Atom N2600 vs A4-1200

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Aggregate performance score

A4-1200
2013
2 cores / 2 threads, 4 Watt
0.23
+15%
Atom N2600
2011
2 cores / 4 threads, 3 Watt
0.20

A4-1200 outperforms Atom N2600 by a moderate 15% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

Comparing A4-1200 and Atom N2600 processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking31863233
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Market segmentLaptopLaptop
SeriesAMD A-SeriesIntel Atom
Power efficiency5.444.73
Architecture codenameTemash (2013)Cedarview-M (2011−2012)
Release date23 May 2013 (11 years ago)1 December 2011 (13 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)no data$47

Detailed specifications

A4-1200 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 cores2 (Dual-core)2 (Dual-core)
Threads24
Base clock speedno data1.6 GHz
Boost clock speed1 GHz1.6 GHz
L1 cache128K (per core)64 KB (per core)
L2 cache512K (per core)512K (per core)
L3 cache0 KB0 KB
Chip lithography32 nm32 nm
Die size246 mm266 mm2
Maximum case temperature (TCase)90 °Cno data
Number of transistors1,178 million176 million
64 bit support++
Windows 11 compatibility--

Compatibility

Information on A4-1200 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
SocketFT3FCBGA559
Power consumption (TDP)4 Watt3.5 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by A4-1200 and Atom N2600. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensions86x SSE (1, 2, 3, 3S, 4.1, 4.2, 4A),-64, AES, AVXIntel® SSE2, Intel® SSE3, Intel® SSSE3
AES-NI+-
AVX+-
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)no data+
Turbo Boost Technologyno data-
Hyper-Threading Technologyno data+
Thermal Monitoring-+
Demand Based Switchingno data-

Security technologies

A4-1200 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 A4-1200 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 A4-1200 and Atom N2600. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory typesDDR3DDR3
Maximum memory sizeno data2.44 GB
Max memory channelsno data1

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics card
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AMD Radeon HD 8180 (225 MHz)Intel Graphics Media Accelerator (GMA) 3600 (400 MHz)

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.

A4-1200 0.23
+15%
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.

A4-1200 369
+16.8%
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.

A4-1200 110
+46.7%
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.

A4-1200 190
Atom N2600 210
+10.5%

Cinebench 10 32-bit single-core

Cinebench R10 is an ancient ray tracing benchmark for processors by Maxon, authors of Cinema 4D. Its single core version uses just one CPU thread to render a futuristic looking motorcycle.

A4-1200 706
+30.4%
Atom N2600 541

Cinebench 10 32-bit multi-core

Cinebench Release 10 Multi Core is a variant of Cinebench R10 using all the processor threads. Possible number of threads is limited by 16 in this version.

A4-1200 1248
Atom N2600 1528
+22.4%

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.

A4-1200 733
Atom N2600 812
+10.8%

wPrime 32

wPrime 32M is a math multi-thread processor test, which calculates square roots of first 32 million integer numbers. Its result is measured in seconds, so that the less is benchmark result, the faster the processor.

A4-1200 111.9
Atom N2600 66
+69.5%

x264 encoding pass 2

x264 Pass 2 is a slower variant of x264 video compression that produces a variable bit rate output file, which results in better quality since the higher bit rate is used when it is needed more. Benchmark result is still measured in frames per second.  

A4-1200 3
Atom N2600 10
+247%

x264 encoding pass 1

x264 version 4.0 is a video encoding benchmark uses MPEG 4 x264 compression method to compress a sample HD (720p) video. Pass 1 is a faster variant that produces a constant bit rate output file. Its result is measured in frames per second, which means how many frames of the source video file were encoded per second.  

A4-1200 11
+16.8%
Atom N2600 10

Gaming performance

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 0.23 0.20
Recency 23 May 2013 1 December 2011
Threads 2 4
Power consumption (TDP) 4 Watt 3 Watt

A4-1200 has a 15% higher aggregate performance score, and an age advantage of 1 year.

Atom N2600, on the other hand, has 100% more threads, and 33.3% lower power consumption.

The A4-1200 is our recommended choice as it beats the Atom N2600 in performance tests.


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