Processor N50 vs Atom N2600

Place in the ranking	3179	2024
Place by popularity	not in top-100	not in top-100
Market segment	Laptop	Laptop
Series	Intel Atom	no data
Power efficiency	5.44	27.60
Architecture codename	Cedarview-M (2011−2012)	Alder Lake-N (2023)
Release date	1 December 2011 (12 years ago)	3 January 2023 (1 year ago)
Launch price (MSRP)	$47	no data

Detailed specifications

Atom N2600 and Processor N50 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)	2 (Dual-core)
Threads	4	2
Base clock speed	1.6 GHz	1 GHz
Boost clock speed	1.6 GHz	3.4 GHz
L1 cache	64 KB (per core)	96 KB (per core)
L2 cache	512K (per core)	2 MB (shared)
L3 cache	0 KB	6 MB (shared)
Chip lithography	32 nm	10 nm
Die size	66 mm²	no data
Maximum core temperature	no data	105 °C
Number of transistors	176 million	no data
64 bit support	+	+
Windows 11 compatibility	-	+

Compatibility

Information on Atom N2600 and Processor N50 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	Intel BGA 1264
Power consumption (TDP)	3.5 Watt	6 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Atom N2600 and Processor N50. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensions	Intel® SSE2, Intel® SSE3, Intel® SSSE3	no data
AES-NI	-	+
AVX	-	+
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)	+	+
Turbo Boost Technology	-	no data
Hyper-Threading Technology	+	no data
Thermal Monitoring	+	-
Demand Based Switching	-	no data

Security technologies

Atom N2600 and Processor N50 technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.

TXT	-	+
EDB	+	no data

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Atom N2600 and Processor N50 are enumerated here.

VT-d	-	+
VT-x	-	+

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Atom N2600 and Processor N50. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory types	DDR3	DDR4, DDR5 4800 MHz Single-channel
Maximum memory size	2.44 GB	no data
Max memory channels	1	no data

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

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Intel Graphics Media Accelerator (GMA) 3600 (400 MHz)

Intel UHD Graphics Xe 16EUs (Tiger Lake-H) ( - 750 MHz)

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Atom N2600 and Processor N50.

PCIe version	no data	3.0
PCI Express lanes	no data	9

Gaming performance

Pros & cons summary

Performance score	0.23	1.75
Recency	1 December 2011	3 January 2023
Threads	4	2
Chip lithography	32 nm	10 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	3 Watt	6 Watt

Atom N2600 has 100% more threads, and 100% lower power consumption.

Processor N50, on the other hand, has a 660.9% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 11 years, and a 220% more advanced lithography process.

The Processor N50 is our recommended choice as it beats the Atom N2600 in performance tests.

Should you still have questions on choice between Atom N2600 and Processor N50, ask them in Comments section, and we shall answer.