Atom N270 vs Celeron J3160

Primary details

Comparing Celeron J3160 and Atom N270 processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in performance ranking	2475	not rated
Place by popularity	not in top-100	not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation	1.66	no data
Market segment	Desktop processor	Laptop
Series	Intel Celeron	Intel Atom
Architecture codename	Airmont (2015−2016)	DiamondVille (2008−2009)
Release date	15 January 2016 (8 years ago)	2 April 2008 (16 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)	$107	$44
Current price	$23 (0.2x MSRP)	$134 (3x MSRP)

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance per price, higher is better.

Detailed specifications

Celeron J3160 and Atom N270 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	4 (Quad-Core)	1 (Single-Core)
Threads	4	2
Base clock speed	1.6 GHz	1.6 GHz
Boost clock speed	2.24 GHz	0.1 GHz
Bus support	no data	533.33 MT/s
L1 cache	no data	56 KB
L2 cache	2 MB	512 KB
L3 cache	0 KB	0 KB
Chip lithography	14 nm	45 nm
Die size	no data	25.9638 mm27.94 mm × 3.27 mm
Maximum core temperature	90 °C	90 °C
Number of transistors	no data	47 Million
64 bit support	+	-
Windows 11 compatibility	-	-
Unlocked multiplier	No	No
VID voltage range	no data	0.9V-1.1625V

Compatibility

Information on Celeron J3160 and Atom N270 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 (Uniprocessor)
Socket	FCBGA1170	PBGA437
Power consumption (TDP)	6 Watt	2.5 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Celeron J3160 and Atom N270. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensions	no data	Intel® SSE, Intel® SSE2, Intel® SSE3, Intel® SSSE3
AES-NI	+	no data
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)	+	+
Turbo Boost Technology	-	-
Hyper-Threading Technology	-	+
Idle States	no data	-
Thermal Monitoring	+	+
SIPP	-	no data
Smart Response	-	no data
Demand Based Switching	no data	-
GPIO	+	no data
Smart Connect	-	no data
FSB parity	no data	-
Status	Discontinued	Discontinued
HD Audio	+	no data
RST	-	no data

Security technologies

Celeron J3160 and Atom N270 technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.

TXT	-	-
EDB	+	+
Secure Boot	+	no data
Secure Key	+	no data
Identity Protection	+	no data
OS Guard	-	no data
Anti-Theft	-	no data

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Celeron J3160 and Atom N270 are enumerated here.

VT-d	-	-
VT-x	+	-
VT-i	-	no data
EPT	+	no data

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Celeron J3160 and Atom N270. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory types	DDR3L-1600	no data
Maximum memory size	8 GB	8 GB
Max memory channels	2	no data
ECC memory support	-	no data

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Max video memory	8 GB	-
Quick Sync Video	+	-
Clear Video	+	-
Clear Video HD	+	-
Graphics max frequency	700 MHz	-
Execution Units	12	-
InTru 3D	-	-

Graphics interfaces

Available interfaces and connections of Celeron J3160 and Atom N270 integrated GPUs.

Number of displays supported	3	-
eDP	+	-
DisplayPort	+	-
HDMI	+	-

Graphics API support

APIs supported by Celeron J3160 and Atom N270 integrated GPUs, sometimes API versions are included.

DirectX	+	-
OpenGL	+	-

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Celeron J3160 and Atom N270.

PCIe version	2.0	no data
PCI Express lanes	4	no data
USB revision	2.0/3.0	no data
Total number of SATA ports	5	no data
Max number of SATA 6 Gb/s Ports	2	no data
Number of USB ports	5	no data
Integrated LAN	-	no data
UART	+	no data

Synthetic benchmark performance

Various benchmark results of the processors in comparison. Overall score is measured in points in 0-100 range, higher is better.

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Pros & cons summary

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Recency	15 January 2016	2 April 2008
Physical cores	4	1
Threads	4	2
Cost	$107	$44
Chip lithography	14 nm	45 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	6 Watt	2 Watt

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