 (14 years ago) |
| Launch price (MSRP) | no data | $47 |
Detailed specifications
Basic parameters of 3015Ce and Atom N2600: 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 cores | 2 (Dual-core) | 2 (Dual-core) |
| Threads | 4 | 4 |
| Base clock speed | 1.2 GHz | 1.6 GHz |
| Boost clock speed | 2.3 GHz | 1.6 GHz |
| L1 cache | 192 KB | 64 KB (per core) |
| L2 cache | 1 MB | 512K (per core) |
| L3 cache | 4 MB | 0 KB |
| Chip lithography | 14 nm | 32 nm |
| Die size | no data | 66 mm2 |
| Maximum core temperature | 105 °C | no data |
| Number of transistors | no data | 176 million |
| 64 bit support | + | + |
| Windows 11 compatibility | no data | - |
Compatibility
Information on 3015Ce and Atom N2600 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 configuration | no data | 1 |
| Socket | FT5 | FCBGA559 |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 6 Watt | 3.5 Watt |
Technologies and extensions
Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by 3015Ce and Atom N2600. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.
| Instruction set extensions | MMX, SSE, SSE2, SSE3, SSSE3, SSE4A, SSE4.1, SSE4.2, AVX, AVX2, BMI2, ABM, FMA, ADX, SMEP, SMAP, SMT, CPB, AES-NI, RDRAND, RDSEED, SHA, SME | Intel® SSE2, Intel® SSE3, Intel® SSSE3 |
| AES-NI | + | - |
| FMA | + | - |
| AVX | + | - |
| Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST) | no data | + |
| Turbo Boost Technology | no data | - |
| Hyper-Threading Technology | no data | + |
| Thermal Monitoring | - | + |
| Demand Based Switching | no data | - |
Security technologies
3015Ce and Atom N2600 technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.
| TXT | no data | - |
| EDB | no data | + |
Virtualization technologies
Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by 3015Ce and Atom N2600 are enumerated here.
| VT-d | no data | - |
| VT-x | no data | - |
Memory specs
Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by 3015Ce and Atom N2600. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.
| Supported memory types | DDR4 | DDR3 |
| Maximum memory size | no data | 2.44 GB |
| Max memory channels | no data | 1 |
Graphics specifications
General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.
| Integrated graphics card | AMD Radeon RX Vega 3 ( - 600 MHz) | Intel Graphics Media Accelerator (GMA) 3600 (400 MHz) |
Synthetic benchmarks
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.
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. Other than that, Passmark measures multi-core performance.
GeekBench 5 Single-Core
GeekBench 5 Single-Core is a cross-platform application developed in the form of CPU tests that independently recreate certain real-world tasks with which to accurately measure performance. This version uses only a single CPU core.
GeekBench 5 Multi-Core
GeekBench 5 Multi-Core is a cross-platform application developed in the form of CPU tests that independently recreate certain real-world tasks with which to accurately measure performance. This version uses all available CPU cores.
Pros & cons summary
| Performance score | 1.22 | 0.20 |
| Recency | 4 August 2020 | 1 December 2011 |
| Chip lithography | 14 nm | 32 nm |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 6 Watt | 3 Watt |
3015Ce has a 510% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 8 years, and a 129% more advanced lithography process.
Atom N2600, on the other hand, has 100% lower power consumption.
The AMD 3015Ce is our recommended choice as it beats the Intel Atom N2600 in performance tests.
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