i3-12100F vs Atom N2600

Primary details

Comparing Atom N2600 and Core i3-12100F processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking	not rated	860
Place by popularity	not in top-100	5
Market segment	Laptop	Desktop processor
Series	Intel Atom	no data
Power efficiency	no data	14.49
Architecture codename	Cedarview-M (2011−2012)	Alder Lake-S (2022)
Release date	1 December 2011 (12 years ago)	January 2022 (2 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)	$47	no data

Detailed specifications

Atom N2600 and Core i3-12100F 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)	4 (Quad-Core)
Threads	4	8
Base clock speed	1.6 GHz	3.3 GHz
Boost clock speed	1.6 GHz	4.3 GHz
L1 cache	64 KB (per core)	80K (per core)
L2 cache	512K (per core)	1.25 MB (per core)
L3 cache	0 KB	12 MB (shared)
Chip lithography	32 nm	Intel 7 nm
Die size	66 mm2	163 mm2
Maximum core temperature	no data	100 °C
Number of transistors	176 million	no data
64 bit support	+	+
Windows 11 compatibility	-	+

Compatibility

Information on Atom N2600 and Core i3-12100F 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	FCBGA559	FCLGA1700
Power consumption (TDP)	3.5 Watt	58 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Atom N2600 and Core i3-12100F. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensions	Intel® SSE2, Intel® SSE3, Intel® SSSE3	Intel® SSE4.1, Intel® SSE4.2, Intel® AVX2
AES-NI	-	+
AVX	-	+
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)	+	+
Speed Shift	no data	+
Turbo Boost Technology	-	2.0
Hyper-Threading Technology	+	+
TSX	-	+
Idle States	no data	+
Thermal Monitoring	+	+
Demand Based Switching	-	no data
Turbo Boost Max 3.0	no data	-
Deep Learning Boost	-	+

Security technologies

Atom N2600 and Core i3-12100F technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.

TXT	-	+
EDB	+	+
Secure Key	no data	+
OS Guard	no data	+

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Atom N2600 and Core i3-12100F are enumerated here.

VT-d	-	+
VT-x	-	+
EPT	no data	+

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Atom N2600 and Core i3-12100F. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory types	DDR3	DDR5-4800, DDR4-3200
Maximum memory size	2.44 GB	128 GB
Max memory channels	1	2
Maximum memory bandwidth	no data	76.8 GB/s

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics card

Intel Graphics Media Accelerator (GMA) 3600

no data

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Atom N2600 and Core i3-12100F.

PCIe version	no data	5.0 and 4.0
PCI Express lanes	no data	20

Synthetic benchmark performance

Various benchmark results of the processors in comparison. Overall score is measured in points in 0-100 range, higher is better.

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Pros & cons summary

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Physical cores	2	4
Threads	4	8
Power consumption (TDP)	3 Watt	58 Watt

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