Atom N2600 vs Celeron N2806
Aggregate performance score
Celeron N2806 outperforms Atom N2600 by an impressive 55% based on our aggregate benchmark results.
Primary details
Comparing Celeron N2806 and Atom N2600 processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.
| Place in the ranking | 3107 | 3233 |
| Place by popularity | not in top-100 | not in top-100 |
| Market segment | Laptop | Laptop |
| Series | Intel Celeron | Intel Atom |
| Power efficiency | 7.30 | 4.71 |
| Architecture codename | Bay Trail-M (2013−2014) | Cedarview-M (2011−2012) |
| Release date | 1 December 2013 (11 years ago) | 1 December 2011 (13 years ago) |
| Launch price (MSRP) | $107 | $47 |
Detailed specifications
Celeron N2806 and Atom N2600 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 | 2 (Dual-core) | 2 (Dual-core) |
| Threads | 2 | 4 |
| Base clock speed | 1.6 GHz | 1.6 GHz |
| Boost clock speed | 2 GHz | 1.6 GHz |
| L1 cache | 56K (per core) | 64 KB (per core) |
| L2 cache | 512K (per core) | 512K (per core) |
| L3 cache | 0 KB | 0 KB |
| Chip lithography | 22 nm | 32 nm |
| Die size | no data | 66 mm2 |
| Maximum core temperature | 105 °C | no data |
| Number of transistors | no data | 176 million |
| 64 bit support | + | + |
| Windows 11 compatibility | - | - |
Compatibility
Information on Celeron N2806 and Atom N2600 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 | 1 |
| Socket | FCBGA1170 | FCBGA559 |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 4.5 Watt | 3.5 Watt |
Technologies and extensions
Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Celeron N2806 and Atom N2600. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.
| Instruction set extensions | no data | Intel® SSE2, Intel® SSE3, Intel® SSSE3 |
| Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST) | + | + |
| Turbo Boost Technology | - | - |
| Hyper-Threading Technology | - | + |
| Idle States | + | no data |
| Thermal Monitoring | - | + |
| Demand Based Switching | no data | - |
| Smart Connect | + | no data |
| RST | - | no data |
Security technologies
Celeron N2806 and Atom N2600 technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.
| TXT | no data | - |
| EDB | + | + |
| Anti-Theft | - | no data |
Virtualization technologies
Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Celeron N2806 and Atom N2600 are enumerated here.
| VT-d | - | - |
| VT-x | + | - |
Memory specs
Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Celeron N2806 and Atom N2600. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.
| Supported memory types | DDR3 | DDR3 |
| Maximum memory size | 4 GB | 2.44 GB |
| Max memory channels | 1 | 1 |
Graphics specifications
General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.
| Integrated graphics card Compare | Intel HD Graphics for Intel Atom Processor Z3700 Series | Intel Graphics Media Accelerator (GMA) 3600 (400 MHz) |
| Graphics max frequency | 756 MHz | no data |
Graphics interfaces
Available interfaces and connections of Celeron N2806 and Atom N2600 integrated GPUs.
| Number of displays supported | 2 | no data |
Peripherals
Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Celeron N2806 and Atom N2600.
| PCIe version | 2.0 | no data |
| PCI Express lanes | 4 | no data |
| USB revision | 3.0 and 2.0 | no data |
| Total number of SATA ports | 2 | no data |
| Number of USB ports | 5 | no 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.
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.
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.
Pros & cons summary
| Performance score | 0.31 | 0.20 |
| Recency | 1 December 2013 | 1 December 2011 |
| Threads | 2 | 4 |
| Chip lithography | 22 nm | 32 nm |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 4 Watt | 3 Watt |
Celeron N2806 has a 55% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 2 years, and a 45.5% more advanced lithography process.
Atom N2600, on the other hand, has 100% more threads, and 33.3% lower power consumption.
The Celeron N2806 is our recommended choice as it beats the Atom N2600 in performance tests.
Should you still have questions on choice between Celeron N2806 and Atom N2600, ask them in Comments section, and we shall answer.
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