Atom N435 vs i7-860

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Primary details

Comparing Core i7-860 and Atom N435 processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking1960not rated
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation0.15no data
Market segmentDesktop processorLaptop
Seriesno dataAtom
Power efficiency1.88no data
Architecture codenameLynnfield (2009−2010)Pinetrail (2009−2011)
Release date8 September 2009 (15 years ago)2 June 2011 (13 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)$229no data

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance per price, higher is better.

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Detailed specifications

Core i7-860 and Atom N435 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 cores4 (Quad-Core)1 (Single-Core)
Threads82
Base clock speed2.8 GHzno data
Boost clock speed3.46 GHz1.33 GHz
Bus rate2.5 GT/s533 MHz
L1 cache64 KB (per core)no data
L2 cache256 KB (per core)512 KB
L3 cache8 MB (shared)no data
Chip lithography45 nm45 nm
Die size296 mm2no data
Maximum core temperature73 °Cno data
Number of transistors774 millionno data
64 bit support++
Windows 11 compatibility--

Compatibility

Information on Core i7-860 and Atom N435 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
SocketFCLGA1156,LGA1156FCBGA559
Power consumption (TDP)95 Watt5 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Core i7-860 and Atom N435. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensionsIntel® SSE4.2no data
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)+no data
Turbo Boost Technology1.0no data
Hyper-Threading Technology++
Idle States+no data
Demand Based Switching-no data
PAE36 Bitno data

Security technologies

Core i7-860 and Atom N435 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 Core i7-860 and Atom N435 are enumerated here.

VT-d+no data
VT-x+no data
EPT+no data

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Core i7-860 and Atom N435. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory typesDDR3DDR2, DDR3
Maximum memory size16 GBno data
Max memory channels2no data
Maximum memory bandwidth21 GB/sno data

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics cardN/Ano data

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Core i7-860 and Atom N435.

PCIe version2.0no data
PCI Express lanes16no 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.

i7-860 2997
+1859%
Atom N435 153

Pros & cons summary


Recency 8 September 2009 2 June 2011
Physical cores 4 1
Threads 8 2
Power consumption (TDP) 95 Watt 5 Watt

i7-860 has 300% more physical cores and 300% more threads.

Atom N435, on the other hand, has an age advantage of 1 year, and 1800% lower power consumption.

We couldn't decide between Core i7-860 and Atom N435. We've got no test results to judge.

Note that Core i7-860 is a desktop processor while Atom N435 is a notebook one.


Should you still have questions on choice between Core i7-860 and Atom N435, ask them in Comments section, and we shall answer.

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