Atom N270 vs Pentium M 725

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Aggregate performance score

Pentium M 725
2004
1 core / 1 thread, 7 Watt
0.18
+100%
Atom N270
2008
1 core / 2 threads, 2 Watt
0.09

Pentium M 725 outperforms Atom N270 by a whopping 100% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

Comparing Pentium M 725 and Atom N270 processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking32683395
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Market segmentLaptopLaptop
SeriesPentium MIntel Atom
Power efficiency0.813.41
Architecture codenameDothan (2004−2005)DiamondVille (2008−2009)
Release date23 June 2004 (20 years ago)2 April 2008 (16 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)no data$44

Detailed specifications

Pentium M 725 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 cores1 (Single-Core)1 (Single-Core)
Threads12
Base clock speed1.6 GHz1.6 GHz
Boost clock speed1.6 GHz0.1 GHz
Bus typeno dataFSB
Bus rate400 MHz533.33 MT/s
Multiplierno data12
L1 cache32 KB56 KB
L2 cache2 MB512 KB
L3 cache0 KB0 KB
Chip lithography90 nm45 nm
Die size87 mm225.9638 mm2
Maximum core temperature100 °C90 °C
Number of transistors144 million47 Million
64 bit support--
Windows 11 compatibility--
VID voltage range0.988V-1.34V0.9V-1.1625V

Compatibility

Information on Pentium M 725 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 configuration11 (Uniprocessor)
SocketPPGA478PBGA437
Power consumption (TDP)7.5 Watt2.5 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Pentium M 725 and Atom N270. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensionsno dataIntel® SSE, Intel® SSE2, Intel® SSE3, Intel® SSSE3
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)++
Turbo Boost Technology--
Hyper-Threading Technology-+
Idle States--
Thermal Monitoring-+
Demand Based Switching--
PAE32 Bitno data
FSB parity--

Security technologies

Pentium M 725 and Atom N270 technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.

TXT--
EDB-+

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Pentium M 725 and Atom N270 are enumerated here.

VT-dno data-
VT-x--

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Pentium M 725 and Atom N270. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory typesDDR2no data
Maximum memory sizeno data8 GB

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics cardOn certain motherboards (Chipset feature)-

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 M 725 0.18
+100%
Atom N270 0.09

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.

Pentium M 725 1400
+159%
Atom N270 541

3DMark06 CPU

3DMark06 is a discontinued DirectX 9 benchmark suite from Futuremark. Its CPU part contains two scenarios, one dedicated to artificial intelligence pathfinding, another to game physics using PhysX package.

Pentium M 725 684
+41.6%
Atom N270 483

Gaming performance

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 0.18 0.09
Recency 23 June 2004 2 April 2008
Threads 1 2
Chip lithography 90 nm 45 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 7 Watt 2 Watt

Pentium M 725 has a 100% higher aggregate performance score.

Atom N270, on the other hand, has an age advantage of 3 years, 100% more threads, a 100% more advanced lithography process, and 250% lower power consumption.

The Pentium M 725 is our recommended choice as it beats the Atom N270 in performance tests.


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