Celeron M 350 vs Atom N2600
Primary details
Comparing Atom N2600 and Celeron M 350 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 |
| Series | Intel Atom | Celeron M |
| Architecture codename | Cedarview-M (2011−2012) | Dothan (2004−2005) |
| Release date | 1 December 2011 (12 years ago) | no data (2024 years ago) |
| Launch price (MSRP) | $47 | no data |
Detailed specifications
Atom N2600 and Celeron M 350 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 | 2 (Dual-core) | 1 (Single-Core) |
| Threads | 4 | 1 |
| Base clock speed | 1.6 GHz | 1.3 GHz |
| Boost clock speed | 1.6 GHz | 1.3 GHz |
| Bus rate | no data | 400 MHz |
| L1 cache | 64 KB (per core) | no data |
| L2 cache | 512K (per core) | no data |
| L3 cache | 0 KB | 1 MB L2 KB |
| Chip lithography | 32 nm | 90 nm |
| Die size | 66 mm2 | no data |
| Maximum core temperature | no data | 100 °C |
| Number of transistors | 176 million | no data |
| 64 bit support | + | - |
| Windows 11 compatibility | - | - |
| VID voltage range | no data | 1.26V |
Compatibility
Information on Atom N2600 and Celeron M 350 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 | no data |
| Socket | FCBGA559 | PPGA478, H-PBGA479, H-PBGA478, PPGA479 |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 3.5 Watt | 21 Watt |
Technologies and extensions
Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Atom N2600 and Celeron M 350. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.
| Instruction set extensions | Intel® SSE2, Intel® SSE3, Intel® SSSE3 | no data |
| Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST) | + | - |
| Turbo Boost Technology | - | - |
| Hyper-Threading Technology | + | - |
| Idle States | no data | - |
| Thermal Monitoring | + | - |
| Demand Based Switching | - | - |
| PAE | no data | 32 Bit |
| FSB parity | no data | - |
Security technologies
Atom N2600 and Celeron M 350 technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.
| TXT | - | - |
| EDB | + | + |
Virtualization technologies
Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Atom N2600 and Celeron M 350 are enumerated here.
| VT-d | - | no data |
| VT-x | - | - |
Memory specs
Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Atom N2600 and Celeron M 350. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.
| Supported memory types | DDR3 | no data |
| Maximum memory size | 2.44 GB | no data |
| Max memory channels | 1 | no data |
Graphics specifications
General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.
| Integrated graphics card | Intel Graphics Media Accelerator (GMA) 3600 | no data |
Pros & cons summary
| Physical cores | 2 | 1 |
| Threads | 4 | 1 |
| Chip lithography | 32 nm | 90 nm |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 3 Watt | 21 Watt |
Atom N2600 has 100% more physical cores and 300% more threads, a 181.3% more advanced lithography process, and 600% lower power consumption.
We couldn't decide between Atom N2600 and Celeron M 350. We've got no test results to judge.
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