Pentium 4-M 2.50 vs Atom E620
Primary details
Comparing Atom E620 and Pentium 4-M 2.50 processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.
| Place in the ranking | not rated | not rated |
| Place by popularity | not in top-100 | not in top-100 |
| Market segment | Laptop | Laptop |
| Architecture codename | Tunnel Creek (2010) | Northwood (2002−2004) |
| Release date | 14 September 2010 (14 years ago) | April 2003 (21 year ago) |
Detailed specifications
Atom E620 and Pentium 4-M 2.50 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 | 1 (Single-Core) | 1 (Single-Core) |
| Threads | 2 | 1 |
| Boost clock speed | 0.6 GHz | 2.5 GHz |
| L1 cache | 64 KB (per core) | 8 KB |
| L2 cache | 512 KB (per core) | 512 KB |
| L3 cache | 0 KB | 0 KB |
| Chip lithography | 45 nm | 130 nm |
| Die size | 26 mm2 | 131 mm2 |
| Maximum case temperature (TCase) | no data | 100 °C |
| Number of transistors | 47 million | 55 million |
| 64 bit support | - | - |
| Windows 11 compatibility | - | - |
Compatibility
Information on Atom E620 and Pentium 4-M 2.50 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 | 1 | 1 |
| Socket | Intel BGA 676 | 478 |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 3 Watt | 35 Watt |
Technologies and extensions
Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Atom E620 and Pentium 4-M 2.50. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.
| Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST) | + | no data |
| Hyper-Threading Technology | + | no data |
Memory specs
Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Atom E620 and Pentium 4-M 2.50. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.
| Supported memory types | DDR2 | DDR1, DDR2 |
Graphics specifications
General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.
| Integrated graphics card | Intel GMA 600 | no data |
Pros & cons summary
| Threads | 2 | 1 |
| Chip lithography | 45 nm | 130 nm |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 3 Watt | 35 Watt |
Atom E620 has 100% more threads, a 188.9% more advanced lithography process, and 1066.7% lower power consumption.
We couldn't decide between Atom E620 and Pentium 4-M 2.50. We've got no test results to judge.
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