Atom Z510 vs N280

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Aggregate performance score

Atom N280
2009
1 core / 2 threads, 2 Watt
0.10
Atom Z510
2008
1 core / 1 thread, 2 Watt
0.12
+20%

Atom Z510 outperforms Atom N280 by a significant 20% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

Comparing Atom N280 and Atom Z510 processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking33833358
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Market segmentLaptopLaptop
SeriesIntel AtomIntel Atom
Power efficiency3.795.68
Architecture codenameDiamondVille (2008−2009)Silverthorne (2008−2010)
Release date1 February 2009 (15 years ago)2 April 2008 (16 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)no data$20

Detailed specifications

Atom N280 and Atom Z510 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 cores1 (Single-Core)1 (Single-Core)
Threads21
Base clock speed1.66 GHz1.1 GHz
Boost clock speed0.07 GHz1.1 GHz
Bus typeFSBFSB
Bus rate666.66 MT/s400 MT/s
Multiplier1011
L1 cache56 KB56 KB
L2 cache512 KB512 KB
L3 cache0 KB0 KB
Chip lithography45 nm45 nm
Die size25.9638 mm224.18 mm2
Maximum core temperature90 °C90 °C
Number of transistors47 Million47 Million
64 bit support--
Windows 11 compatibility--
VID voltage range0.9V-1.1625V0.75-1.1V

Compatibility

Information on Atom N280 and Atom Z510 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 configuration1 (Uniprocessor)1 (Uniprocessor)
SocketPBGA437PBGA441
Power consumption (TDP)2.5 Watt2 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Atom N280 and Atom Z510. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensionsIntel® SSE2, Intel® SSE3, Intel® SSSE3Intel® SSE2, Intel® SSE3, Intel® SSSE3
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)++
Turbo Boost Technology--
Hyper-Threading Technology+-
Idle Statesno data+
Thermal Monitoring++
Demand Based Switching-+
FSB parityno data-

Security technologies

Atom N280 and Atom Z510 technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.

TXT--
EDB++

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Atom N280 and Atom Z510 are enumerated here.

VT-d--
VT-x--

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Atom N280 and Atom Z510. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Maximum memory size8 GBno data

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics card--

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. We are regularly improving our combining algorithms, but if you find some perceived inconsistencies, feel free to speak up in comments section, we usually fix problems quickly.

Atom N280 0.10
Atom Z510 0.12
+20%

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.

Atom N280 157
Atom Z510 194
+23.6%

Gaming performance

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 0.10 0.12
Recency 1 February 2009 2 April 2008
Threads 2 1

Atom N280 has an age advantage of 9 months, and 100% more threads.

Atom Z510, on the other hand, has a 20% higher aggregate performance score.

The Atom Z510 is our recommended choice as it beats the Atom N280 in performance tests.


Should you still have questions on choice between Atom N280 and Atom Z510, ask them in Comments section, and we shall answer.

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