Intel Atom N2650 vs Intel Core i3-2370M

Comparative analysis of Intel Atom N2650 and Intel Core i3-2370M 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, 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 N2650

Intel Core i3-2370M

Differences

Reasons to consider the Intel Atom N2650

2x 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

L2 cache	1 MB vs 512 KB
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	3,6 Watt vs 35 Watt

Reasons to consider the Intel Core i3-2370M

Around 39% higher clock speed: 2.4 GHz vs 1.73 GHz

Maximum frequency	2.4 GHz vs 1.73 GHz

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: Intel Atom N2650
CPU 2: Intel Core i3-2370M

Name	Intel Atom N2650	Intel Core i3-2370M
PassMark - Single thread mark		1056
PassMark - CPU mark		1371
Geekbench 4 - Single Core		414
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core		882
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s)		0.991
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s)		18.096
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s)		0.135
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s)		0.701
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s)		1.623

Compare specifications (specs)

	Intel Atom N2650	Intel Core i3-2370M
Essentials
Architecture codename	Cedarview-M	Sandy Bridge
Launch date	5 January 2012	1 January 2012
Place in performance rating	not rated	3088
Series	Intel Atom	Legacy Intel® Core™ Processors
Vertical segment	Laptop	Mobile
Launch price (MSRP)		$225
Price now		$39.81
Processor Number		i3-2370M
Status		Launched
Value for money (0-100)		20.53
Performance
64 bit support
L2 cache	1 MB	512 KB
Manufacturing process technology	32 nm	32 nm
Maximum frequency	1.73 GHz	2.4 GHz
Number of cores	2	2
Number of threads	4	4
Base frequency		2.40 GHz
Bus Speed		5 GT/s DMI
Die size		149 mm
L1 cache		128 KB
L3 cache		3072 KB
Maximum core temperature		85C (PGA); 100C (BGA)
Transistor count		624 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		37.5mm x 37.5mm (rPGA988B); 31mm x 24mm (BGA1023)
Sockets supported		PPGA988
Memory
Max memory channels		2
Maximum memory bandwidth		21.3 GB/s
Maximum memory size		16 GB
Supported memory types		DDR3 1066/1333
Graphics
Device ID		0x116
Graphics base frequency		650 MHz
Graphics max dynamic frequency		1.15 GHz
Graphics max frequency		1.15 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 3000
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® Identity Protection technology
Intel® Trusted Execution technology (TXT)
Advanced Technologies
4G WiMAX Wireless
Enhanced Intel SpeedStep® technology
Flexible Display interface (FDI)
Idle States
Instruction set extensions		Intel® AVX
Intel 64
Intel® Advanced Vector Extensions (AVX)
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
AMD Virtualization (AMD-V™)
Intel® Virtualization Technology (VT-x)
Intel® Virtualization Technology for Directed I/O (VT-d)
Intel® VT-x with Extended Page Tables (EPT)