Atom N270 vs Pentium SU4100

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Aggregate performance score

Pentium SU4100
2009
2 cores / 2 threads, 10 Watt
0.32
+256%
Atom N270
2008
1 core / 2 threads, 2 Watt
0.09

Pentium SU4100 outperforms Atom N270 by a whopping 256% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

Comparing Pentium SU4100 and Atom N270 processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking31003395
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Market segmentLaptopLaptop
Seriesno dataIntel Atom
Power efficiency3.033.40
Architecture codenamePenryn (2008−2011)DiamondVille (2008−2009)
Release date1 September 2009 (15 years ago)2 April 2008 (16 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)no data$44

Detailed specifications

Pentium SU4100 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 cores2 (Dual-core)1 (Single-Core)
Threads22
Base clock speed1.3 GHz1.6 GHz
Boost clock speed1.3 GHz0.1 GHz
Bus typeno dataFSB
Bus rateno data533.33 MT/s
Multiplierno data12
L1 cache64 KB56 KB
L2 cache2 MB512 KB
L3 cache0 KB0 KB
Chip lithography45 nm45 nm
Die size107 mm225.9638 mm2
Maximum core temperature100 °C90 °C
Number of transistors410 million47 Million
64 bit support+-
Windows 11 compatibility--
VID voltage rangeno data0.9V-1.1625V

Compatibility

Information on Pentium SU4100 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)
SocketBGA956PBGA437
Power consumption (TDP)10 Watt2.5 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Pentium SU4100 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 Statesno data-
Thermal Monitoring-+
Demand Based Switchingno data-
FSB parityno data-

Security technologies

Pentium SU4100 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 SU4100 and Atom N270 are enumerated here.

VT-dno data-
VT-x--

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Pentium SU4100 and Atom N270. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory typesDDR3no 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 SU4100 0.32
+256%
Atom N270 0.09

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 SU4100 501
+268%
Atom N270 136

Gaming performance

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 0.32 0.09
Recency 1 September 2009 2 April 2008
Physical cores 2 1
Power consumption (TDP) 10 Watt 2 Watt

Pentium SU4100 has a 255.6% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 1 year, and 100% more physical cores.

Atom N270, on the other hand, has 400% lower power consumption.

The Pentium SU4100 is our recommended choice as it beats the Atom N270 in performance tests.


Should you still have questions on choice between Pentium SU4100 and Atom N270, ask them in Comments section, and we shall answer.

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