Atom N570 vs Pentium M 770
Aggregate performance score
Atom N570 outperforms Pentium M 770 by a small 5% based on our aggregate benchmark results.
Primary details
Comparing Pentium M 770 and Atom N570 processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.
| Place in the ranking | 3225 | 3194 |
| Place by popularity | not in top-100 | not in top-100 |
| Market segment | Laptop | Laptop |
| Series | Pentium M | Intel Atom |
| Power efficiency | 0.70 | 2.21 |
| Architecture codename | Dothan (2004−2005) | Pineview (2009−2011) |
| Release date | 19 January 2005 (19 years ago) | 1 March 2011 (13 years ago) |
| Launch price (MSRP) | no data | $86 |
Detailed specifications
Pentium M 770 and Atom N570 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) | 2 (Dual-core) |
| Threads | 1 | 4 |
| Base clock speed | 2.13 GHz | 1.66 GHz |
| Boost clock speed | 0.01 GHz | 1.67 GHz |
| Bus rate | 533 MHz | 666 MHz |
| L1 cache | 32 KB | 64K (per core) |
| L2 cache | 2 MB | 512K (per core) |
| L3 cache | 0 KB | 0 KB |
| Chip lithography | 90 nm | 45 nm |
| Die size | 87 mm2 | 87 mm2 |
| Maximum core temperature | 100 °C | no data |
| Number of transistors | 144 million | 176 million |
| 64 bit support | - | + |
| Windows 11 compatibility | - | - |
| VID voltage range | 1.26V-1.372V | no data |
Compatibility
Information on Pentium M 770 and Atom N570 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 |
| Socket | PPGA478, H-PBGA479 | FCBGA559 |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 27 Watt | 8.5 Watt |
Technologies and extensions
Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Pentium M 770 and Atom N570. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.
| Instruction set extensions | no data | Intel® SSE2, Intel® SSE3, Intel® SSSE3 |
| Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST) | + | + |
| Turbo Boost Technology | - | - |
| Hyper-Threading Technology | - | + |
| Idle States | - | no data |
| Thermal Monitoring | - | + |
| Demand Based Switching | - | - |
| PAE | 32 Bit | no data |
| FSB parity | - | no data |
Security technologies
Pentium M 770 and Atom N570 technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.
| TXT | - | - |
| EDB | + | + |
Virtualization technologies
Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Pentium M 770 and Atom N570 are enumerated here.
| VT-d | no data | - |
| VT-x | - | - |
Memory specs
Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Pentium M 770 and Atom N570. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.
| Supported memory types | DDR2 | DDR3 |
| Maximum memory size | no data | 2 GB |
| Max memory channels | no data | 1 |
Graphics specifications
General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.
| Integrated graphics card | On certain motherboards (Chipset feature) | Intel GMA 3150 |
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.
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.
Pros & cons summary
| Performance score | 0.20 | 0.21 |
| Recency | 19 January 2005 | 1 March 2011 |
| Physical cores | 1 | 2 |
| Threads | 1 | 4 |
| Chip lithography | 90 nm | 45 nm |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 27 Watt | 8 Watt |
Atom N570 has a 5% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 6 years, 100% more physical cores and 300% more threads, a 100% more advanced lithography process, and 237.5% lower power consumption.
Given the minimal performance differences, no clear winner can be declared between Pentium M 770 and Atom N570.
Should you still have questions on choice between Pentium M 770 and Atom N570, ask them in Comments section, and we shall answer.
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