Atom N270 vs Athlon 64 TF-20
Aggregate performance score
Athlon 64 TF-20 outperforms Atom N270 by an impressive 78% based on our aggregate benchmark results.
Primary details
Comparing Athlon 64 TF-20 and Atom N270 processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.
| Place in the ranking | 3301 | 3396 |
| Place by popularity | not in top-100 | not in top-100 |
| Market segment | Laptop | Laptop |
| Series | AMD Athlon 64 | Intel Atom |
| Power efficiency | 0.61 | 3.41 |
| Architecture codename | Sherman (2009) | DiamondVille (2008−2009) |
| Release date | 1 May 2009 (15 years ago) | 2 April 2008 (16 years ago) |
| Launch price (MSRP) | no data | $44 |
Detailed specifications
Athlon 64 TF-20 and Atom N270 basic parameters such as 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 | 1 (Single-Core) | 1 (Single-Core) |
| Threads | 1 | 2 |
| Base clock speed | no data | 1.6 GHz |
| Boost clock speed | 1.6 GHz | 0.1 GHz |
| Bus type | no data | FSB |
| Bus rate | 667 MHz | 533.33 MT/s |
| Multiplier | no data | 12 |
| L1 cache | 0.1 MB | 56 KB |
| L2 cache | 512 KB | 512 KB |
| L3 cache | no data | 0 KB |
| Chip lithography | 65 nm | 45 nm |
| Die size | no data | 25.9638 mm2 |
| Maximum core temperature | 95 °C | 90 °C |
| Number of transistors | no data | 47 Million |
| 64 bit support | + | - |
| Windows 11 compatibility | - | - |
| VID voltage range | no data | 0.9V-1.1625V |
Compatibility
Information on Athlon 64 TF-20 and Atom N270 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 (Uniprocessor) |
| Socket | S1g1 | PBGA437 |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 25 Watt | 2.5 Watt |
Technologies and extensions
Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Athlon 64 TF-20 and Atom N270. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.
| Instruction set extensions | MMX, 3DNow!, SSE, SSE2, SSE3, AMD64, Enhanced Virus Protection | Intel® SSE, Intel® SSE2, Intel® SSE3, Intel® SSSE3 |
| VirusProtect | + | - |
| Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST) | no data | + |
| Turbo Boost Technology | no data | - |
| Hyper-Threading Technology | no data | + |
| Idle States | no data | - |
| Thermal Monitoring | - | + |
| Demand Based Switching | no data | - |
| FSB parity | no data | - |
Security technologies
Athlon 64 TF-20 and Atom N270 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 Athlon 64 TF-20 and Atom N270 are enumerated here.
| VT-d | no data | - |
| VT-x | no data | - |
Memory specs
Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Athlon 64 TF-20 and Atom N270. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.
| Maximum memory size | no data | 8 GB |
Synthetic benchmark performance
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. We are regularly improving our combining algorithms, but if you find some perceived inconsistencies, feel free to speak up in comments section, we usually fix problems quickly.
Cinebench 10 32-bit single-core
Cinebench R10 is an ancient ray tracing benchmark for processors by Maxon, authors of Cinema 4D. Its single core version uses just one CPU thread to render a futuristic looking motorcycle.
3DMark06 CPU
3DMark06 is a discontinued DirectX 9 benchmark suite from Futuremark. Its CPU part contains two scenarios, one dedicated to artificial intelligence pathfinding, another to game physics using PhysX package.
Pros & cons summary
| Performance score | 0.16 | 0.09 |
| Recency | 1 May 2009 | 2 April 2008 |
| Threads | 1 | 2 |
| Chip lithography | 65 nm | 45 nm |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 25 Watt | 2 Watt |
Athlon 64 TF-20 has a 77.8% higher aggregate performance score, and an age advantage of 1 year.
Atom N270, on the other hand, has 100% more threads, a 44.4% more advanced lithography process, and 1150% lower power consumption.
The Athlon 64 TF-20 is our recommended choice as it beats the Atom N270 in performance tests.
Should you still have questions on choice between Athlon 64 TF-20 and Atom N270, ask them in Comments section, and we shall answer.
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