Atom C3308 vs N270

Primary details

Comparing Atom N270 and Atom C3308 processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking	not rated	not rated
Place by popularity	not in top-100	not in top-100
Market segment	Laptop	Server
Series	Intel Atom	Intel Atom
Architecture codename	DiamondVille (2008−2009)	Goldmont (2016−2017)
Release date	2 April 2008 (16 years ago)	15 August 2017 (7 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)	$44	$32

Detailed specifications

Atom N270 and Atom C3308 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	1 (Single-Core)	2 (Dual-core)
Threads	2	2
Base clock speed	1.6 GHz	1.6 GHz
Boost clock speed	0.1 GHz	2.1 GHz
Bus type	FSB	no data
Bus rate	533.33 MT/s	no data
Multiplier	12	16
L1 cache	56 KB	112 KB
L2 cache	512 KB	4 MB
L3 cache	0 KB	4 MB
Chip lithography	45 nm	14 nm
Die size	25.9638 mm2	no data
Maximum core temperature	90 °C	89 °C
Number of transistors	47 Million	no data
64 bit support	-	+
Windows 11 compatibility	-	-
VID voltage range	0.9V-1.1625V	no data

Compatibility

Information on Atom N270 and Atom C3308 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 (Uniprocessor)	1 (Uniprocessor)
Socket	PBGA437	FCBGA1310
Power consumption (TDP)	2.5 Watt	9.5 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Atom N270 and Atom C3308. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensions	Intel® SSE, Intel® SSE2, Intel® SSE3, Intel® SSSE3	no data
AES-NI	-	+
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)	+	+
QuickAssist	no data	+
Turbo Boost Technology	-	2.0
Hyper-Threading Technology	+	-
Idle States	-	no data
Thermal Monitoring	+	-
Demand Based Switching	-	no data
FSB parity	-	no data
Status	Discontinued	Launched

Security technologies

Atom N270 and Atom C3308 technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.

TXT	-	no data
EDB	+	+
Secure Boot	no data	+
Secure Key	no data	+
SGX	no data	-
OS Guard	no data	+

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Atom N270 and Atom C3308 are enumerated here.

VT-d	-	+
VT-x	-	+
EPT	no data	+

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Atom N270 and Atom C3308. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory types	no data	DDR4: 1866
Maximum memory size	8 GB	128 GB
Max memory channels	no data	1
Maximum memory bandwidth	no data	14.936 GB/s
ECC memory support	-	+

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Atom N270 and Atom C3308.

PCIe version	no data	3
PCI Express lanes	no data	6
USB revision	no data	3
Total number of SATA ports	no data	6
Max number of SATA 6 Gb/s Ports	no data	6
Number of USB ports	no data	8
Integrated LAN	no data	4x2.5/1 GBE

Pros & cons summary

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Recency	2 April 2008	15 August 2017
Physical cores	1	2
Chip lithography	45 nm	14 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	2 Watt	9 Watt

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