Atom N2600 vs Celeron N2830

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Aggregate performance score

Celeron N2830
2014
2 cores / 2 threads, 7 Watt
0.34
+70%
Atom N2600
2011
2 cores / 4 threads, 3 Watt
0.20

Celeron N2830 outperforms Atom N2600 by an impressive 70% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

Comparing Celeron N2830 and Atom N2600 processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking30693233
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Market segmentLaptopLaptop
SeriesIntel CeleronIntel Atom
Power efficiency4.594.73
Architecture codenameBay Trail-M (2013−2014)Cedarview-M (2011−2012)
Release date23 February 2014 (10 years ago)1 December 2011 (13 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)$107$47

Detailed specifications

Celeron N2830 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 cores2 (Dual-core)2 (Dual-core)
Threads24
Base clock speed2.16 GHz1.6 GHz
Boost clock speed2.41 GHz1.6 GHz
L1 cache56K (per core)64 KB (per core)
L2 cache512K (per core)512K (per core)
L3 cache0 KB0 KB
Chip lithography22 nm32 nm
Die sizeno data66 mm2
Maximum core temperature100 °Cno data
Number of transistorsno data176 million
64 bit support++
Windows 11 compatibility--

Compatibility

Information on Celeron N2830 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 configuration11
SocketFCBGA1170FCBGA559
Power consumption (TDP)7.5 Watt3.5 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Celeron N2830 and Atom N2600. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensionsno dataIntel® SSE2, Intel® SSE3, Intel® SSSE3
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)++
Turbo Boost Technology--
Hyper-Threading Technology-+
Idle States+no data
Thermal Monitoring-+
Demand Based Switchingno data-
Smart Connect+no data
RST-no data

Security technologies

Celeron N2830 and Atom N2600 technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.

TXTno data-
EDB++
Secure Key+no data
Anti-Theft-no data

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Celeron N2830 and Atom N2600 are enumerated here.

VT-d--
VT-x+-

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Celeron N2830 and Atom N2600. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory typesDDR3DDR3
Maximum memory size8 GB2.44 GB
Max memory channels21

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics card
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Intel HD Graphics for Intel Atom Processor Z3700 SeriesIntel Graphics Media Accelerator (GMA) 3600 (400 MHz)
Quick Sync Video+-
Graphics max frequency750 MHzno data

Graphics interfaces

Available interfaces and connections of Celeron N2830 and Atom N2600 integrated GPUs.

Number of displays supported2no data

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Celeron N2830 and Atom N2600.

PCIe version2.0no data
PCI Express lanes4no data
USB revision3.0 and 2.0no data
Total number of SATA ports2no data
Number of USB ports5no 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.

Celeron N2830 0.34
+70%
Atom N2600 0.20

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.

Celeron N2830 548
+73.4%
Atom N2600 316

GeekBench 5 Single-Core

GeekBench 5 Single-Core is a cross-platform application developed in the form of CPU tests that independently recreate certain real-world tasks with which to accurately measure performance. This version uses only a single CPU core.

Celeron N2830 164
+119%
Atom N2600 75

GeekBench 5 Multi-Core

GeekBench 5 Multi-Core is a cross-platform application developed in the form of CPU tests that independently recreate certain real-world tasks with which to accurately measure performance. This version uses all available CPU cores.

Celeron N2830 277
+31.9%
Atom N2600 210

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.

Celeron N2830 1185
+119%
Atom N2600 541

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.

Celeron N2830 2240
+46.6%
Atom N2600 1528

Gaming performance

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 0.34 0.20
Recency 23 February 2014 1 December 2011
Threads 2 4
Chip lithography 22 nm 32 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 7 Watt 3 Watt

Celeron N2830 has a 70% 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 133.3% lower power consumption.

The Celeron N2830 is our recommended choice as it beats the Atom N2600 in performance tests.


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