Atom N570 vs Phenom II X3 N870
Primary details
Comparing Phenom II X3 N870 and Atom N570 processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.
| Place in performance ranking | 2388 | not rated |
| Place by popularity | not in top-100 | not in top-100 |
| Market segment | Laptop | Laptop |
| Series | 3x AMD Phenom II | Intel Atom |
| Architecture codename | Champlain (2010−2011) | Pineview (2009−2011) |
| Release date | 16 December 2010 (13 years ago) | 1 March 2011 (13 years ago) |
| Launch price (MSRP) | no data | $86 |
Detailed specifications
Phenom II X3 N870 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 | 3 (Tri-Core) | 2 (Dual-core) |
| Threads | 3 | 4 |
| Base clock speed | no data | 1.66 GHz |
| Boost clock speed | 2.3 GHz | 1.66 GHz |
| Bus rate | 3600 MHz | 666 MHz |
| L1 cache | 384 KB | 112 KB |
| L2 cache | 1.5 MB | 1 MB |
| L3 cache | no data | 0 KB |
| Chip lithography | 45 nm | 45 nm |
| Die size | no data | 87 mm2 |
| Number of transistors | no data | 176 Million |
| 64 bit support | + | + |
| Windows 11 compatibility | - | - |
Compatibility
Information on Phenom II X3 N870 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 | no data | 1 |
| Socket | S1 (S1g4) | FCBGA559 |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 35 Watt | 8.5 Watt |
Technologies and extensions
Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Phenom II X3 N870 and Atom N570. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.
| Instruction set extensions | 86x MMX(+), 3DNow!(+), SSE(1,2,3,4A),-64, AMD-V | Intel® SSE2, Intel® SSE3, Intel® SSSE3 |
| Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST) | no data | + |
| Turbo Boost Technology | no data | - |
| Hyper-Threading Technology | no data | + |
| Thermal Monitoring | - | + |
| Demand Based Switching | no data | - |
| Status | no data | Discontinued |
Security technologies
Phenom II X3 N870 and Atom N570 technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.
| TXT | no data | - |
| EDB | no data | + |
Virtualization technologies
Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Phenom II X3 N870 and Atom N570 are enumerated here.
| AMD-V | + | - |
| VT-d | no data | - |
| VT-x | no data | - |
Memory specs
Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Phenom II X3 N870 and Atom N570. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.
| Supported memory types | DDR3 | 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 | no data | Intel GMA 3150 |
Pros & cons summary
| Recency | 16 December 2010 | 1 March 2011 |
| Physical cores | 3 | 2 |
| Threads | 3 | 4 |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 35 Watt | 8 Watt |
Phenom II X3 N870 has 50% more physical cores.
Atom N570, on the other hand, has an age advantage of 2 months, 33.3% more threads, and 337.5% lower power consumption.
We couldn't decide between Phenom II X3 N870 and Atom N570. We've got no test results to judge.
Should you still have questions on choice between Phenom II X3 N870 and Atom N570, ask them in Comments section, and we shall answer.
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