Pentium 4 HT Extreme Edition 3.40 vs Atom N2600

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Primary details

Comparing Atom N2600 and Pentium 4 HT Extreme Edition 3.40 processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

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Market segmentLaptopDesktop processor
SeriesIntel Atomno data
Architecture codenameCedarview-M (2011−2012)Gallatin (2003−2004)
Release date1 December 2011 (12 years ago)2 February 2004 (20 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)$47$999

Detailed specifications

Atom N2600 and Pentium 4 HT Extreme Edition 3.40 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)
Threads42
Base clock speed1.6 GHz3.4 GHz
Boost clock speed1.6 GHz3.4 GHz
L1 cache64 KB (per core)8 KB
L2 cache512K (per core)512 KB
L3 cache0 KB2 MB
Chip lithography32 nm130 nm
Die size66 mm2269 mm2
Maximum case temperature (TCase)no data69 °C
Number of transistors176 million178 million
64 bit support+-
Windows 11 compatibility-no data

Compatibility

Information on Atom N2600 and Pentium 4 HT Extreme Edition 3.40 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
SocketFCBGA559478
Power consumption (TDP)3.5 Watt103 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Atom N2600 and Pentium 4 HT Extreme Edition 3.40. 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 Pentium 4 HT Extreme Edition 3.40 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 Pentium 4 HT Extreme Edition 3.40 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 Pentium 4 HT Extreme Edition 3.40. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory typesDDR3DDR1, DDR2, DDR3 Depends on motherboard
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) 3600no data

Pros & cons summary


Recency 1 December 2011 2 February 2004
Physical cores 2 1
Threads 4 2
Chip lithography 32 nm 130 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 3 Watt 103 Watt

Atom N2600 has an age advantage of 7 years, 100% more physical cores and 100% more threads, a 306.3% more advanced lithography process, and 3333.3% lower power consumption.

We couldn't decide between Atom N2600 and Pentium 4 HT Extreme Edition 3.40. We've got no test results to judge.

Be aware that Atom N2600 is a notebook processor while Pentium 4 HT Extreme Edition 3.40 is a desktop one.


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