Atom N270 vs FX-8320
Primary details
Comparing FX-8320 and Atom N270 processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.
| Place in performance ranking | 1520 | not rated |
| Place by popularity | not in top-100 | not in top-100 |
| Market segment | Desktop processor | Laptop |
| Series | no data | Intel Atom |
| Architecture codename | Vishera (2012−2015) | DiamondVille (2008−2009) |
| Release date | 23 October 2012 (11 years ago) | 2 April 2008 (16 years ago) |
| Launch price (MSRP) | no data | $44 |
Detailed specifications
FX-8320 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 | 8 (Octa-Core) | 1 (Single-Core) |
| Threads | 8 | 2 |
| Base clock speed | 3.5 GHz | 1.6 GHz |
| Boost clock speed | 4 GHz | 0.1 GHz |
| Bus type | no data | FSB |
| Bus rate | no data | 533.33 MT/s |
| Multiplier | no data | 12 |
| L1 cache | no data | 56 KB |
| L2 cache | 8192 KB | 512 KB |
| L3 cache | no data | 0 KB |
| Chip lithography | 32 nm | 45 nm |
| Die size | 315 mm2 | 25.9638 mm2 |
| Maximum core temperature | 61 °C | 90 °C |
| Number of transistors | 1,200 million | 47 Million |
| 64 bit support | + | - |
| Windows 11 compatibility | - | - |
| Unlocked multiplier | + | - |
| P0 Vcore voltage | Min: 1.2 V - Max: 1.4 V | no data |
| VID voltage range | no data | 0.9V-1.1625V |
Compatibility
Information on FX-8320 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 | AM3+ | PBGA437 |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 125 Watt | 2.5 Watt |
Technologies and extensions
Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by FX-8320 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 | + | - |
| FMA | + | - |
| AVX | + | - |
| Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST) | no data | + |
| Turbo Boost Technology | no data | - |
| Hyper-Threading Technology | no data | + |
| Idle States | no data | - |
| Thermal Monitoring | - | + |
| Demand Based Switching | no data | - |
| FSB parity | no data | - |
| Status | no data | Discontinued |
Security technologies
FX-8320 and Atom N270 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-8320 and Atom N270 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-8320 and Atom N270. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.
| Supported memory types | DDR3 | no data |
| Maximum memory size | no data | 8 GB |
Peripherals
Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by FX-8320 and Atom N270.
| 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.
Pros & cons summary
| Recency | 23 October 2012 | 2 April 2008 |
| Physical cores | 8 | 1 |
| Threads | 8 | 2 |
| Chip lithography | 32 nm | 45 nm |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 125 Watt | 2 Watt |
FX-8320 has an age advantage of 4 years, 700% more physical cores and 300% more threads, and a 40.6% more advanced lithography process.
Atom N270, on the other hand, has 6150% lower power consumption.
We couldn't decide between FX-8320 and Atom N270. We've got no test results to judge.
Note that FX-8320 is a desktop processor while Atom N270 is a notebook one.
Should you still have questions on choice between FX-8320 and Atom N270, ask them in Comments section, and we shall answer.
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