Atom Z510PT vs N2600

General info

Comparing Atom N2600 and Atom Z510PT processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in performance ranking	not rated	not rated
Place by popularity	not in top-100	not in top-100
Market segment	Laptop	Laptop
Series	Intel Atom	Intel Atom
Architecture codename	Cedarview-M (2011−2012)	Silverthorne (2008−2010)
Release date	1 December 2011 (12 years ago)	2 March 2009 (15 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)	$47	no data
Current price	$251 (5.3x MSRP)	no data

Technical specs

Atom N2600 and Atom Z510PT 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	2 (Dual-core)	1 (Single-Core)
Threads	4	2
Base clock speed	1.6 GHz	1.1 GHz
Boost clock speed	1.6 GHz	1.1 GHz
Bus support	no data	400 MT/s
L1 cache	64 KB (per core)	56 KB
L2 cache	512K (per core)	512 KB (per core)
L3 cache	0 KB	0 KB
Chip lithography	32 nm	45 nm
Die size	66 mm2	24.18 mm27.8 mm × 3.1 mm
Maximum core temperature	no data	90 °C
Number of transistors	176 million	47 million
64 bit support	+	-
Windows 11 compatibility	-	-
Unlocked multiplier	No	No
VID voltage range	no data	0.75V-1.1V

Compatibility

Information on Atom N2600 and Atom Z510PT 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 (Uniprocessor)
Socket	FCBGA559	FCBGA437
Power consumption (TDP)	3.5 Watt	2.2 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Atom N2600 and Atom Z510PT. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensions	Intel® SSE2, Intel® SSE3, Intel® SSSE3	Intel® SSE2, Intel® SSE3, Intel® SSSE3
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)	+	+
Turbo Boost Technology	-	-
Hyper-Threading Technology	+	+
Idle States	no data	+
Thermal Monitoring	+	+
Demand Based Switching	-	-
FSB parity	no data	-
Status	Discontinued	Discontinued

Security technologies

Atom N2600 and Atom Z510PT technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.

TXT	-	-
EDB	+	+

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Atom N2600 and Atom Z510PT are enumerated here.

VT-d	-	-
VT-x	-	-

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Atom N2600 and Atom Z510PT. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory types	DDR3	no data
Maximum memory size	2.44 GB	no data
Max memory channels	1	no data

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics card

Intel Graphics Media Accelerator (GMA) 3600

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Advantages and disadvantages

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Recency	1 December 2011	2 March 2009
Physical cores	2	1
Threads	4	2
Chip lithography	32 nm	45 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	3 Watt	2 Watt

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