N100 vs Atom N2600
Primary details
Comparing Atom N2600 and N100 processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.
| Place in performance ranking | not rated | 1445 |
| 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) | no data |
| Release date | 1 December 2011 (12 years ago) | 1 January 2023 (1 year ago) |
| Launch price (MSRP) | $47 | no data |
| Current price | $251 (5.3x MSRP) | no data |
Detailed specifications
Atom N2600 and N100 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) | no data |
| Threads | 4 | 4 |
| Base clock speed | 1.6 GHz | no data |
| Boost clock speed | 1.6 GHz | 3.4 GHz |
| L1 cache | 64 KB (per core) | no data |
| L2 cache | 512K (per core) | no data |
| L3 cache | 0 KB | 6 MB Intel® Smart Cache |
| Chip lithography | 32 nm | Intel 7 nm |
| Die size | 66 mm2 | no data |
| Maximum core temperature | no data | 105 °C |
| Number of transistors | 176 million | no data |
| 64 bit support | + | + |
| Windows 11 compatibility | - | no data |
| Unlocked multiplier | No | No |
Compatibility
Information on Atom N2600 and N100 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 | FCBGA1264 |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 3.5 Watt | 6 Watt |
Technologies and extensions
Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Atom N2600 and N100. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.
| Instruction set extensions | Intel® SSE2, Intel® SSE3, Intel® SSSE3 | Intel® SSE4.1, Intel® SSE4.2, Intel® AVX2 |
| AES-NI | no data | + |
| Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST) | + | + |
| Speed Shift | no data | + |
| Turbo Boost Technology | - | no data |
| Hyper-Threading Technology | + | - |
| Thermal Monitoring | + | + |
| Demand Based Switching | - | no data |
| GPIO | no data | + |
| Status | Discontinued | Launched |
Security technologies
Atom N2600 and N100 technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.
| TXT | - | no data |
| EDB | + | no data |
| OS Guard | no data | + |
Virtualization technologies
Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Atom N2600 and N100 are enumerated here.
| VT-d | - | + |
| VT-x | - | + |
| EPT | no data | + |
Memory specs
Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Atom N2600 and N100. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.
| Supported memory types | DDR3 | DDR4-3200, DDR5-4800, LPDDR5-4800 |
| Maximum memory size | 2.44 GB | 16 GB |
| Max memory channels | 1 | 1 |
| ECC memory support | no data | - |
Graphics specifications
General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.
| Integrated graphics card Compare | Intel Graphics Media Accelerator (GMA) 3600 | Intel UHD Graphics |
| Quick Sync Video | no data | + |
| Graphics max frequency | no data | 750 MHz |
| Execution Units | no data | 24 |
Graphics interfaces
Available interfaces and connections of Atom N2600 and N100 integrated GPUs.
| Number of displays supported | no data | 3 |
Graphics image quality
Maximum display resolutions supported by Atom N2600 and N100 integrated GPUs, including resolutions over different interfaces.
| 4K resolution support | no data | + |
| Max resolution over HDMI 1.4 | no data | 4096 x 2160@60Hz |
| Max resolution over DisplayPort | no data | 4096 x 2160@60Hz |
Graphics API support
APIs supported by Atom N2600 and N100 integrated GPUs, sometimes API versions are included.
| DirectX | no data | 12.1 |
| OpenGL | no data | 4.6 |
Peripherals
Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Atom N2600 and N100.
| PCI Express lanes | no data | 9 |
| USB revision | no data | 2.0/3.2 |
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%
N100 outperforms Atom N2600 by 1442% in Passmark.
Pros & cons summary
| Recency | 1 December 2011 | 1 January 2023 |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 3 Watt | 6 Watt |
We couldn't decide between Atom N2600 and N100. We've got no test results to judge.
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