i7-14700K vs Atom N270

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Aggregate performance score

Atom N270
2008
1 core / 2 threads, 2 Watt
0.09
Core i7-14700K
2023
20 cores / 28 threads, 125 Watt
33.49
+37111%

Core i7-14700K outperforms Atom N270 by a whopping 37111% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

Comparing Atom N270 and Core i7-14700K processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking3395116
Place by popularitynot in top-10088
Cost-effectiveness evaluationno data100.00
Market segmentLaptopDesktop processor
SeriesIntel Atomno data
Power efficiency3.4125.36
Architecture codenameDiamondVille (2008−2009)Raptor Lake-R (2023−2024)
Release date2 April 2008 (16 years ago)17 October 2023 (1 year ago)
Launch price (MSRP)$44$319

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance per price, higher is better.

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Detailed specifications

Atom N270 and Core i7-14700K 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 cores1 (Single-Core)20 (Icosa-Core)
Threads228
Base clock speed1.6 GHz3.4 GHz
Boost clock speed0.1 GHz5.6 GHz
Bus typeFSBno data
Bus rate533.33 MT/sno data
Multiplier12no data
L1 cache56 KB80 KB (per core)
L2 cache512 KB2 MB (per core)
L3 cache0 KB33 MB (shared)
Chip lithography45 nmIntel 7 nm
Die size25.9638 mm2257 mm2
Maximum core temperature90 °C100 °C
Number of transistors47 Millionno data
64 bit support-+
Windows 11 compatibility-+
Unlocked multiplier-+
VID voltage range0.9V-1.1625Vno data

Compatibility

Information on Atom N270 and Core i7-14700K 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 configuration1 (Uniprocessor)1
SocketPBGA437FCLGA1700
Power consumption (TDP)2.5 Watt125 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Atom N270 and Core i7-14700K. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensionsIntel® SSE, Intel® SSE2, Intel® SSE3, Intel® SSSE3Intel® SSE4.1, Intel® SSE4.2, Intel® AVX2
AES-NI-+
AVX-+
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)++
Speed Shiftno data+
Turbo Boost Technology-2.0
Hyper-Threading Technology++
TSX-+
Idle States-+
Thermal Monitoring++
SIPP-+
Demand Based Switching-no data
Turbo Boost Max 3.0no data+
FSB parity-no data
Deep Learning Boost-+

Security technologies

Atom N270 and Core i7-14700K technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.

TXT-+
EDB++
Secure Keyno data+
OS Guardno data+

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Atom N270 and Core i7-14700K are enumerated here.

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

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Atom N270 and Core i7-14700K. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory typesno dataDDR4, DDR5
Maximum memory size8 GB192 GB
Max memory channelsno data2
Maximum memory bandwidthno data89.6 GB/s
ECC memory support-+

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics card-Intel UHD Graphics 770
Quick Sync Video-+
Clear Video HD-+
Graphics max frequency-1.6 GHz
Execution Units-32

Graphics interfaces

Available interfaces and connections of Atom N270 and Core i7-14700K integrated GPUs.

Number of displays supported-4

Graphics image quality

Maximum display resolutions supported by Atom N270 and Core i7-14700K integrated GPUs, including resolutions over different interfaces.

Max resolution over HDMI 1.4-4096 x 2160 @ 60Hz
Max resolution over eDP-5120 x 3200 @ 120Hz
Max resolution over DisplayPort-7680 x 4320 @ 60Hz

Graphics API support

APIs supported by Atom N270 and Core i7-14700K integrated GPUs, sometimes API versions are included.

DirectX-12
OpenGL-4.5

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Atom N270 and Core i7-14700K.

PCIe versionno data5.0 and 4.0
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 N270 0.09
i7-14700K 33.49
+37111%

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 N270 136
i7-14700K 53199
+39017%

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 N270 541
i7-14700K 11886
+2097%

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 N270 830
i7-14700K 91124
+10879%

3DMark06 CPU

3DMark06 is a discontinued DirectX 9 benchmark suite from Futuremark. Its CPU part contains two scenarios, one dedicated to artificial intelligence pathfinding, another to game physics using PhysX package.

Atom N270 483
i7-14700K 16203
+3255%

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 N270 126
i7-14700K 2.2
+5627%

Gaming performance

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 0.09 33.49
Recency 2 April 2008 17 October 2023
Physical cores 1 20
Threads 2 28
Power consumption (TDP) 2 Watt 125 Watt

Atom N270 has 6150% lower power consumption.

i7-14700K, on the other hand, has a 37111.1% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 15 years, and 1900% more physical cores and 1300% more threads.

The Core i7-14700K is our recommended choice as it beats the Atom N270 in performance tests.

Be aware that Atom N270 is a notebook processor while Core i7-14700K is a desktop one.


Should you still have questions on choice between Atom N270 and Core i7-14700K, ask them in Comments section, and we shall answer.

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