Intel Atom D2700 vs Intel Pentium G860

Comparative analysis of Intel Atom D2700 and Intel Pentium G860 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 - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s).

Intel Atom D2700

Intel Pentium G860

Differences

Reasons to consider the Intel Atom D2700

CPU is newer: launch date 3 month(s) later
2 more threads: 4 vs 2
Around 45% higher maximum core temperature: 100 °C vs 69.1°C
4x more L2 cache, more data can be stored in the L2 cache for quick access later
6.5x lower typical power consumption: 10 Watt vs 65 Watt
Around 32% better performance in Geekbench 4 - Single Core: 691 vs 524
Around 43% better performance in Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core: 1354 vs 947

Specifications (specs)
Launch date	28 December 2011 vs 15 September 2011
Number of threads	4 vs 2
Maximum core temperature	100 °C vs 69.1°C
L2 cache	1024 KB vs 256 KB
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	10 Watt vs 65 Watt
Benchmarks
Geekbench 4 - Single Core	691 vs 524
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core	1354 vs 947

Reasons to consider the Intel Pentium G860

Around 41% higher clock speed: 3 GHz vs 2.13 GHz
8x more maximum memory size: 32 GB vs 4 GB
3.6x better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 1369 vs 378
3.1x better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 1448 vs 467

Specifications (specs)
Maximum frequency	3 GHz vs 2.13 GHz
Maximum memory size	32 GB vs 4 GB
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark	1369 vs 378
PassMark - CPU mark	1448 vs 467

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: Intel Atom D2700
CPU 2: Intel Pentium G860

PassMark - Single thread mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

378

1369

PassMark - CPU mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

467

1448

Geekbench 4 - Single Core

CPU 1

CPU 2

691

524

Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core

CPU 1

CPU 2

1354

947

Name	Intel Atom D2700	Intel Pentium G860
PassMark - Single thread mark	378	1369
PassMark - CPU mark	467	1448
Geekbench 4 - Single Core	691	524
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core	1354	947
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s)		0.683
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s)		21.937
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s)		0.163
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s)		2.336

Compare specifications (specs)

	Intel Atom D2700	Intel Pentium G860
Essentials
Architecture codename	Cedarview	Sandy Bridge
Launch date	28 December 2011	15 September 2011
Launch price (MSRP)	$52	$75
Place in performance rating	2845	2847
Processor Number	D2700	G860
Series	Intel® Atom™ Processor D Series	Legacy Intel® Pentium® Processor
Status	Discontinued	Discontinued
Vertical segment	Desktop	Desktop
Price now		$29.99
Value for money (0-100)		26.93
Performance
64 bit support
Base frequency	2.13 GHz	3.00 GHz
Bus Speed	2.5 GT/s DMI	5 GT/s DMI
Die size	66 mm	131 mm
L1 cache	64 KB (per core)	128 KB
L2 cache	1024 KB	256 KB
Manufacturing process technology	32 nm	32 nm
Maximum core temperature	100 °C	69.1°C
Maximum frequency	2.13 GHz	3 GHz
Number of cores	2	2
Number of threads	4	2
Transistor count	176 million	504 Million
VID voltage range	0.91V -1.21V
L3 cache		3072 KB
Memory
Max memory channels	1	2
Maximum memory bandwidth	6.4 GB/s	21 GB/s
Maximum memory size	4 GB	32 GB
Supported memory types	DDR3 800/1066	DDR3 1066/1333
Graphics
Graphics base frequency	640 MHz	850 MHz
Processor graphics	Integrated	Intel HD Graphics
Graphics max dynamic frequency		1.10 GHz
Graphics max frequency		1.1 GHz
Intel® Clear Video HD technology
Intel® Flexible Display Interface (Intel® FDI)
Intel® InTru™ 3D technology
Intel® Quick Sync Video
Graphics interfaces
Number of displays supported	2	2
Wireless Display (WiDi) support
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	FCLGA1155
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	10 Watt	65 Watt
Peripherals
Max number of PCIe lanes	4
Number of USB ports	8
Total number of SATA ports	2
PCI Express revision		2.0
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® SSE4.1, 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
Flexible Display interface (FDI)
Idle States
Intel® Advanced Vector Extensions (AVX)
Intel® AES New Instructions
Intel® Fast Memory Access
Intel® Flex Memory Access
Intel® Optane™ Memory Supported
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)