Atom N280 vs Mobile Sempron 210U
Primary details
Comparing Mobile Sempron 210U and Atom N280 processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.
| Place in performance ranking | not rated | not rated |
| Place by popularity | not in top-100 | not in top-100 |
| Market segment | Laptop | Laptop |
| Series | AMD Mobile Sempron | Intel Atom |
| Architecture codename | no data | DiamondVille (2008−2009) |
| Release date | 16 January 2009 (15 years ago) | 1 February 2009 (15 years ago) |
| Current price | no data | $229 |
Detailed specifications
Mobile Sempron 210U and Atom N280 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 | 1 (Single-Core) | 1 (Single-Core) |
| Threads | 1 | 2 |
| Base clock speed | no data | 1.66 GHz |
| Boost clock speed | 1.5 GHz | 1.66 GHz |
| Bus support | 1600 MHz | 667 MHz |
| L1 cache | 128 KB | 56 KB |
| L2 cache | 256 KB | 512 KB |
| L3 cache | no data | 0 KB |
| Chip lithography | 65 nm | 45 nm |
| Die size | no data | 26 mm2 |
| Maximum core temperature | no data | 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 Mobile Sempron 210U and Atom N280 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 | no data | 1 (Uniprocessor) |
| Socket | 812-ball BGA | PBGA437 |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 15 Watt | 2.5 Watt |
Technologies and extensions
Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Mobile Sempron 210U and Atom N280. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.
| Instruction set extensions | AMD64, DDR2 memory controller, SSE1-3, MMX | Intel® SSE2, Intel® SSE3, Intel® SSSE3 |
| Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST) | no data | + |
| 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
Mobile Sempron 210U and Atom N280 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 Mobile Sempron 210U and Atom N280 are enumerated here.
| VT-d | no data | - |
| VT-x | no data | - |
Memory specs
Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Mobile Sempron 210U and Atom N280. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.
| Supported memory types | DDR2 | no data |
| Maximum memory size | no data | 8 GB |
Synthetic benchmark performance
Various benchmark results of the processors in comparison. Overall score is measured in points in 0-100 range, higher is better.
Cinebench 10 32-bit single-core
Cinebench R10 is an ancient ray tracing benchmark for processors by Maxon, authors of Cinema 4D. Its single core version uses just one CPU thread to render a futuristic looking motorcycle.
Benchmark coverage: 20%
Mobile Sempron 210U outperforms Atom N280 by 110% in Cinebench 10 32-bit single-core.
Pros & cons summary
| Threads | 1 | 2 |
| Chip lithography | 65 nm | 45 nm |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 15 Watt | 2 Watt |
We couldn't decide between Mobile Sempron 210U and Atom N280. We've got no test results to judge.
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