Athlon II M340 vs Atom N570

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Aggregate performance score

Atom N570
2011
2 cores / 4 threads, 8 Watt
0.21
Athlon II M340
2009
2 cores / 2 threads, 35 Watt
0.51
+143%

Athlon II M340 outperforms Atom N570 by a whopping 143% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

Comparing Atom N570 and Athlon II M340 processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking31942871
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Market segmentLaptopLaptop
SeriesIntel AtomAMD Athlon II
Power efficiency2.211.38
Architecture codenamePineview (2009−2011)Caspian (2009)
Release date1 March 2011 (13 years ago)10 September 2009 (15 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)$86no data

Detailed specifications

Atom N570 and Athlon II M340 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 cores2 (Dual-core)2 (Dual-core)
Threads42
Base clock speed1.66 GHzno data
Boost clock speed1.67 GHz2.2 GHz
Bus rate666 MHz3200 MHz
L1 cache64K (per core)128 KB
L2 cache512K (per core)1 MB
L3 cache0 KBno data
Chip lithography45 nm45 nm
Die size87 mm2no data
Number of transistors176 millionno data
64 bit support++
Windows 11 compatibility--

Compatibility

Information on Atom N570 and Athlon II M340 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 configuration1no data
SocketFCBGA559Socket S1 (S1g3)
Power consumption (TDP)8.5 Watt35 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Atom N570 and Athlon II M340. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensionsIntel® SSE2, Intel® SSE3, Intel® SSSE3MMX, SSE, SSE2, SSE3, Enhanced 3DNow!, NX bit, AMD64, PowerNow!, AMD Virtualization
PowerNow-+
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 N570 and Athlon II M340 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 N570 and Athlon II M340 are enumerated here.

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

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Atom N570 and Athlon II M340. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory typesDDR3DDR2
Maximum memory size2 GBno data
Max memory channels1no data

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics cardIntel GMA 3150no data

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 N570 0.21
Athlon II M340 0.51
+143%

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 N570 341
Athlon II M340 807
+137%

Gaming performance

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 0.21 0.51
Recency 1 March 2011 10 September 2009
Threads 4 2
Power consumption (TDP) 8 Watt 35 Watt

Atom N570 has an age advantage of 1 year, 100% more threads, and 337.5% lower power consumption.

Athlon II M340, on the other hand, has a 142.9% higher aggregate performance score.

The Athlon II M340 is our recommended choice as it beats the Atom N570 in performance tests.


Should you still have questions on choice between Atom N570 and Athlon II M340, ask them in Comments section, and we shall answer.

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