i3-1000NG4 vs Atom N270

Primary details

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

Place in the ranking	3722	2155
Place by popularity	not in top-100	not in top-100
Market segment	Laptop	Laptop
Series	Intel Atom	Intel Ice Lake
Power efficiency	1.35	9.42
Designer	Intel	Intel
Manufacturer	no data	Intel
Architecture codename	DiamondVille (2008−2009)	Ice Lake-Y (2020)
Release date	2 April 2008 (18 years ago)	18 March 2020 (6 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)	$44	no data

Detailed specifications

Basic parameters of Atom N270 and Core i3-1000NG4: 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	4
Base clock speed	1.6 GHz	1.1 GHz
Boost clock speed	0.1 GHz	3.2 GHz
Bus type	FSB	no data
Bus rate	533.33 MT/s	4 GT/s
Multiplier	12	no data
L1 cache	56 KB	80 KB (per core)
L2 cache	512 KB	256 KB (per core)
L3 cache	0 KB	4 MB (shared)
Chip lithography	45 nm	10 nm
Die size	25.9638 mm2	123 mm2
Maximum core temperature	90 °C	100 °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 Core i3-1000NG4 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
Socket	PBGA437	Intel BGA 1044
Power consumption (TDP)	2.5 Watt	9 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Atom N270 and Core i3-1000NG4. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensions	Intel® SSE, Intel® SSE2, Intel® SSE3, Intel® SSSE3	Intel® SSE4.1, Intel® SSE4.2, Intel® AVX2, Intel® AVX-512
AES-NI	-	+
AVX	-	+
vPro	no data	-
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)	+	+
Speed Shift	no data	+
Turbo Boost Technology	-	+
Hyper-Threading Technology	+	+
Idle States	-	+
Thermal Monitoring	+	+
Demand Based Switching	-	no data
FSB parity	-	no data
Deep Learning Boost	-	+

Security technologies

Atom N270 and Core i3-1000NG4 technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.

TXT	-	-
EDB	+	+
Secure Key	no data	+
SGX	no data	Yes with Intel® ME
OS Guard	no data	+

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Atom N270 and Core i3-1000NG4 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 Core i3-1000NG4. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory types	no data	LPDDR4-3733
Maximum memory size	8 GB	32 GB
Max memory channels	no data	2
Maximum memory bandwidth	no data	58.3 GB/s

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics card	-	Intel Iris Plus Graphics
Quick Sync Video	-	+
Graphics max frequency	-	900 MHz

Graphics interfaces

Available interfaces and connections of Atom N270 and Core i3-1000NG4 integrated GPUs.

Number of displays supported	-	3
eDP	-	+
DisplayPort	-	+
HDMI	-	+

Graphics image quality

Maximum display resolutions supported by Atom N270 and Core i3-1000NG4 integrated GPUs, including resolutions over different interfaces.

4K resolution support	-	Yes, at 120Hz
Max resolution over HDMI 1.4	-	4096 x 2304@60Hz
Max resolution over eDP	-	5120 x 3200@60Hz
Max resolution over DisplayPort	-	5120 x 3200@60Hz

Graphics API support

APIs supported by Atom N270 and Core i3-1000NG4 integrated GPUs, sometimes API versions are included.

DirectX	-	12
OpenGL	-	4.5

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Atom N270 and Core i3-1000NG4.

PCIe version

no data

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Synthetic benchmarks

Various benchmark results of the processors in comparison. Overall score is measured in points in 0-100 range, higher is better.

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Combined synthetic benchmark score

This is our combined benchmark performance rating.

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Pros & cons summary

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Performance score	0.08	2.01
Recency	2 April 2008	18 March 2020
Physical cores	1	2
Threads	2	4
Chip lithography	45 nm	10 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	2 Watt	9 Watt