Atom N450 vs Z2560
Aggregate performance score
Atom Z2560 outperforms Atom N450 by an impressive 77% based on our aggregate benchmark results.
Primary details
Comparing Atom Z2560 and Atom N450 processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.
| Place in the ranking | 3180 | 3345 |
| Place by popularity | not in top-100 | not in top-100 |
| Market segment | Laptop | Laptop |
| Series | no data | Intel Atom |
| Power efficiency | 7.22 | 2.04 |
| Architecture codename | Clovertrail (2013) | Pinetrail (2009−2011) |
| Release date | 27 February 2013 (11 years ago) | 21 December 2009 (14 years ago) |
| Launch price (MSRP) | no data | $64 |
Detailed specifications
Atom Z2560 and Atom N450 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 | 2 (Dual-core) | 1 (Single-Core) |
| Threads | 4 | 2 |
| Base clock speed | no data | 1.66 GHz |
| Boost clock speed | 1.6 GHz | 1.67 GHz |
| Bus rate | no data | 533 MHz |
| L1 cache | 64K (per core) | 56 KB (per core) |
| L2 cache | 512K (per core) | 512 KB (per core) |
| L3 cache | 0 KB | 0 KB |
| Chip lithography | 32 nm | 45 nm |
| Die size | 65 mm2 | 66 mm2 |
| Maximum core temperature | 90 °C | 100 °C |
| Number of transistors | 140 million | 123 million |
| 64 bit support | - | + |
| Windows 11 compatibility | - | - |
Compatibility
Information on Atom Z2560 and Atom N450 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 | 1 |
| Socket | FC-MB4760 | FCBGA559 |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 3 Watt | 5.5 Watt |
Technologies and extensions
Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Atom Z2560 and Atom N450. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.
| Instruction set extensions | Intel® SSE2, Intel® SSE3, Intel® SSSE3 | Intel® SSE2, Intel® SSE3, Intel® SSSE3 |
| Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST) | + | + |
| Turbo Boost Technology | no data | - |
| Hyper-Threading Technology | + | + |
| Idle States | + | no data |
| Thermal Monitoring | + | + |
| Demand Based Switching | no data | - |
| PAE | 32 Bit | no data |
| Smart Idle | + | no data |
Security technologies
Atom Z2560 and Atom N450 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 Z2560 and Atom N450 are enumerated here.
| VT-d | no data | - |
| VT-x | + | - |
Memory specs
Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Atom Z2560 and Atom N450. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.
| Supported memory types | DDR2 | DDR2 |
| Maximum memory size | 2 GB | 2 GB |
| Max memory channels | 2 | 1 |
| Maximum memory bandwidth | 8.5 GB/s | no data |
Graphics specifications
General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.
| Integrated graphics card | PowerVR SGX544MP2 (400 MHz) | On certain motherboards (Chipset feature) |
Graphics interfaces
Available interfaces and connections of Atom Z2560 and Atom N450 integrated GPUs.
| Number of displays supported | 2 | no data |
Peripherals
Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Atom Z2560 and Atom N450.
| USB revision | 2.0 OTG, USB-SPH 2.0 | no data |
| Number of USB ports | 2 | no data |
| UART | 3 | no data |
Pros & cons summary
| Performance score | 0.23 | 0.13 |
| Recency | 27 February 2013 | 21 December 2009 |
| Physical cores | 2 | 1 |
| Threads | 4 | 2 |
| Chip lithography | 32 nm | 45 nm |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 3 Watt | 5 Watt |
Atom Z2560 has a 76.9% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 3 years, 100% more physical cores and 100% more threads, a 40.6% more advanced lithography process, and 66.7% lower power consumption.
The Atom Z2560 is our recommended choice as it beats the Atom N450 in performance tests.
Should you still have questions on choice between Atom Z2560 and Atom N450, ask them in Comments section, and we shall answer.
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