i5-10400F vs Atom N2600

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Aggregate performance score

Atom N2600
2011
2 cores / 4 threads, 3 Watt
0.20
Core i5-10400F
2020
6 cores / 12 threads, 65 Watt
8.20
+4000%

Core i5-10400F outperforms Atom N2600 by a whopping 4000% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

Comparing Atom N2600 and Core i5-10400F processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking3233926
Place by popularitynot in top-1009
Cost-effectiveness evaluationno data23.92
Market segmentLaptopDesktop processor
SeriesIntel Atomno data
Power efficiency4.7311.93
Architecture codenameCedarview-M (2011−2012)Comet Lake (2020)
Release date1 December 2011 (13 years ago)30 April 2020 (4 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)$47$155

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance per price, higher is better.

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Detailed specifications

Atom N2600 and Core i5-10400F 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)6 (Hexa-Core)
Threads412
Base clock speed1.6 GHz2.9 GHz
Boost clock speed1.6 GHz4.3 GHz
Bus rateno data8 GT/s
L1 cache64 KB (per core)64K (per core)
L2 cache512K (per core)256K (per core)
L3 cache0 KB12 MB (shared)
Chip lithography32 nm14 nm
Die size66 mm2no data
Maximum core temperatureno data100 °C
Maximum case temperature (TCase)no data72 °C
Number of transistors176 millionno data
64 bit support++
Windows 11 compatibility-+

Compatibility

Information on Atom N2600 and Core i5-10400F 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
SocketFCBGA559FCLGA1200
Power consumption (TDP)3.5 Watt65 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Atom N2600 and Core i5-10400F. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensionsIntel® SSE2, Intel® SSE3, Intel® SSSE3Intel® SSE4.1, Intel® SSE4.2, Intel® AVX2
AES-NI-+
AVX-+
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)++
Turbo Boost Technology-2.0
Hyper-Threading Technology++
Idle Statesno data+
Thermal Monitoring++
Demand Based Switching-no data
Turbo Boost Max 3.0no data-

Security technologies

Atom N2600 and Core i5-10400F technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.

TXT-+
EDB++
Secure Keyno data+
Identity Protection-+
SGXno dataYes with Intel® ME
OS Guardno data+

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Atom N2600 and Core i5-10400F are enumerated here.

VT-d-+
VT-x-+
EPTno data+

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Atom N2600 and Core i5-10400F. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory typesDDR3DDR4
Maximum memory size2.44 GB128 GB
Max memory channels12
Maximum memory bandwidthno data41.6 GB/s

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics cardIntel Graphics Media Accelerator (GMA) 3600 (400 MHz)no data

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Atom N2600 and Core i5-10400F.

PCIe versionno data3.0
PCI Express lanesno data16

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 N2600 0.20
i5-10400F 8.20
+4000%

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 N2600 316
i5-10400F 13029
+4023%

GeekBench 5 Single-Core

GeekBench 5 Single-Core is a cross-platform application developed in the form of CPU tests that independently recreate certain real-world tasks with which to accurately measure performance. This version uses only a single CPU core.

Atom N2600 75
i5-10400F 1455
+1840%

GeekBench 5 Multi-Core

GeekBench 5 Multi-Core is a cross-platform application developed in the form of CPU tests that independently recreate certain real-world tasks with which to accurately measure performance. This version uses all available CPU cores.

Atom N2600 210
i5-10400F 5777
+2651%

Cinebench 10 32-bit single-core

Cinebench R10 is an ancient ray tracing benchmark for processors by Maxon, authors of Cinema 4D. Its single core version uses just one CPU thread to render a futuristic looking motorcycle.

Atom N2600 541
i5-10400F 6719
+1142%

Cinebench 10 32-bit multi-core

Cinebench Release 10 Multi Core is a variant of Cinebench R10 using all the processor threads. Possible number of threads is limited by 16 in this version.

Atom N2600 1528
i5-10400F 36564
+2294%

wPrime 32

wPrime 32M is a math multi-thread processor test, which calculates square roots of first 32 million integer numbers. Its result is measured in seconds, so that the less is benchmark result, the faster the processor.

Atom N2600 66
i5-10400F 6.25
+956%

x264 encoding pass 2

x264 Pass 2 is a slower variant of x264 video compression that produces a variable bit rate output file, which results in better quality since the higher bit rate is used when it is needed more. Benchmark result is still measured in frames per second.  

Atom N2600 10
i5-10400F 81
+720%

x264 encoding pass 1

x264 version 4.0 is a video encoding benchmark uses MPEG 4 x264 compression method to compress a sample HD (720p) video. Pass 1 is a faster variant that produces a constant bit rate output file. Its result is measured in frames per second, which means how many frames of the source video file were encoded per second.  

Atom N2600 10
i5-10400F 229
+2232%

Gaming performance

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 0.20 8.20
Recency 1 December 2011 30 April 2020
Physical cores 2 6
Threads 4 12
Chip lithography 32 nm 14 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 3 Watt 65 Watt

Atom N2600 has 2066.7% lower power consumption.

i5-10400F, on the other hand, has a 4000% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 8 years, 200% more physical cores and 200% more threads, and a 128.6% more advanced lithography process.

The Core i5-10400F is our recommended choice as it beats the Atom N2600 in performance tests.

Be aware that Atom N2600 is a notebook processor while Core i5-10400F is a desktop one.


Should you still have questions on choice between Atom N2600 and Core i5-10400F, ask them in Comments section, and we shall answer.

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