i3-2390M vs Atom N270

Primary details

Comparing Atom N270 and Core i3-2390M 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	Intel Core i3
Architecture codename	DiamondVille (2008−2009)	Sandy Bridge (2011−2013)
Release date	2 April 2008 (16 years ago)	no data (2024 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)	$44	no data

Detailed specifications

Atom N270 and Core i3-2390M 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)	2 (Dual-core)
Threads	2	4
Base clock speed	1.6 GHz	no data
Boost clock speed	0.1 GHz	2.5 GHz
Bus type	FSB	DMI 2.0
Bus rate	533.33 MT/s	4 × 5 GT/s
Multiplier	12	25
L1 cache	56 KB	128 KB
L2 cache	512 KB	512 KB
L3 cache	0 KB	3 MB
Chip lithography	45 nm	32 nm
Die size	25.9638 mm2	149 mm2
Maximum core temperature	90 °C	no data
Number of transistors	47 Million	624 Million
64 bit support	-	+
Windows 11 compatibility	-	-
VID voltage range	0.9V-1.1625V	no data

Compatibility

Information on Atom N270 and Core i3-2390M 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 (Uniprocessor)
Socket	PBGA437	no data
Power consumption (TDP)	2.5 Watt	35 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Atom N270 and Core i3-2390M. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

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

Security technologies

Atom N270 and Core i3-2390M 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 N270 and Core i3-2390M are enumerated here.

VT-d	-	no data
VT-x	-	+

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Atom N270 and Core i3-2390M. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory types	no data	DDR3-1066
Maximum memory size	8 GB	16 GB
Max memory channels	no data	2
Maximum memory bandwidth	no data	21.335 GB/s

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics card

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Intel HD Graphics 3000

Pros & cons summary

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Physical cores	1	2
Threads	2	4
Chip lithography	45 nm	32 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	2 Watt	35 Watt

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