Atom Z2460 vs N270

Primary details

Comparing Atom N270 and Atom Z2460 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	no data
Architecture codename	DiamondVille (2008−2009)	Penwell (2012−2013)
Release date	2 April 2008 (16 years ago)	1 January 2012 (12 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)	$44	no data

Detailed specifications

Atom N270 and Atom Z2460 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	1 (Single-Core)	1 (Single-Core)
Threads	2	2
Base clock speed	1.6 GHz	1.3 GHz
Boost clock speed	0.1 GHz	1.6 GHz
Bus type	FSB	no data
Bus rate	533.33 MT/s	no data
Multiplier	12	no data
L1 cache	56 KB	64K (per core)
L2 cache	512 KB	512K (per core)
L3 cache	0 KB	0 KB
Chip lithography	45 nm	32 nm
Die size	25.9638 mm2	65 mm2
Maximum core temperature	90 °C	90 °C
Number of transistors	47 Million	140 million
64 bit support	-	-
Windows 11 compatibility	-	-
VID voltage range	0.9V-1.1625V	no data

Compatibility

Information on Atom N270 and Atom Z2460 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 (Uniprocessor)	1
Socket	PBGA437	FC-MB4617
Power consumption (TDP)	2.5 Watt	3 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Atom N270 and Atom Z2460. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensions	Intel® SSE, Intel® SSE2, Intel® SSE3, Intel® SSSE3	Intel® SSE, Intel® SSE2, Intel® SSE3
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)	+	+
Turbo Boost Technology	-	no data
Hyper-Threading Technology	+	+
Idle States	-	+
Thermal Monitoring	+	+
Demand Based Switching	-	no data
PAE	no data	32 Bit
GPIO	no data	152
FSB parity	-	no data

Security technologies

Atom N270 and Atom Z2460 technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.

TXT	-	no data
EDB	+	+

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Atom N270 and Atom Z2460 are enumerated here.

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

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Atom N270 and Atom Z2460. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory types	no data	DDR2
Maximum memory size	8 GB	2 GB
Max memory channels	no data	2
Maximum memory bandwidth	no data	6.4 GB/s

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics card

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PowerVR SGX540 (400 MHz)

Graphics interfaces

Available interfaces and connections of Atom N270 and Atom Z2460 integrated GPUs.

Number of displays supported	-	2
HDMI	-	+

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Atom N270 and Atom Z2460.

USB revision	no data	2.0 OTG
Number of USB ports	no data	1
UART	no data	3

Pros & cons summary

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Recency	2 April 2008	1 January 2012
Chip lithography	45 nm	32 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	2 Watt	3 Watt

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