Intel Atom D2700 vs Intel Core i7-860S

Comparative analysis of Intel Atom D2700 and Intel Core i7-860S processors for all known characteristics in the following categories: Essentials, Performance, Memory, Graphics, Graphics interfaces, Compatibility, Peripherals, Security & Reliability, Advanced Technologies, Virtualization. Benchmark processor performance analysis: PassMark - Single thread mark, PassMark - CPU mark, Geekbench 4 - Single Core, Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core, CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s), CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s), CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s), CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s), CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s).

Intel Atom D2700

Intel Core i7-860S

Differences

Reasons to consider the Intel Atom D2700

CPU is newer: launch date 1 year(s) 11 month(s) later
A newer manufacturing process allows for a more powerful, yet cooler running processor: 32 nm vs 45 nm
8.2x lower typical power consumption: 10 Watt vs 82 Watt

Launch date	28 December 2011 vs January 2010
Manufacturing process technology	32 nm vs 45 nm
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	10 Watt vs 82 Watt

Reasons to consider the Intel Core i7-860S

2 more cores, run more applications at once: 4 vs 2
4 more threads: 8 vs 4
Around 62% higher clock speed: 3.46 GHz vs 2.13 GHz
2x more L1 cache, more data can be stored in the L1 cache for quick access later
4x more maximum memory size: 16 GB vs 4 GB
3.2x better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 1173 vs 367
5.1x better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 2324 vs 456

Specifications (specs)
Number of cores	4 vs 2
Number of threads	8 vs 4
Maximum frequency	3.46 GHz vs 2.13 GHz
L1 cache	64 KB (per core) vs 64 KB (per core)
Maximum memory size	16 GB vs 4 GB
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark	1173 vs 367
PassMark - CPU mark	2324 vs 456

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: Intel Atom D2700
CPU 2: Intel Core i7-860S

PassMark - Single thread mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

367

1173

PassMark - CPU mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

456

2324

Name	Intel Atom D2700	Intel Core i7-860S
PassMark - Single thread mark	367	1173
PassMark - CPU mark	456	2324
Geekbench 4 - Single Core	691
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core	1354
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s)		0.907
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s)		46.184
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s)		0.278
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s)		1.222
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s)		2.716

Compare specifications (specs)

	Intel Atom D2700	Intel Core i7-860S
Essentials
Architecture codename	Cedarview	Lynnfield
Launch date	28 December 2011	January 2010
Launch price (MSRP)	$52	$422
Place in performance rating	2861	2866
Processor Number	D2700	i7-860S
Series	Intel® Atom™ Processor D Series	Legacy Intel® Core™ Processors
Status	Discontinued	Discontinued
Vertical segment	Desktop	Desktop
Price now		$198.99
Value for money (0-100)		6.97
Performance
64 bit support
Base frequency	2.13 GHz	2.53 GHz
Bus Speed	2.5 GT/s DMI	2.5 GT/s DMI
Die size	66 mm	296 mm2
L1 cache	64 KB (per core)	64 KB (per core)
L2 cache	1024 KB	256 KB (per core)
Manufacturing process technology	32 nm	45 nm
Maximum core temperature	100 °C
Maximum frequency	2.13 GHz	3.46 GHz
Number of cores	2	4
Number of threads	4	8
Transistor count	176 million	774 million
VID voltage range	0.91V -1.21V	0.6500V-1.4000V
L3 cache		8192 KB (shared)
Memory
Max memory channels	1	2
Maximum memory bandwidth	6.4 GB/s	21 GB/s
Maximum memory size	4 GB	16 GB
Supported memory types	DDR3 800/1066	DDR3 1066/1333
Graphics
Graphics base frequency	640 MHz
Processor graphics	Integrated
Graphics interfaces
Number of displays supported	2
Compatibility
Low Halogen Options Available
Max number of CPUs in a configuration	1	1
Package Size	22mm X 22 mm	37.5mm x 37.5mm
Sockets supported	FCBGA559	LGA1156
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	10 Watt	82 Watt
Peripherals
Max number of PCIe lanes	4	16
Number of USB ports	8
Total number of SATA ports	2
PCI Express revision		2.0
PCIe configurations		1x16, 2x8
Security & Reliability
Execute Disable Bit (EDB)
Intel® Trusted Execution technology (TXT)
Advanced Technologies
Enhanced Intel SpeedStep® technology
HD Audio
Instruction set extensions	Intel® SSE2, Intel® SSE3, Intel® SSSE3	Intel® SSE4.2
Intel 64
Intel® Active Management technology (AMT)
Intel® Demand Based Switching
Intel® Hyper-Threading technology
Intel® ME Firmware Version	No
Intel® Turbo Boost technology
Intel® vPro™ Platform Eligibility
Physical Address Extensions (PAE)	36-bit	36-bit
Idle States
Intel® AES New Instructions
Thermal Monitoring
Virtualization
Intel® Virtualization Technology (VT-x)
Intel® Virtualization Technology for Directed I/O (VT-d)
Intel® VT-x with Extended Page Tables (EPT)