Microsoft SQ1 vs Atom N2600
Primary details
Comparing Atom N2600 and Microsoft SQ1 processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.
| Place in performance ranking | not rated | 1418 |
| Place by popularity | not in top-100 | not in top-100 |
| Market segment | Laptop | Laptop |
| Series | Intel Atom | Qualcomm Snapdragon |
| Architecture codename | Cedarview-M (2011−2012) | Cortex-A76 / A55 (Kryo 495) (2019) |
| Release date | 1 December 2011 (12 years ago) | 2 October 2019 (4 years ago) |
| Launch price (MSRP) | $47 | no data |
| Current price | $251 (5.3x MSRP) | $1873 |
Detailed specifications
Atom N2600 and Microsoft SQ1 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 | no data |
| Boost clock speed | 1.6 GHz | 3 GHz |
| L1 cache | 64 KB (per core) | no data |
| L2 cache | 512K (per core) | no data |
| L3 cache | 0 KB | 2 MB |
| Chip lithography | 32 nm | 7 nm |
| Die size | 66 mm2 | no data |
| Number of transistors | 176 million | no data |
| 64 bit support | + | + |
| Windows 11 compatibility | - | - |
| Unlocked multiplier | No | No |
Compatibility
Information on Atom N2600 and Microsoft SQ1 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 | no data |
| Socket | FCBGA559 | no data |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 3.5 Watt | no data |
Technologies and extensions
Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Atom N2600 and Microsoft SQ1. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.
| Instruction set extensions | Intel® SSE2, Intel® SSE3, Intel® SSSE3 | no data |
| Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST) | + | no data |
| Turbo Boost Technology | - | no data |
| Hyper-Threading Technology | + | no data |
| Thermal Monitoring | + | no data |
| Demand Based Switching | - | no data |
| Status | Discontinued | no data |
Security technologies
Atom N2600 and Microsoft SQ1 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 Atom N2600 and Microsoft SQ1 are enumerated here.
| VT-d | - | no data |
| VT-x | - | no data |
Memory specs
Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Atom N2600 and Microsoft SQ1. 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 | Qualcomm Adreno 685 |
Synthetic benchmark performance
Various benchmark results of the processors in comparison. Overall score is measured in points in 0-100 range, higher is better.
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.
Benchmark coverage: 68%
Microsoft SQ1 outperforms Atom N2600 by 1446% in Passmark.
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.
Benchmark coverage: 20%
Atom N2600 outperforms Microsoft SQ1 by 1% in Cinebench 10 32-bit single-core.
Cinebench 10 32-bit multi-core
Cinebench Release 10 Multi Core is a variant of Cinebench R10 using all the processor threads. Possible number of threads is limited by 16 in this version.
Benchmark coverage: 19%
Microsoft SQ1 outperforms Atom N2600 by 180% in Cinebench 10 32-bit multi-core.
wPrime 32
wPrime 32M is a math multi-thread processor test, which calculates square roots of first 32 million integer numbers. Its result is measured in seconds, so that the less is benchmark result, the faster the processor.
Benchmark coverage: 18%
Atom N2600 outperforms Microsoft SQ1 by 365% in wPrime 32.
Pros & cons summary
| Recency | 1 December 2011 | 2 October 2019 |
| Physical cores | 2 | 8 |
| Threads | 4 | 8 |
| Chip lithography | 32 nm | 7 nm |
We couldn't decide between Atom N2600 and Microsoft SQ1. We've got no test results to judge.
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