i5-13500E vs Atom N2600
Aggregate performance score
Core i5-13500E outperforms Atom N2600 by a whopping 6640% 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 | 3472 | 610 |
| Place by popularity | not in top-100 | not in top-100 |
| Market segment | Laptop | Desktop processor |
| Series | Intel Atom | no data |
| Power efficiency | 2.12 | 8.81 |
| Designer | Intel | Intel |
| Manufacturer | Intel | Intel |
| Architecture codename | Cedarview-M (2011−2012) | Raptor Lake-S (2023−2024) |
| Release date | 1 December 2011 (13 years ago) | 4 January 2023 (2 years ago) |
| Launch price (MSRP) | $47 | no data |
Detailed specifications
Atom N2600 and Core i5-13500E 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) | 14 (Tetradeca-Core) |
| Threads | 4 | 20 |
| Base clock speed | 1.6 GHz | 2.4 GHz |
| Boost clock speed | 1.6 GHz | 4.6 GHz |
| L1 cache | 64 KB (per core) | 80K (per core) |
| L2 cache | 512K (per core) | 1.25 MB (per core) |
| L3 cache | 0 KB | 24 MB (shared) |
| Chip lithography | 32 nm | 10 nm |
| Die size | 66 mm2 | 257 mm2 |
| Number of transistors | 176 million | no data |
| 64 bit support | + | + |
| Windows 11 compatibility | - | + |
Compatibility
Information on Atom N2600 and Core i5-13500E 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 | 1700 |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 3.5 Watt | 65 Watt |
Technologies and extensions
Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Atom N2600 and Core i5-13500E. 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 i5-13500E 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 i5-13500E are enumerated here.
| VT-d | - | + |
| VT-x | - | + |
Memory specs
Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Atom N2600 and Core i5-13500E. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.
| Supported memory types | DDR3 | DDR4, DDR5 Dual-channel |
| 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 (400 MHz) | Intel UHD Graphics 770 |
Peripherals
Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Atom N2600 and Core i5-13500E.
| PCIe version | no data | 5.0 |
| PCI Express lanes | no data | 20 |
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.
GeekBench 5 Single-Core
GeekBench 5 Single-Core is a cross-platform application developed in the form of CPU tests that independently recreate certain real-world tasks with which to accurately measure performance. This version uses only a single CPU core.
GeekBench 5 Multi-Core
GeekBench 5 Multi-Core is a cross-platform application developed in the form of CPU tests that independently recreate certain real-world tasks with which to accurately measure performance. This version uses all available CPU cores.
Pros & cons summary
| Performance score | 0.20 | 13.48 |
| Recency | 1 December 2011 | 4 January 2023 |
| Physical cores | 2 | 14 |
| Threads | 4 | 20 |
| Chip lithography | 32 nm | 10 nm |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 3 Watt | 65 Watt |
Atom N2600 has 2066.7% lower power consumption.
i5-13500E, on the other hand, has a 6640% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 11 years, 600% more physical cores and 400% more threads, and a 220% more advanced lithography process.
The Intel Core i5-13500E is our recommended choice as it beats the Intel Atom N2600 in performance tests.
Be aware that Atom N2600 is a notebook processor while Core i5-13500E is a desktop one.
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