Celeron 2.8 GHz vs Atom N280

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Primary details

Comparing Atom N280 and Celeron 2.8 GHz processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the rankingnot ratednot rated
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Market segmentLaptopLaptop
SeriesIntel Atomno data
Architecture codenameDiamondVille (2008−2009)Northwood (2002−2004)
Release date1 February 2009 (15 years ago)no data (2024 years ago)

Detailed specifications

Atom N280 and Celeron 2.8 GHz 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)1 (Single-Core)
Threads21
Base clock speed1.66 GHzno data
Boost clock speed0.07 GHz2.8 GHz
Bus typeFSBno data
Bus rate666.66 MT/s400 MHz
Multiplier10no data
L1 cache56 KBno data
L2 cache512 KBno data
L3 cache0 KBno data
Chip lithography45 nm130 nm
Die size25.9638 mm2no data
Maximum core temperature90 °Cno data
Number of transistors47 Millionno data
64 bit support--
Windows 11 compatibility--
VID voltage range0.9V-1.1625Vno data

Compatibility

Information on Atom N280 and Celeron 2.8 GHz 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)no data
SocketPBGA437no data
Power consumption (TDP)2.5 Watt52.8 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Atom N280 and Celeron 2.8 GHz. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensionsIntel® SSE2, Intel® SSE3, Intel® SSSE3no data
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)+no data
Turbo Boost Technology-no data
Hyper-Threading Technology+no data
Thermal Monitoring+-
Demand Based Switching-no data

Security technologies

Atom N280 and Celeron 2.8 GHz 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 N280 and Celeron 2.8 GHz are enumerated here.

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

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Atom N280 and Celeron 2.8 GHz. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Maximum memory size8 GBno data

Pros & cons summary


Threads 2 1
Chip lithography 45 nm 130 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 2 Watt 52 Watt

Atom N280 has 100% more threads, a 188.9% more advanced lithography process, and 2500% lower power consumption.

We couldn't decide between Atom N280 and Celeron 2.8 GHz. We've got no test results to judge.


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