Atom N2600 vs FX-6350
Primary details
Comparing FX-6350 and Atom N2600 processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.
| Place in the ranking | 1658 | not rated |
| Place by popularity | not in top-100 | not in top-100 |
| Market segment | Desktop processor | Laptop |
| Series | no data | Intel Atom |
| Power efficiency | 2.18 | no data |
| Architecture codename | Vishera (2012−2015) | Cedarview-M (2011−2012) |
| Release date | 29 April 2013 (11 years ago) | 1 December 2011 (12 years ago) |
| Launch price (MSRP) | no data | $47 |
Detailed specifications
FX-6350 and Atom N2600 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 | 6 (Hexa-Core) | 2 (Dual-core) |
| Threads | 6 | 4 |
| Base clock speed | 3.9 GHz | 1.6 GHz |
| Boost clock speed | 4.2 GHz | 1.6 GHz |
| L1 cache | no data | 64 KB (per core) |
| L2 cache | 6144 KB | 512K (per core) |
| L3 cache | no data | 0 KB |
| Chip lithography | 32 nm | 32 nm |
| Die size | 315 mm2 | 66 mm2 |
| Maximum core temperature | 61 °C | no data |
| Number of transistors | 1,200 million | 176 million |
| 64 bit support | + | + |
| Windows 11 compatibility | - | - |
| Unlocked multiplier | + | - |
| P0 Vcore voltage | Min: 1.25 V - Max: 1.4125 V | no data |
Compatibility
Information on FX-6350 and Atom N2600 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 | AM3+ | FCBGA559 |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 125 Watt | 3.5 Watt |
Technologies and extensions
Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by FX-6350 and Atom N2600. 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 | + | - |
| FMA | + | - |
| AVX | + | - |
| Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST) | no data | + |
| Turbo Boost Technology | no data | - |
| Hyper-Threading Technology | no data | + |
| Thermal Monitoring | - | + |
| Demand Based Switching | no data | - |
Security technologies
FX-6350 and Atom N2600 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 FX-6350 and Atom N2600 are enumerated here.
| AMD-V | + | - |
| VT-d | no data | - |
| VT-x | no data | - |
Memory specs
Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by FX-6350 and Atom N2600. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.
| Supported memory types | DDR3 | DDR3 |
| Maximum memory size | no data | 2.44 GB |
| Max memory channels | no data | 1 |
Graphics specifications
General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.
| Integrated graphics card | On certain motherboards (Chipset feature) | Intel Graphics Media Accelerator (GMA) 3600 |
Peripherals
Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by FX-6350 and Atom N2600.
| PCIe version | n/a | 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.
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.
GeekBench 5 Single-Core
GeekBench 5 Single-Core is a cross-platform application developed in the form of CPU tests that independently recreate certain real-world tasks with which to accurately measure performance. This version uses only a single CPU core.
GeekBench 5 Multi-Core
GeekBench 5 Multi-Core is a cross-platform application developed in the form of CPU tests that independently recreate certain real-world tasks with which to accurately measure performance. This version uses all available CPU cores.
Pros & cons summary
| Recency | 29 April 2013 | 1 December 2011 |
| Physical cores | 6 | 2 |
| Threads | 6 | 4 |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 125 Watt | 3 Watt |
FX-6350 has an age advantage of 1 year, and 200% more physical cores and 50% more threads.
Atom N2600, on the other hand, has 4066.7% lower power consumption.
We couldn't decide between FX-6350 and Atom N2600. We've got no test results to judge.
Note that FX-6350 is a desktop processor while Atom N2600 is a notebook one.
Should you still have questions on choice between FX-6350 and Atom N2600, ask them in Comments section, and we shall answer.
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