Xeon Phi 7290 vs Atom N2600

#ad 
Buy
VS

Aggregate performance score

Atom N2600
2011
2 cores / 4 threads, 3 Watt
0.20
Xeon Phi 7290
2016
72 cores / 288 threads, 245 Watt
11.80
+5800%

Xeon Phi 7290 outperforms Atom N2600 by a whopping 5800% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

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

Place in the ranking3308698
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Market segmentLaptopServer
SeriesIntel Atomno data
Power efficiency4.784.61
DesignerIntelIntel
ManufacturerIntelIntel
Architecture codenameCedarview-M (2011−2012)Knights Landing (2016)
Release date1 December 2011 (13 years ago)20 June 2016 (8 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)$47no data

Detailed specifications

Atom N2600 and Xeon Phi 7290 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)72 (Doheptaconta-Core)
Threads4288
Base clock speed1.6 GHz1.5 GHz
Boost clock speed1.6 GHz1.7 GHz
L1 cache64 KB (per core)32 KB (per core)
L2 cache512K (per core)512 KB (per core)
L3 cache0 KB0 KB (shared)
Chip lithography32 nm14 nm
Die size66 mm2no data
Number of transistors176 million8,000 million
64 bit support++
Windows 11 compatibility--

Compatibility

Information on Atom N2600 and Xeon Phi 7290 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
SocketFCBGA5593647
Power consumption (TDP)3.5 Watt245 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Atom N2600 and Xeon Phi 7290. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

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

Security technologies

Atom N2600 and Xeon Phi 7290 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 Xeon Phi 7290 are enumerated here.

VT-d-+
VT-x-+

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Atom N2600 and Xeon Phi 7290. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory typesDDR3DDR4
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 benchmark performance

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
Xeon Phi 7290 11.80
+5800%

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 316
Xeon Phi 7290 18926
+5889%

Gaming performance

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 0.20 11.80
Recency 1 December 2011 20 June 2016
Physical cores 2 72
Threads 4 288
Chip lithography 32 nm 14 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 3 Watt 245 Watt

Atom N2600 has 8066.7% lower power consumption.

Xeon Phi 7290, on the other hand, has a 5800% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 4 years, 3500% more physical cores and 7100% more threads, and a 128.6% more advanced lithography process.

The Intel Xeon Phi 7290 is our recommended choice as it beats the Intel Atom N2600 in performance tests.

Be aware that Atom N2600 is a notebook processor while Xeon Phi 7290 is a server/workstation one.

Vote for your favorite

Do you think we are right or mistaken in our choice? Vote by clicking "Like" button near your favorite CPU.


Intel Atom N2600
Atom N2600
Intel Xeon Phi 7290
Xeon Phi 7290

Other comparisons

We've compiled a selection of CPU comparisons, ranging from closely matched processors to other comparisons that may be of interest.

Community ratings

Here you can see how users rate the processors, as well as rate them yourself.


3.3 194 votes

Rate Atom N2600 on a scale of 1 to 5:

  • 1
  • 2
  • 3
  • 4
  • 5
4.6 41 vote

Rate Xeon Phi 7290 on a scale of 1 to 5:

  • 1
  • 2
  • 3
  • 4
  • 5

Comments

Here you can give us your opinion about processors Atom N2600 and Xeon Phi 7290, agree or disagree with our ratings, or report bugs or inaccuracies on the site.