Ryzen Embedded 8840U vs Atom N270

Primary details

Comparing Atom N270 and Ryzen Embedded 8840U processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in performance ranking	not rated	not rated
Place by popularity	not in top-100	not in top-100
Market segment	Laptop	Laptop
Series	Intel Atom	no data
Architecture codename	DiamondVille (2008−2009)	Hawk Point
Release date	1 March 2008 (16 years ago)	2 April 2024 (less than a year ago)
Launch price (MSRP)	$44	no data
Current price	$134 (3x MSRP)	no data

Detailed specifications

Atom N270 and Ryzen Embedded 8840U 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)	8 (Octa-Core)
Threads	2	16
Base clock speed	1.6 GHz	3.3 GHz
Boost clock speed	1.6 GHz	5.1 GHz
Bus support	533 MHz	no data
L1 cache	56 KB	64 KB (per core)
L2 cache	512 KB	1 MB (per core)
L3 cache	0 KB	16 MB (shared)
Chip lithography	45 nm	4 nm
Die size	26 mm2	178 mm2
Maximum core temperature	90 °C	no data
Number of transistors	47 Million	25,000 million
64 bit support	-	+
Windows 11 compatibility	-	no data
Unlocked multiplier	No	No
VID voltage range	0.9V-1.1625V	no data

Compatibility

Information on Atom N270 and Ryzen Embedded 8840U 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	FP8
Power consumption (TDP)	2.5 Watt	28 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Atom N270 and Ryzen Embedded 8840U. 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	no data	+
AVX	no data	+
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)	+	no data
Turbo Boost Technology	-	no data
Hyper-Threading Technology	+	no data
Idle States	-	no data
Thermal Monitoring	+	no data
Demand Based Switching	-	no data
FSB parity	-	no data
Status	Discontinued	no data

Security technologies

Atom N270 and Ryzen Embedded 8840U 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 N270 and Ryzen Embedded 8840U are enumerated here.

AMD-V	no data	+
VT-d	-	no data
VT-x	-	no data

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Atom N270 and Ryzen Embedded 8840U. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory types	no data	DDR5
Maximum memory size	8 GB	no data

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics card

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AMD Radeon 780M

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Atom N270 and Ryzen Embedded 8840U.

PCIe version	no data	4.0
PCI Express lanes	no data	20

Pros & cons summary

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Recency	1 March 2008	2 April 2024
Physical cores	1	8
Threads	2	16
Chip lithography	45 nm	4 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	2 Watt	28 Watt

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