Opteron 144 vs Atom N2600

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Aggregate performance score

Atom N2600
2011
2 cores / 4 threads, 3 Watt
0.20
+11.1%

Atom N2600 outperforms Opteron 144 by a moderate 11% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

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

Place in the ranking34483479
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Market segmentLaptopServer
SeriesIntel Atomno data
Power efficiency2.110.09
DesignerIntelAMD
ManufacturerIntelno data
Architecture codenameCedarview-M (2011−2012)SledgeHammer (2003−2005)
Release date1 December 2011 (13 years ago)June 2003 (22 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)$47$65

Detailed specifications

Atom N2600 and Opteron 144 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 cores2 (Dual-core)1 (Single-Core)
Threads41
Base clock speed1.6 GHzno data
Boost clock speed1.6 GHz1.8 GHz
L1 cache64 KB (per core)128 KB
L2 cache512K (per core)1 MB
L3 cache0 KB0 KB
Chip lithography32 nm130 nm
Die size66 mm2193 mm2
Number of transistors176 million106 million
64 bit support++
Windows 11 compatibility--

Compatibility

Information on Atom N2600 and Opteron 144 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 configuration11
SocketFCBGA559940
Power consumption (TDP)3.5 Watt85 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Atom N2600 and Opteron 144. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensionsIntel® SSE2, Intel® SSE3, Intel® SSSE3no data
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)+no data
Turbo Boost Technology-no data
Hyper-Threading Technology+no data
Thermal Monitoring+-
Demand Based Switching-no data

Security technologies

Atom N2600 and Opteron 144 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 Opteron 144 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 Opteron 144. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory typesDDR3no data
Maximum memory size2.44 GBno data
Max memory channels1no data

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics cardIntel Graphics Media Accelerator (GMA) 3600 (400 MHz)no data

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.

Atom N2600 0.20
+11.1%
Opteron 144 0.18

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.

Atom N2600 344
+8.9%
Samples: 146
Opteron 144 316
Samples: 2

Gaming performance

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 0.20 0.18
Physical cores 2 1
Threads 4 1
Chip lithography 32 nm 130 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 3 Watt 85 Watt

Atom N2600 has a 11.1% higher aggregate performance score, 100% more physical cores and 300% more threads, a 306.3% more advanced lithography process, and 2733.3% lower power consumption.

The Intel Atom N2600 is our recommended choice as it beats the AMD Opteron 144 in performance tests.

Be aware that Atom N2600 is a notebook processor while Opteron 144 is a server/workstation one.

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