Atom N570 vs Apple M2
Aggregate performance score
M2 outperforms Atom N570 by a whopping 3962% based on our aggregate benchmark results.
Contents
Primary details
Comparing processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.
| Place in the ranking | 1052 | 3507 |
| Place by popularity | not in top-100 | not in top-100 |
| Market segment | Laptop | Laptop |
| Series | Apple Apple M-Series | Intel Atom |
| Power efficiency | 18.00 | 0.98 |
| Designer | Apple | Intel |
| Manufacturer | no data | Intel |
| Architecture codename | no data | Pineview (2009−2011) |
| Release date | 10 June 2022 (3 years ago) | 1 March 2011 (15 years ago) |
| Launch price (MSRP) | no data | $86 |
Detailed specifications
Basic parameters of M2 and Atom N570: 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 | 8 (Octa-Core) | 2 (Dual-core) |
| Threads | 8 | 4 |
| Base clock speed | 2.424 GHz | 1.66 GHz |
| Boost clock speed | 3.48 GHz | 1.67 GHz |
| Bus rate | no data | 666 MHz |
| L1 cache | 2 MB | 64K (per core) |
| L2 cache | 20 MB | 512K (per core) |
| L3 cache | no data | 0 KB |
| Chip lithography | 5 nm | 45 nm |
| Die size | no data | 87 mm2 |
| Number of transistors | 20000 Million | 176 million |
| 64 bit support | + | + |
| Windows 11 compatibility | no data | - |
Compatibility
Information on M2 and Atom N570 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 | no data | FCBGA559 |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 20 Watt | 8.5 Watt |
Technologies and extensions
Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by M2 and Atom N570. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.
| Instruction set extensions | no data | Intel® SSE2, Intel® SSE3, Intel® SSSE3 |
| Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST) | no data | + |
| Turbo Boost Technology | no data | - |
| Hyper-Threading Technology | no data | + |
| Thermal Monitoring | - | + |
| Demand Based Switching | no data | - |
Security technologies
M2 and Atom N570 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 M2 and Atom N570 are enumerated here.
| VT-d | no data | - |
| VT-x | no data | - |
Memory specs
Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by M2 and Atom N570. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.
| Supported memory types | no data | DDR3 |
| Maximum memory size | no data | 2 GB |
| Max memory channels | no data | 1 |
Graphics specifications
General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.
| Integrated graphics card | Apple M2 10-Core GPU ( - 1398 MHz) | Intel GMA 3150 |
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 | 8.53 | 0.21 |
| Recency | 10 June 2022 | 1 March 2011 |
| Physical cores | 8 | 2 |
| Threads | 8 | 4 |
| Chip lithography | 5 nm | 45 nm |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 20 Watt | 8 Watt |
Apple M2 has a 3962% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 11 years, 300% more physical cores and 100% more threads, and a 800% more advanced lithography process.
Atom N570, on the other hand, has 150% lower power consumption.
The Apple M2 is our recommended choice as it beats the Intel Atom N570 in performance tests.
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