Atom N570 vs Core i5-2560M

Primary details

Comparing Core i5-2560M and Atom N570 processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in performance ranking	2033	not rated
Place by popularity	not in top-100	not in top-100
Market segment	Laptop	Laptop
Series	Intel Core i5	Intel Atom
Architecture codename	Sandy Bridge (2011−2013)	Pineview (2009−2011)
Release date	no data	1 March 2011 (13 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)	no data	$86
Current price	$1180	$495 (5.8x MSRP)

Detailed specifications

Core i5-2560M and Atom N570 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)	2 (Dual-core)
Threads	4	4
Base clock speed	no data	1.66 GHz
Boost clock speed	2.7 GHz	1.67 GHz
Bus support	4 × 5 GT/s	666 MHz
L1 cache	128 KB	64K (per core)
L2 cache	512 KB	512K (per core)
L3 cache	3 MB	0 KB
Chip lithography	32 nm	45 nm
Die size	149 mm2	87 mm2
Number of transistors	624 Million	176 million
64 bit support	+	+
Windows 11 compatibility	-	-
Unlocked multiplier	No	No

Compatibility

Information on Core i5-2560M and Atom N570 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 (Uniprocessor)	1
Socket	no data	FCBGA559
Power consumption (TDP)	35 Watt	8.5 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Core i5-2560M and Atom N570. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensions	no data	Intel® SSE2, Intel® SSE3, Intel® SSSE3
AES-NI	+	no data
FMA	+	no data
AVX	+	no data
vPro	+	no data
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)	+	+
Turbo Boost Technology	no data	-
Hyper-Threading Technology	no data	+
Thermal Monitoring	no data	+
Demand Based Switching	no data	-
Status	no data	Discontinued

Security technologies

Core i5-2560M and Atom N570 technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.

TXT	+	-
EDB	no data	+

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Core i5-2560M and Atom N570 are enumerated here.

VT-d	+	-
VT-x	+	-

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Core i5-2560M and Atom N570. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory types	DDR3-1333	DDR3
Maximum memory size	16 GB	2 GB
Max memory channels	2	1
Maximum memory bandwidth	21.335 GB/s	no data
ECC memory support	-	no data

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

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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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Chip lithography	32 nm	45 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	35 Watt	8 Watt

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