Atom N2600 vs Pentium 2030M

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Aggregate performance score

Pentium 2030M
2013
2 cores / 2 threads, 35 Watt
0.89
+287%
Atom N2600
2011
2 cores / 4 threads, 3 Watt
0.23

Pentium 2030M outperforms Atom N2600 by a whopping 287% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

Comparing Pentium 2030M and Atom N2600 processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking25393179
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Market segmentLaptopLaptop
SeriesIntel PentiumIntel Atom
Power efficiency2.415.44
Architecture codenameIvy Bridge (2012−2013)Cedarview-M (2011−2012)
Release date1 January 2013 (11 years ago)1 December 2011 (12 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)$134$47

Detailed specifications

Pentium 2030M 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 cores2 (Dual-core)2 (Dual-core)
Threads24
Base clock speed2.5 GHz1.6 GHz
Boost clock speed2.5 GHz1.6 GHz
Bus rate5 GT/sno data
L1 cache64K (per core)64 KB (per core)
L2 cache256K (per core)512K (per core)
L3 cache2 MB (shared)0 KB
Chip lithography22 nm32 nm
Die size118 mm266 mm2
Maximum core temperature90 °Cno data
Number of transistors1,400 million176 million
64 bit support++
Windows 11 compatibility--

Compatibility

Information on Pentium 2030M 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 configuration11
SocketFCPGA988FCBGA559
Power consumption (TDP)35 Watt3.5 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Pentium 2030M and Atom N2600. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensionsIntel® SSE4.1, Intel® SSE4.2Intel® SSE2, Intel® SSE3, Intel® SSSE3
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)++
My WiFi-no data
Turbo Boost Technology--
Hyper-Threading Technology-+
Idle States+no data
Thermal Monitoring++
Flex Memory Access+no data
Demand Based Switching--
FDI+no data
Fast Memory Access+no data

Security technologies

Pentium 2030M and Atom N2600 technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.

TXT--
EDB++
Anti-Theft-no data

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Pentium 2030M and Atom N2600 are enumerated here.

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

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Pentium 2030M and Atom N2600. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory typesDDR3DDR3
Maximum memory size32 GB2.44 GB
Max memory channels21
Maximum memory bandwidth25.6 GB/sno data

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics card
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Intel HD Graphics for 3rd Generation Intel ProcessorsIntel Graphics Media Accelerator (GMA) 3600 (400 MHz)
Graphics max frequency1.1 GHzno data

Graphics interfaces

Available interfaces and connections of Pentium 2030M and Atom N2600 integrated GPUs.

Number of displays supported3no data
eDP+no data
DisplayPort+-
HDMI+-
SDVO+no data
CRT+no data

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Pentium 2030M and Atom N2600.

PCIe version2.0no 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.


Combined synthetic benchmark score

This is our combined benchmark performance rating. We are regularly improving our combining algorithms, but if you find some perceived inconsistencies, feel free to speak up in comments section, we usually fix problems quickly.

Pentium 2030M 0.89
+287%
Atom N2600 0.23

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.

Pentium 2030M 1413
+293%
Atom N2600 360

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.

Pentium 2030M 424
+465%
Atom N2600 75

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.

Pentium 2030M 708
+237%
Atom N2600 210

Gaming performance

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 0.89 0.23
Recency 1 January 2013 1 December 2011
Threads 2 4
Chip lithography 22 nm 32 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 35 Watt 3 Watt

Pentium 2030M has a 287% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 1 year, and a 45.5% more advanced lithography process.

Atom N2600, on the other hand, has 100% more threads, and 1066.7% lower power consumption.

The Pentium 2030M is our recommended choice as it beats the Atom N2600 in performance tests.


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