Ultra 5 238V vs Atom N2600

Primary details

Comparing Atom N2600 and Core Ultra 5 238V processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking	not rated	not rated
Place by popularity	not in top-100	not in top-100
Market segment	Laptop	Laptop
Series	Intel Atom	no data
Architecture codename	Cedarview-M (2011−2012)	Lunar Lake (2024)
Release date	1 December 2011 (12 years ago)	24 September 2024 (less than a year ago)
Launch price (MSRP)	$47	no data

Detailed specifications

Atom N2600 and Core Ultra 5 238V 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)	8 (Octa-Core)
Threads	4	8
Base clock speed	1.6 GHz	2.1 GHz
Boost clock speed	1.6 GHz	4.7 GHz
Bus rate	no data	37 MHz
L1 cache	64 KB (per core)	192 KB (per core)
L2 cache	512K (per core)	2.5 MB (per core)
L3 cache	0 KB	8 MB (shared)
Chip lithography	32 nm	3 nm
Die size	66 mm2	no data
Maximum core temperature	no data	100 °C
Number of transistors	176 million	no data
64 bit support	+	+
Windows 11 compatibility	-	no data

Compatibility

Information on Atom N2600 and Core Ultra 5 238V 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	FCBGA559	Intel BGA 2833
Power consumption (TDP)	3.5 Watt	17 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Atom N2600 and Core Ultra 5 238V. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensions	Intel® SSE2, Intel® SSE3, Intel® SSSE3	no data
AES-NI	-	+
AVX	-	+
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)	+	+
Turbo Boost Technology	-	no data
Hyper-Threading Technology	+	no data
TSX	-	+
Thermal Monitoring	+	-
Demand Based Switching	-	no data

Security technologies

Atom N2600 and Core Ultra 5 238V technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.

TXT	-	+
EDB	+	no data

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Atom N2600 and Core Ultra 5 238V are enumerated here.

VT-d	-	+
VT-x	-	+

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Atom N2600 and Core Ultra 5 238V. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory types	DDR3	DDR5
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

Arc 130V

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Atom N2600 and Core Ultra 5 238V.

PCIe version	no data	5.0
PCI Express lanes	no data	4

Pros & cons summary

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Recency	1 December 2011	24 September 2024
Physical cores	2	8
Threads	4	8
Chip lithography	32 nm	3 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	3 Watt	17 Watt

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