i3-7310T vs Atom N2600

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Primary details

Comparing Atom N2600 and Core i3-7310T processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

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Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Market segmentLaptopDesktop processor
SeriesIntel AtomIntel Core i3
Architecture codenameCedarview-M (2011−2012)Kaby Lake (2016−2019)
Release date1 December 2011 (12 years ago)no data (2024 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)$47no data

Detailed specifications

Atom N2600 and Core i3-7310T 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)
Threads44
Base clock speed1.6 GHzno data
Boost clock speed1.6 GHz3.4 GHz
Bus typeno dataDMI 3.0
Bus rateno data8 GT/s
Multiplierno data34
L1 cache64 KB (per core)128 KB
L2 cache512K (per core)512 KB
L3 cache0 KB4 MB
Chip lithography32 nm14 nm
Die size66 mm2no data
Number of transistors176 millionno data
64 bit support++
Windows 11 compatibility--

Compatibility

Information on Atom N2600 and Core i3-7310T 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)
SocketFCBGA559LGA-1151
Power consumption (TDP)3.5 Watt35 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Atom N2600 and Core i3-7310T. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensionsIntel® SSE2, Intel® SSE3, Intel® SSSE3no data
AES-NI-+
AVX-+
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)++
Turbo Boost Technology-no data
Hyper-Threading Technology+no data
TSX-+
Thermal Monitoring+-
Demand Based Switching-no data

Security technologies

Atom N2600 and Core i3-7310T technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.

TXT-no data
EDB+no data

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Atom N2600 and Core i3-7310T are enumerated here.

VT-d-no data
VT-x-no data

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Atom N2600 and Core i3-7310T. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory typesDDR3DDR3L-1600
Maximum memory size2.44 GB64 GB
Max memory channels12
Maximum memory bandwidthno data38.397 GB/s

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics card
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Intel Graphics Media Accelerator (GMA) 3600Intel HD Graphics 630

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Atom N2600 and Core i3-7310T.

PCIe versionno data3.0
PCI Express lanesno data16

Pros & cons summary


Chip lithography 32 nm 14 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 3 Watt 35 Watt

Atom N2600 has 1066.7% lower power consumption.

i3-7310T, on the other hand, has a 128.6% more advanced lithography process.

We couldn't decide between Atom N2600 and Core i3-7310T. We've got no test results to judge.

Be aware that Atom N2600 is a notebook processor while Core i3-7310T is a desktop one.


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