Atom N2600 vs Pentium J3710
Aggregate performance score
Pentium J3710 outperforms Atom N2600 by a whopping 300% based on our aggregate benchmark results.
Primary details
Comparing Pentium J3710 and Atom N2600 processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.
| Place in the ranking | 2518 | 3179 |
| Place by popularity | not in top-100 | not in top-100 |
| Cost-effectiveness evaluation | 0.06 | no data |
| Market segment | Desktop processor | Laptop |
| Series | Intel Pentium | Intel Atom |
| Power efficiency | 13.39 | 5.44 |
| Architecture codename | Airmont (2016) | Cedarview-M (2011−2012) |
| Release date | 10 January 2016 (8 years ago) | 1 December 2011 (12 years ago) |
| Launch price (MSRP) | $161 | $47 |
Cost-effectiveness evaluation
Performance per price, higher is better.
Detailed specifications
Pentium J3710 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 | 4 (Quad-Core) | 2 (Dual-core) |
| Threads | 4 | 4 |
| Base clock speed | 1.6 GHz | 1.6 GHz |
| Boost clock speed | 2.64 GHz | 1.6 GHz |
| Bus type | IDI | no data |
| L1 cache | no data | 64 KB (per core) |
| L2 cache | 2 MB | 512K (per core) |
| L3 cache | 0 KB | 0 KB |
| Chip lithography | 14 nm | 32 nm |
| Die size | no data | 66 mm2 |
| Maximum core temperature | 90 °C | no data |
| Number of transistors | no data | 176 million |
| 64 bit support | + | + |
| Windows 11 compatibility | - | - |
Compatibility
Information on Pentium J3710 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 (Uniprocessor) | 1 |
| Socket | FCBGA1170 | FCBGA559 |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 6.5 Watt | 3.5 Watt |
Technologies and extensions
Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Pentium J3710 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 | + | - |
| Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST) | + | + |
| Turbo Boost Technology | - | - |
| Hyper-Threading Technology | - | + |
| Thermal Monitoring | + | + |
| Smart Response | - | no data |
| Demand Based Switching | no data | - |
| GPIO | + | no data |
| Smart Connect | - | no data |
| HD Audio | + | no data |
| RST | - | no data |
Security technologies
Pentium J3710 and Atom N2600 technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.
| TXT | - | - |
| EDB | + | + |
| Secure Boot | + | no data |
| Secure Key | + | no data |
| Identity Protection | + | - |
| OS Guard | - | no data |
| Anti-Theft | - | no data |
Virtualization technologies
Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Pentium J3710 and Atom N2600 are enumerated here.
| VT-d | - | - |
| VT-x | + | - |
| VT-i | - | no data |
| EPT | + | no data |
Memory specs
Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Pentium J3710 and Atom N2600. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.
| Supported memory types | DDR3L-1600 | DDR3 |
| Maximum memory size | 8 GB | 2.44 GB |
| Max memory channels | 2 | 1 |
Graphics specifications
General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.
| Integrated graphics card | no data | Intel Graphics Media Accelerator (GMA) 3600 (400 MHz) |
| Max video memory | 8 GB | no data |
| Quick Sync Video | + | - |
| Clear Video | + | no data |
| Clear Video HD | + | no data |
| Graphics max frequency | 740 MHz | no data |
| Execution Units | 18 | no data |
Graphics interfaces
Available interfaces and connections of Pentium J3710 and Atom N2600 integrated GPUs.
| Number of displays supported | 3 | no data |
| eDP | + | no data |
| DisplayPort | + | - |
| HDMI | + | - |
Graphics API support
APIs supported by Pentium J3710 and Atom N2600 integrated GPUs, sometimes API versions are included.
| DirectX | + | no data |
| OpenGL | + | no data |
Peripherals
Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Pentium J3710 and Atom N2600.
| PCIe version | 2.0 | no data |
| PCI Express lanes | 4 | no data |
| USB revision | 2.0/3.0 | no data |
| Total number of SATA ports | 5 | no data |
| Max number of SATA 6 Gb/s Ports | 2 | no data |
| Number of USB ports | 5 | no data |
| Integrated LAN | - | no data |
| UART | + | 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.
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.
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
| Performance score | 0.92 | 0.23 |
| Recency | 10 January 2016 | 1 December 2011 |
| Physical cores | 4 | 2 |
| Chip lithography | 14 nm | 32 nm |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 6 Watt | 3 Watt |
Pentium J3710 has a 300% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 4 years, 100% more physical cores, and a 128.6% more advanced lithography process.
Atom N2600, on the other hand, has 100% lower power consumption.
The Pentium J3710 is our recommended choice as it beats the Atom N2600 in performance tests.
Note that Pentium J3710 is a desktop processor while Atom N2600 is a notebook one.
Should you still have questions on choice between Pentium J3710 and Atom N2600, ask them in Comments section, and we shall answer.
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