Turion II Ultra M640 vs Atom N2850
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Primary details
Comparing 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 | Laptop |
| Series | Intel Atom | AMD Turion II Ultra |
| Designer | Intel | AMD |
| Architecture codename | Cedarview-M (2011−2012) | Caspian (2009) |
| Release date | 5 January 2012 (14 years ago) | 10 September 2009 (16 years ago) |
Detailed specifications
Basic parameters of Atom N2850 and Turion II Ultra M640: 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 | 2 (Dual-core) | 2 (Dual-core) |
| Threads | 4 | 2 |
| Boost clock speed | 2 GHz | 2.6 GHz |
| Bus rate | no data | 3600 MHz |
| L2 cache | 1 MB | 2 MB |
| Chip lithography | 32 nm | 45 nm |
| 64 bit support | + | + |
| Windows 11 compatibility | - | - |
Compatibility
Information on Atom N2850 and Turion II Ultra M640 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.
| Socket | no data | Socket S1 (s1g3) 638-pin |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 6 Watt | 35 Watt |
Technologies and extensions
Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Atom N2850 and Turion II Ultra M640. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.
| Instruction set extensions | no data | MMX, SSE, SSE2, SSE3, Enhanced 3DNow!, NX bit, AMD64, PowerNow!, AMD Virtualization |
| PowerNow | - | + |
Memory specs
Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Atom N2850 and Turion II Ultra M640. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.
| Supported memory types | no data | DDR2 |
Graphics specifications
General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.
| Integrated graphics card | Intel Graphics Media Accelerator (GMA) 3650 (640 MHz) | no data |
Pros & cons summary
| Recency | 5 January 2012 | 10 September 2009 |
| Threads | 4 | 2 |
| Chip lithography | 32 nm | 45 nm |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 6 Watt | 35 Watt |
Atom N2850 has an age advantage of 2 years, 100% more threads, a 41% more advanced lithography process, and 483% lower power consumption.
We couldn't decide between Intel Atom N2850 and AMD Turion II Ultra M640. We've got no test results to judge.
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