Atom N280 vs i5-4302Y
Primary details
Comparing Core i5-4302Y and Atom N280 processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.
| Place in the ranking | 2495 | not rated |
| Place by popularity | not in top-100 | not in top-100 |
| Market segment | Laptop | Laptop |
| Series | Intel Core i5 | Intel Atom |
| Power efficiency | 7.82 | no data |
| Architecture codename | Haswell (2013−2015) | DiamondVille (2008−2009) |
| Release date | 1 September 2013 (11 years ago) | 1 February 2009 (15 years ago) |
| Launch price (MSRP) | $281 | no data |
Detailed specifications
Core i5-4302Y and Atom N280 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) | 1 (Single-Core) |
| Threads | 4 | 2 |
| Base clock speed | 1.6 GHz | 1.66 GHz |
| Boost clock speed | 2.3 GHz | 0.07 GHz |
| Bus type | no data | FSB |
| Bus rate | 5 GT/s | 666.66 MT/s |
| Multiplier | no data | 10 |
| L1 cache | 128 KB | 56 KB |
| L2 cache | 512 KB | 512 KB |
| L3 cache | 3 MB | 0 KB |
| Chip lithography | 22 nm | 45 nm |
| Die size | no data | 25.9638 mm2 |
| Maximum core temperature | 100 °C | 90 °C |
| Number of transistors | no data | 47 Million |
| 64 bit support | + | - |
| Windows 11 compatibility | - | - |
| VID voltage range | no data | 0.9V-1.1625V |
Compatibility
Information on Core i5-4302Y and Atom N280 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 (Uniprocessor) |
| Socket | FCBGA1168 | PBGA437 |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 11.5 Watt | 2.5 Watt |
Technologies and extensions
Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Core i5-4302Y and Atom N280. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.
| Instruction set extensions | Intel® SSE4.1, Intel® SSE4.2, Intel® AVX2 | Intel® SSE2, Intel® SSE3, Intel® SSSE3 |
| AES-NI | + | - |
| AVX | + | - |
| vPro | + | no data |
| Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST) | + | + |
| Turbo Boost Technology | 2.0 | - |
| Hyper-Threading Technology | + | + |
| Idle States | + | no data |
| Thermal Monitoring | + | + |
| SIPP | + | - |
| Smart Response | + | no data |
| Demand Based Switching | no data | - |
| GPIO | + | no data |
| Smart Connect | + | no data |
| FDI | - | no data |
| AMT | 9.5 | no data |
| Matrix Storage | - | no data |
| HD Audio | + | no data |
| RST | + | no data |
Security technologies
Core i5-4302Y and Atom N280 technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.
| TXT | + | - |
| EDB | + | + |
| Secure Key | + | no data |
| Identity Protection | + | - |
| Anti-Theft | + | no data |
Virtualization technologies
Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Core i5-4302Y and Atom N280 are enumerated here.
| AMD-V | + | - |
| VT-d | + | - |
| VT-x | + | - |
| EPT | + | no data |
Memory specs
Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Core i5-4302Y and Atom N280. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.
| Supported memory types | DDR3 | no data |
| Maximum memory size | 16 GB | 8 GB |
| Max memory channels | 2 | no data |
| Maximum memory bandwidth | 25.6 GB/s | no data |
Graphics specifications
General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.
| Integrated graphics card | Intel HD Graphics 4200 | - |
| Max video memory | 2 GB | - |
| Quick Sync Video | + | - |
| Clear Video HD | + | - |
| Graphics max frequency | 850 MHz | - |
| InTru 3D | + | - |
Graphics interfaces
Available interfaces and connections of Core i5-4302Y and Atom N280 integrated GPUs.
| Number of displays supported | 3 | - |
| eDP | + | - |
| DisplayPort | + | - |
| HDMI | + | - |
Graphics image quality
Maximum display resolutions supported by Core i5-4302Y and Atom N280 integrated GPUs, including resolutions over different interfaces.
| Max resolution over HDMI 1.4 | 2560x1600@60Hz | - |
| Max resolution over DisplayPort | 2560x1600@60Hz | - |
Graphics API support
APIs supported by Core i5-4302Y and Atom N280 integrated GPUs, sometimes API versions are included.
| DirectX | 11.2/12 | - |
| OpenGL | 4.3 | - |
Peripherals
Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Core i5-4302Y and Atom N280.
| PCIe version | 2.0 | no data |
| PCI Express lanes | 12 | no data |
| PCI support | - | no data |
| USB revision | 3.0 | no data |
| Total number of SATA ports | 4 | no data |
| Max number of SATA 6 Gb/s Ports | 4 | no data |
| Integrated IDE | - | no data |
| Number of USB ports | 4 | no data |
| Integrated LAN | - | no data |
| UART | + | 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.
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.
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.
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.
Pros & cons summary
| Recency | 1 September 2013 | 1 February 2009 |
| Physical cores | 2 | 1 |
| Threads | 4 | 2 |
| Chip lithography | 22 nm | 45 nm |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 11 Watt | 2 Watt |
i5-4302Y has an age advantage of 4 years, 100% more physical cores and 100% more threads, and a 104.5% more advanced lithography process.
Atom N280, on the other hand, has 450% lower power consumption.
We couldn't decide between Core i5-4302Y and Atom N280. We've got no test results to judge.
Should you still have questions on choice between Core i5-4302Y and Atom N280, ask them in Comments section, and we shall answer.
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