Intel Atom N2850 vs Intel Celeron B720

Comparative analysis of Intel Atom N2850 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 N2850

Intel Celeron B720

Differences

Reasons to consider the Intel Atom N2850

1 more cores, run more applications at once: 2 vs 1
3 more threads: 4 vs 1
Around 18% higher clock speed: 2 GHz vs 1.7 GHz
4x more L2 cache, more data can be stored in the L2 cache for quick access later
5x lower typical power consumption: 6,6 Watt vs 35 Watt

Number of cores	2 vs 1
Number of threads	4 vs 1
Maximum frequency	2 GHz vs 1.7 GHz
L2 cache	1024 KB vs 256 KB (per core)
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	6,6 Watt vs 35 Watt

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: Intel Atom N2850
CPU 2: Intel Celeron B720

Name	Intel Atom N2850	Intel Celeron B720
PassMark - Single thread mark		0
PassMark - CPU mark		814

Compare specifications (specs)

	Intel Atom N2850	Intel Celeron B720
Essentials
Architecture codename	Cedarview-M	Sandy Bridge
Launch date	5 January 2012	1 January 2012
Place in performance rating	not rated	3322
Series	Intel Atom	Legacy Intel® Celeron® Processor
Vertical segment	Laptop	Mobile
Processor Number		B720
Status		Launched
Performance
64 bit support
L2 cache	1024 KB	256 KB (per core)
Manufacturing process technology	32 nm	32 nm
Maximum frequency	2 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)	6,6 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)