Atom N270 vs Pentium 4 505
Primary details
Comparing Pentium 4 505 and Atom N270 processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.
| Place in the ranking | not rated | not rated |
| Place by popularity | not in top-100 | not in top-100 |
| Market segment | Desktop processor | Laptop |
| Series | no data | Intel Atom |
| Architecture codename | Prescott (2001−2005) | DiamondVille (2008−2009) |
| Release date | December 2004 (19 years ago) | 2 April 2008 (16 years ago) |
| Launch price (MSRP) | no data | $44 |
Detailed specifications
Pentium 4 505 and Atom N270 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 | 1 (Single-Core) | 1 (Single-Core) |
| Threads | 1 | 2 |
| Base clock speed | 2.66 GHz | 1.6 GHz |
| Boost clock speed | 2.66 GHz | 0.1 GHz |
| Bus type | no data | FSB |
| Bus rate | no data | 533.33 MT/s |
| Multiplier | no data | 12 |
| L1 cache | 16 KB | 56 KB |
| L2 cache | 1 MB | 512 KB |
| L3 cache | 0 KB | 0 KB |
| Chip lithography | 90 nm | 45 nm |
| Die size | 109 mm2 | 25.9638 mm2 |
| Maximum core temperature | 68 °C | 90 °C |
| Number of transistors | 125 million | 47 Million |
| 64 bit support | + | - |
| Windows 11 compatibility | - | - |
| VID voltage range | 1.25V-1.388V | 0.9V-1.1625V |
Compatibility
Information on Pentium 4 505 and Atom N270 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 | PLGA775 | PBGA437 |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 84 Watt | 2.5 Watt |
Technologies and extensions
Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Pentium 4 505 and Atom N270. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.
| Instruction set extensions | no data | Intel® SSE, Intel® SSE2, Intel® SSE3, Intel® SSSE3 |
| Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST) | no data | + |
| Turbo Boost Technology | - | - |
| Hyper-Threading Technology | no data | + |
| Idle States | no data | - |
| Thermal Monitoring | - | + |
| Demand Based Switching | no data | - |
| FSB parity | no data | - |
Security technologies
Pentium 4 505 and Atom N270 technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.
| TXT | no data | - |
| EDB | + | + |
Virtualization technologies
Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Pentium 4 505 and Atom N270 are enumerated here.
| VT-d | no data | - |
| VT-x | - | - |
Memory specs
Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Pentium 4 505 and Atom N270. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.
| Supported memory types | DDR1, DDR2, DDR3 | no data |
| Maximum memory size | no data | 8 GB |
Pros & cons summary
| Threads | 1 | 2 |
| Chip lithography | 90 nm | 45 nm |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 84 Watt | 2 Watt |
Atom N270 has 100% more threads, a 100% more advanced lithography process, and 4100% lower power consumption.
We couldn't decide between Pentium 4 505 and Atom N270. We've got no test results to judge.
Note that Pentium 4 505 is a desktop processor while Atom N270 is a notebook one.
Should you still have questions on choice between Pentium 4 505 and Atom N270, ask them in Comments section, and we shall answer.
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