Atom N2600 vs A6-7480
Aggregate performance score
A6-7480 outperforms Atom N2600 by a whopping 415% 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 | 2825 | 3614 |
| Place by popularity | not in top-100 | not in top-100 |
| Market segment | Desktop processor | Laptop |
| Series | no data | Intel Atom |
| Power efficiency | 0.95 | 2.07 |
| Designer | AMD | Intel |
| Manufacturer | GlobalFoundries | Intel |
| Architecture codename | Carrizo (2015−2018) | Cedarview-M (2011−2012) |
| Release date | 26 October 2018 (7 years ago) | 1 December 2011 (14 years ago) |
| Launch price (MSRP) | no data | $47 |
Detailed specifications
Basic parameters of A6-7480 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 | 2 | 4 |
| Base clock speed | 3.5 GHz | 1.6 GHz |
| Boost clock speed | 3.8 GHz | 1.6 GHz |
| L1 cache | 160K | 64 KB (per core) |
| L2 cache | 1 MB (shared) | 512K (per core) |
| L3 cache | no data | 0 KB |
| Chip lithography | 28 nm | 32 nm |
| Die size | 250 mm2 | 66 mm2 |
| Number of transistors | 3,100 million | 176 million |
| 64 bit support | + | + |
| Windows 11 compatibility | no data | - |
Compatibility
Information on A6-7480 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 | 1 | 1 |
| Socket | FM2+ | FCBGA559 |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 45 Watt | 3.5 Watt |
Technologies and extensions
Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by A6-7480 and Atom N2600. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.
| Instruction set extensions | no data | 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
A6-7480 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 A6-7480 and Atom N2600 are enumerated here.
| AMD-V | + | - |
| VT-d | no data | - |
| VT-x | no data | - |
Memory specs
Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by A6-7480 and Atom N2600. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.
| Supported memory types | DDR3-2133 | 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 | Radeon R5 | Intel Graphics Media Accelerator (GMA) 3600 (400 MHz) |
Peripherals
Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by A6-7480 and Atom N2600.
| PCIe version | 3.0 | no data |
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.
Pros & cons summary
| Performance score | 1.03 | 0.20 |
| Recency | 26 October 2018 | 1 December 2011 |
| Threads | 2 | 4 |
| Chip lithography | 28 nm | 32 nm |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 45 Watt | 3 Watt |
A6-7480 has a 415% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 6 years, and a 14% more advanced lithography process.
Atom N2600, on the other hand, has 100% more threads, and 1400% lower power consumption.
The AMD A6-7480 is our recommended choice as it beats the Intel Atom N2600 in performance tests.
Note that A6-7480 is a desktop processor while Atom N2600 is a notebook one.
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