Atom N280 vs Celeron Dual-Core SU2300

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Aggregate performance score

Celeron Dual-Core SU2300
2009
2 cores / 2 threads, 10 Watt
0.30
+200%
Atom N280
2009
1 core / 2 threads, 2 Watt
0.10

Celeron Dual-Core SU2300 outperforms Atom N280 by a whopping 200% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

Comparing Celeron Dual-Core SU2300 and Atom N280 processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking31113383
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Market segmentLaptopLaptop
SeriesIntel Celeron Dual-CoreIntel Atom
Power efficiency2.843.78
Architecture codenamePenryn (2008−2011)DiamondVille (2008−2009)
Release date1 September 2009 (15 years ago)1 February 2009 (15 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)$134no data

Detailed specifications

Celeron Dual-Core SU2300 and Atom N280 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 cores2 (Dual-core)1 (Single-Core)
Threads22
Base clock speedno data1.66 GHz
Boost clock speed1.2 GHz0.07 GHz
Bus typeno dataFSB
Bus rate800 MHz666.66 MT/s
Multiplierno data10
L1 cacheno data56 KB
L2 cache1 MB512 KB
L3 cacheno data0 KB
Chip lithography45 nm45 nm
Die size107 mm225.9638 mm2
Maximum core temperature100 °C90 °C
Number of transistors410 Million47 Million
64 bit support+-
Windows 11 compatibility--
VID voltage rangeno data0.9V-1.1625V

Compatibility

Information on Celeron Dual-Core SU2300 and Atom N280 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 configurationno data1 (Uniprocessor)
SocketBGA956PBGA437
Power consumption (TDP)10 Watt2.5 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Celeron Dual-Core SU2300 and Atom N280. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensionsno dataIntel® SSE2, Intel® SSE3, Intel® SSSE3
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)++
Turbo Boost Technologyno data-
Hyper-Threading Technologyno data+
Thermal Monitoring++
Demand Based Switchingno data-

Security technologies

Celeron Dual-Core SU2300 and Atom N280 technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.

TXTno data-
EDBno data+

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Celeron Dual-Core SU2300 and Atom N280 are enumerated here.

VT-dno data-
VT-xno data-

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Celeron Dual-Core SU2300 and Atom N280. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Maximum memory sizeno data8 GB

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.

Celeron Dual-Core SU2300 0.30
+200%
Atom N280 0.10

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.

Celeron Dual-Core SU2300 482
+207%
Atom N280 157

Cinebench 10 32-bit single-core

Cinebench R10 is an ancient ray tracing benchmark for processors by Maxon, authors of Cinema 4D. Its single core version uses just one CPU thread to render a futuristic looking motorcycle.

Celeron Dual-Core SU2300 1250
+120%
Atom N280 567

Cinebench 10 32-bit multi-core

Cinebench Release 10 Multi Core is a variant of Cinebench R10 using all the processor threads. Possible number of threads is limited by 16 in this version.

Celeron Dual-Core SU2300 2380
+171%
Atom N280 877

3DMark06 CPU

3DMark06 is a discontinued DirectX 9 benchmark suite from Futuremark. Its CPU part contains two scenarios, one dedicated to artificial intelligence pathfinding, another to game physics using PhysX package.

Celeron Dual-Core SU2300 1000
+97.2%
Atom N280 507

Gaming performance

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 0.30 0.10
Recency 1 September 2009 1 February 2009
Physical cores 2 1
Power consumption (TDP) 10 Watt 2 Watt

Celeron Dual-Core SU2300 has a 200% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 7 months, and 100% more physical cores.

Atom N280, on the other hand, has 400% lower power consumption.

The Celeron Dual-Core SU2300 is our recommended choice as it beats the Atom N280 in performance tests.


Should you still have questions on choice between Celeron Dual-Core SU2300 and Atom N280, ask them in Comments section, and we shall answer.

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