Atom N470 vs i3-6100

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Primary details

Comparing Core i3-6100 and Atom N470 processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking1702not rated
Place by popularity89not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation0.63no data
Market segmentDesktop processorLaptop
SeriesIntel Core i3Intel Atom
Power efficiency4.99no data
Architecture codenameSkylake (2015−2016)Pineview (2009−2011)
Release date1 September 2015 (9 years ago)1 March 2010 (14 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)$117$75

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance per price, higher is better.

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Detailed specifications

Core i3-6100 and Atom N470 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)
Threads42
Base clock speed3.7 GHz1.83 GHz
Boost clock speed3.7 GHz1.83 GHz
Bus typeDMI 3.0no data
Bus rate4 × 8 GT/s533 MHz
Multiplier37no data
L1 cache64K (per core)64 KB (per core)
L2 cache256K (per core)512K (per core)
L3 cache3 MB (shared)0 KB
Chip lithography14 nm45 nm
Die size150 mm266 mm2
Maximum core temperatureno data100 °C
Maximum case temperature (TCase)65 °Cno data
Number of transistors1,400 million123 million
64 bit support++
Windows 11 compatibility--

Compatibility

Information on Core i3-6100 and Atom N470 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
SocketFCLGA1151FCBGA559
Power consumption (TDP)51 Watt6.5 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Core i3-6100 and Atom N470. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensionsIntel® SSE4.1, Intel® SSE4.2, Intel® AVX2Intel® SSE2, Intel® SSE3, Intel® SSSE3
AES-NI+-
AVX+-
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)++
Turbo Boost Technology--
Hyper-Threading Technology++
Idle States+no data
Thermal Monitoring++
Demand Based Switchingno data-

Security technologies

Core i3-6100 and Atom N470 technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.

TXT--
EDB++
Secure Key+no data
MPX+-
Identity Protection+-
SGXYes with Intel® MEno data
OS Guard+no data

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Core i3-6100 and Atom N470 are enumerated here.

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

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Core i3-6100 and Atom N470. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory typesDDR4DDR2
Maximum memory size64 GB2 GB
Max memory channels21
Maximum memory bandwidth34.134 GB/sno data
ECC memory support+-

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics card
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Intel HD Graphics 530Intel GMA 3150
Max video memory64 GBno data
Quick Sync Video+-
Clear Video+no data
Clear Video HD+no data
Graphics max frequency1.05 GHzno data
InTru 3D+no data

Graphics interfaces

Available interfaces and connections of Core i3-6100 and Atom N470 integrated GPUs.

Number of displays supported3no data
eDP+no data
DisplayPort+-
HDMI+-
DVI+no data

Graphics image quality

Maximum display resolutions supported by Core i3-6100 and Atom N470 integrated GPUs, including resolutions over different interfaces.

4K resolution support+no data
Max resolution over HDMI 1.44096x2304@24Hzno data
Max resolution over eDP4096x2304@60Hzno data
Max resolution over DisplayPort4096x2304@60Hzno data
Max resolution over VGAN/Ano data

Graphics API support

APIs supported by Core i3-6100 and Atom N470 integrated GPUs, sometimes API versions are included.

DirectX12no data
OpenGL4.5no data

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Core i3-6100 and Atom N470.

PCIe version3.0no data
PCI Express lanes16no 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.



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.

i3-6100 4270
+1806%
Atom N470 224

Pros & cons summary


Recency 1 September 2015 1 March 2010
Physical cores 2 1
Threads 4 2
Chip lithography 14 nm 45 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 51 Watt 6 Watt

i3-6100 has an age advantage of 5 years, 100% more physical cores and 100% more threads, and a 221.4% more advanced lithography process.

Atom N470, on the other hand, has 750% lower power consumption.

We couldn't decide between Core i3-6100 and Atom N470. We've got no test results to judge.

Note that Core i3-6100 is a desktop processor while Atom N470 is a notebook one.


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