Intel Atom N2600 vs Intel Pentium 4-M 1.80

Comparative analysis of Intel Atom N2600 and Intel Pentium 4-M 1.80 processors for all known characteristics in the following categories: Essentials, Performance, Memory, Graphics, Compatibility, Security & Reliability, Advanced Technologies, Virtualization. Benchmark processor performance analysis: PassMark - Single thread mark, PassMark - CPU mark, Geekbench 4 - Single Core, Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core.

Intel Atom N2600

Intel Pentium 4-M 1.80

Differences

Reasons to consider the Intel Atom N2600

CPU is newer: launch date 9 year(s) 8 month(s) later
1 more cores, run more applications at once: 2 vs 1
A newer manufacturing process allows for a more powerful, yet cooler running processor: 32 nm vs 130 nm
16x more L1 cache, more data can be stored in the L1 cache for quick access later
2x more L2 cache, more data can be stored in the L2 cache for quick access later
7.5x lower typical power consumption: 3.5 Watt vs 30 Watt
2.1x better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 360 vs 175

Specifications (specs)
Launch date	28 December 2011 vs April 2002
Number of cores	2 vs 1
Manufacturing process technology	32 nm vs 130 nm
L1 cache	64 KB (per core) vs 8 KB
L2 cache	1024 KB vs 512 KB
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	3.5 Watt vs 30 Watt
Benchmarks
PassMark - CPU mark	360 vs 175

Reasons to consider the Intel Pentium 4-M 1.80

Around 13% higher clock speed: 1.8 GHz vs 1.6 GHz
Around 56% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 451 vs 289

Specifications (specs)
Maximum frequency	1.8 GHz vs 1.6 GHz
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark	451 vs 289

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: Intel Atom N2600
CPU 2: Intel Pentium 4-M 1.80

PassMark - Single thread mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

289

451

PassMark - CPU mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

360

175

Name	Intel Atom N2600	Intel Pentium 4-M 1.80
PassMark - Single thread mark	289	451
PassMark - CPU mark	360	175
Geekbench 4 - Single Core	505
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core	1037

Compare specifications (specs)

	Intel Atom N2600	Intel Pentium 4-M 1.80
Essentials
Architecture codename	Cedarview	Northwood
Launch date	28 December 2011	April 2002
Launch price (MSRP)	$47
Place in performance rating	3089	3084
Processor Number	N2600
Series	Intel® Atom™ Processor N Series	Legacy Intel® Pentium® Processor
Status	Launched	Discontinued
Vertical segment	Mobile	Mobile
Performance
64 bit support
Base frequency	1.60 GHz	1.80 GHz
Bus Speed	2.5 GT/s DMI	400 MHz FSB
Die size	66 mm	131 mm2
L1 cache	64 KB (per core)	8 KB
L2 cache	1024 KB	512 KB
Manufacturing process technology	32 nm	130 nm
Maximum frequency	1.6 GHz	1.8 GHz
Number of cores	2	1
Number of threads	4
Transistor count	176 million	55 million
Maximum case temperature (TCase)		100 °C
Maximum core temperature		100°C
VID voltage range		1.3V
Memory
Max memory channels	1
Maximum memory size	2.44 GB
Supported memory types	DDR3	DDR1, DDR2
Graphics
Graphics base frequency	400 MHz
Processor graphics	Integrated
Compatibility
Low Halogen Options Available
Max number of CPUs in a configuration	1	1
Sockets supported	FCBGA559	PPGA478
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	3.5 Watt	30 Watt
Package Size		35mm x 35mm
Security & Reliability
Execute Disable Bit (EDB)
Intel® Trusted Execution technology (TXT)
Advanced Technologies
Enhanced Intel SpeedStep® technology
Instruction set extensions	Intel® SSE2, Intel® SSE3, Intel® SSSE3
Intel 64
Intel® Demand Based Switching
Intel® Hyper-Threading technology
Intel® Turbo Boost technology
Intel® vPro™ Platform Eligibility
Thermal Monitoring
FSB parity
Idle States
Virtualization
Intel® Virtualization Technology (VT-x)
Intel® Virtualization Technology for Directed I/O (VT-d)