Intel Atom N2650 vs Intel Celeron B720

Comparative analysis of Intel Atom N2650 and Intel Celeron B720 processors for all known characteristics in the following categories: Essentials, Performance, Compatibility, Memory, Graphics, Graphics interfaces, Peripherals, Security & Reliability, Advanced Technologies, Virtualization. Benchmark processor performance analysis: PassMark - Single thread mark, PassMark - CPU mark.

Intel Atom N2650

Intel Celeron B720

Differences

Reasons to consider the Intel Atom N2650

1 more cores, run more applications at once: 2 vs 1
3 more threads: 4 vs 1
Around 2% higher clock speed: 1.73 GHz vs 1.7 GHz
4x more L2 cache, more data can be stored in the L2 cache for quick access later
8.8x lower typical power consumption: 3,6 Watt vs 35 Watt

Number of cores	2 vs 1
Number of threads	4 vs 1
Maximum frequency	1.73 GHz vs 1.7 GHz
L2 cache	1 MB vs 256 KB (per core)
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	3,6 Watt vs 35 Watt

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: Intel Atom N2650
CPU 2: Intel Celeron B720

Name	Intel Atom N2650	Intel Celeron B720
PassMark - Single thread mark		0
PassMark - CPU mark		814

Compare specifications (specs)

	Intel Atom N2650	Intel Celeron B720
Essentials
Architecture codename	Cedarview-M	Sandy Bridge
Launch date	5 January 2012	1 January 2012
Place in performance rating	not rated	3335
Series	Intel Atom	Legacy Intel® Celeron® Processor
Vertical segment	Laptop	Mobile
Processor Number		B720
Status		Launched
Performance
64 bit support
L2 cache	1 MB	256 KB (per core)
Manufacturing process technology	32 nm	32 nm
Maximum frequency	1.73 GHz	1.7 GHz
Number of cores	2	1
Number of threads	4	1
Base frequency		1.70 GHz
Bus Speed		5 GT/s DMI
Die size		131 mm
L1 cache		64 KB (per core)
L3 cache		1.5 MB
Maximum core temperature		100 °C
Transistor count		504 million
Compatibility
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	3,6 Watt	35 Watt
Low Halogen Options Available
Max number of CPUs in a configuration		1
Package Size		37.5mmx37.5mm (rPGA988B)
Sockets supported		PGA988
Memory
Max memory channels		2
Maximum memory bandwidth		21.3 GB/s
Maximum memory size		16 GB
Supported memory types		DDR3 1066/1333
Graphics
Graphics base frequency		650 MHz
Graphics max dynamic frequency		1.00 GHz
Graphics max frequency		1 GHz
Intel® Clear Video HD technology
Intel® Flexible Display Interface (Intel® FDI)
Intel® InTru™ 3D technology
Intel® Quick Sync Video
Processor graphics		Intel HD Graphics
Graphics interfaces
CRT
DisplayPort
eDP
HDMI
Number of displays supported		2
SDVO
Wireless Display (WiDi) support
Peripherals
Max number of PCIe lanes		16
PCI Express revision		2.0
PCIe configurations		1x16, 2x8, 1x8 2x4
Security & Reliability
Anti-Theft technology
Execute Disable Bit (EDB)
Intel® Trusted Execution technology (TXT)
Advanced Technologies
4G WiMAX Wireless
Enhanced Intel SpeedStep® technology
Flexible Display interface (FDI)
Idle States
Instruction set extensions		Intel® SSE4.1, Intel® SSE4.2
Intel 64
Intel® AES New Instructions
Intel® Demand Based Switching
Intel® Fast Memory Access
Intel® Flex Memory Access
Intel® Hyper-Threading technology
Intel® My WiFi technology
Intel® Turbo Boost technology
Intel® vPro™ Platform Eligibility
Thermal Monitoring
Virtualization
Intel® Virtualization Technology (VT-x)
Intel® Virtualization Technology for Directed I/O (VT-d)