Atom N270 vs D2500

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Aggregate performance score

Atom D2500
2011
2 cores / 2 threads, 10 Watt
0.15
+66.7%
Atom N270
2008
1 core / 2 threads, 2 Watt
0.09

Atom D2500 outperforms Atom N270 by an impressive 67% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

Comparing Atom D2500 and Atom N270 processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking33143395
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Market segmentLaptopLaptop
SeriesIntel AtomIntel Atom
Power efficiency1.423.40
Architecture codenameCedarview (2011−2012)DiamondVille (2008−2009)
Release date1 November 2011 (13 years ago)2 April 2008 (16 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)no data$44

Detailed specifications

Atom D2500 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 speed1.86 GHz1.6 GHz
Boost clock speed1.87 GHz0.1 GHz
Bus typeno dataFSB
Bus rateno data533.33 MT/s
Multiplierno data12
L1 cache64 KB (per core)56 KB
L2 cache512K (per core)512 KB
L3 cache0 KB0 KB
Chip lithography32 nm45 nm
Die size66 mm225.9638 mm2
Maximum core temperature100 °C90 °C
Number of transistors176 million47 Million
64 bit support+-
Windows 11 compatibility--
VID voltage rangeno data0.9V-1.1625V

Compatibility

Information on Atom D2500 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)
SocketFCBGA559PBGA437
Power consumption (TDP)10 Watt2.5 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Atom D2500 and Atom N270. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensionsIntel® SSE2, Intel® SSE3, Intel® SSSE3Intel® SSE, Intel® SSE2, Intel® SSE3, Intel® SSSE3
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)-+
Turbo Boost Technology--
Hyper-Threading Technology++
Idle Statesno data-
Thermal Monitoring-+
Demand Based Switching--
PAE36 Bitno data
AMT-no data
FSB parityno data-
HD Audio+no data

Security technologies

Atom D2500 and Atom N270 technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.

TXTno data-
EDB++

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Atom D2500 and Atom N270 are enumerated here.

VT-d--
VT-x--

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Atom D2500 and Atom N270. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory typesDDR3no data
Maximum memory size4 GB8 GB
Max memory channels1no data
Maximum memory bandwidth6.4 GB/sno data

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics cardIntel GMA-

Graphics interfaces

Available interfaces and connections of Atom D2500 and Atom N270 integrated GPUs.

Number of displays supported2-

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Atom D2500 and Atom N270.

PCI Express lanes4no data
Total number of SATA ports2no data
Number of USB ports8no 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.

Atom D2500 0.15
+66.7%
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.

Atom D2500 241
+77.2%
Atom N270 136

Gaming performance

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 0.15 0.09
Recency 1 November 2011 2 April 2008
Physical cores 2 1
Chip lithography 32 nm 45 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 10 Watt 2 Watt

Atom D2500 has a 66.7% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 3 years, 100% more physical cores, and a 40.6% more advanced lithography process.

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

The Atom D2500 is our recommended choice as it beats the Atom N270 in performance tests.


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