Atom N2600 vs A12-9800

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Aggregate performance score

A12-9800
2017
4 cores / 4 threads, 65 Watt
2.27
+1035%
Atom N2600
2011
2 cores / 4 threads, 3 Watt
0.20

A12-9800 outperforms Atom N2600 by a whopping 1035% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

Comparing A12-9800 and Atom N2600 processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking18233233
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation1.45no data
Market segmentDesktop processorLaptop
Seriesno dataIntel Atom
Power efficiency3.304.73
Architecture codenameBristol Ridge (2016−2019)Cedarview-M (2011−2012)
Release date27 July 2017 (7 years ago)1 December 2011 (13 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)$139$47

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance per price, higher is better.

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Detailed specifications

A12-9800 and Atom N2600 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 cores4 (Quad-Core)2 (Dual-core)
Threads44
Base clock speed3.8 GHz1.6 GHz
Boost clock speed4.2 GHz1.6 GHz
L1 cacheno data64 KB (per core)
L2 cache2048 KB512K (per core)
L3 cache0 KB0 KB
Chip lithography28 nm32 nm
Die size246 mm266 mm2
Maximum core temperature90 °Cno data
Maximum case temperature (TCase)74 °Cno data
Number of transistors1,178 million176 million
64 bit support++
Windows 11 compatibility--

Compatibility

Information on A12-9800 and Atom N2600 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
SocketAM4FCBGA559
Power consumption (TDP)65 Watt3.5 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by A12-9800 and Atom N2600. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensionsno dataIntel® SSE2, Intel® SSE3, Intel® SSSE3
AES-NI+-
FMA+-
AVX+-
FRTC+-
FreeSync+-
PowerTune+-
TrueAudio+-
PowerNow+-
PowerGating+-
VirusProtect+-
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)no data+
Turbo Boost Technologyno data-
Hyper-Threading Technologyno data+
Thermal Monitoring-+
Demand Based Switchingno data-

Security technologies

A12-9800 and Atom N2600 technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.

TXTno data-
EDBno data+

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by A12-9800 and Atom N2600 are enumerated here.

AMD-V+-
VT-dno data-
VT-xno data-

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by A12-9800 and Atom N2600. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory typesDDR4-2400DDR3
Maximum memory sizeno data2.44 GB
Max memory channels21

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics card
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AMD Radeon R7 GraphicsIntel Graphics Media Accelerator (GMA) 3600 (400 MHz)
iGPU core count8no data
Enduro+-
UVD+-
VCE+-

Graphics interfaces

Available interfaces and connections of A12-9800 and Atom N2600 integrated GPUs.

DisplayPort+-
HDMI+-

Graphics API support

APIs supported by A12-9800 and Atom N2600 integrated GPUs, sometimes API versions are included.

DirectXDirectX® 12no data
Vulkan+-

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by A12-9800 and Atom N2600.

PCIe version3.0no data
PCI Express lanes8no data

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.

A12-9800 2.27
+1035%
Atom N2600 0.20

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.

A12-9800 3611
+1043%
Atom N2600 316

GeekBench 5 Single-Core

GeekBench 5 Single-Core is a cross-platform application developed in the form of CPU tests that independently recreate certain real-world tasks with which to accurately measure performance. This version uses only a single CPU core.

A12-9800 696
+828%
Atom N2600 75

GeekBench 5 Multi-Core

GeekBench 5 Multi-Core is a cross-platform application developed in the form of CPU tests that independently recreate certain real-world tasks with which to accurately measure performance. This version uses all available CPU cores.

A12-9800 1682
+701%
Atom N2600 210

Gaming performance

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 2.27 0.20
Recency 27 July 2017 1 December 2011
Physical cores 4 2
Chip lithography 28 nm 32 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 65 Watt 3 Watt

A12-9800 has a 1035% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 5 years, 100% more physical cores, and a 14.3% more advanced lithography process.

Atom N2600, on the other hand, has 2066.7% lower power consumption.

The A12-9800 is our recommended choice as it beats the Atom N2600 in performance tests.

Note that A12-9800 is a desktop processor while Atom N2600 is a notebook one.


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