Atom N2850 vs Pentium N3520

Primary details

Comparing processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking	2961	not rated
Place by popularity	not in top-100	not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation	0.04	no data
Market segment	Laptop	Laptop
Series	Intel Pentium	Intel Atom
Power efficiency	3.66	no data
Designer	Intel	Intel
Architecture codename	Bay Trail-M (2013−2014)	Cedarview-M (2011−2012)
Release date	1 December 2013 (11 years ago)	5 January 2012 (13 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)	$161	no data

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance per price, higher is better.

Performance to price scatter graph

Detailed specifications

Pentium N3520 and Atom N2850 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	2.17 GHz	no data
Boost clock speed	2.42 GHz	2 GHz
L1 cache	224 KB	no data
L2 cache	2 MB	1 MB
L3 cache	2 MB	no data
Chip lithography	22 nm	32 nm
Maximum core temperature	105 °C	no data
64 bit support	+	+
Windows 11 compatibility	-	-

Compatibility

Information on Pentium N3520 and Atom N2850 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	no data
Socket	FCBGA1170	no data
Power consumption (TDP)	7.5 Watt	6,6 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Pentium N3520 and Atom N2850. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)	+	no data
Turbo Boost Technology	-	no data
Hyper-Threading Technology	-	no data
Idle States	+	no data
Smart Connect	+	no data
RST	-	no data

Security technologies

Pentium N3520 and Atom N2850 technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.

EDB	+	no data
Anti-Theft	-	no data

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Pentium N3520 and Atom N2850 are enumerated here.

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

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Pentium N3520 and Atom N2850. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory types	DDR3L-1333	no data
Maximum memory size	8 GB	no data
Max memory channels	2	no data

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics card Compare HD Graphics and Graphics Media Accelerator (GMA) 3650	Intel HD Graphics for Intel Atom Processor Z3700 Series	Intel Graphics Media Accelerator (GMA) 3650 (640 MHz)
Graphics max frequency	854 MHz	no data

Graphics interfaces

Available interfaces and connections of Pentium N3520 and Atom N2850 integrated GPUs.

Number of displays supported

2

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Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Pentium N3520 and Atom N2850.

PCIe version	2.0	no data
PCI Express lanes	4	no data
USB revision	3.0 and 2.0	no data
Total number of SATA ports	2	no data
Number of USB ports	5	no data

Pros & cons summary

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Recency	1 December 2013	5 January 2012
Physical cores	4	2
Chip lithography	22 nm	32 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	7 Watt	6 Watt

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