Intel Atom N2850 vs Intel Celeron D 346

Comparative analysis of Intel Atom N2850 and Intel Celeron D 346 processors for all known characteristics in the following categories: Essentials, Performance, Compatibility, Memory, Security & Reliability, Advanced Technologies, Virtualization.

 

Differences

Reasons to consider the Intel Atom N2850

  • CPU is newer: launch date 7 year(s) 3 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 90 nm
  • 4x more L2 cache, more data can be stored in the L2 cache for quick access later
  • 12x lower typical power consumption: 6,6 Watt vs 84 Watt
Launch date 5 January 2012 vs October 2004
Number of cores 2 vs 1
Manufacturing process technology 32 nm vs 90 nm
L2 cache 1024 KB vs 256 KB
Thermal Design Power (TDP) 6,6 Watt vs 84 Watt

Reasons to consider the Intel Celeron D 346

  • Around 53% higher clock speed: 3.06 GHz vs 2 GHz
Maximum frequency 3.06 GHz vs 2 GHz

Compare specifications (specs)

Intel Atom N2850 Intel Celeron D 346

Essentials

Architecture codename Cedarview-M Prescott
Launch date 5 January 2012 October 2004
Place in performance rating not rated not rated
Series Intel Atom Legacy Intel® Celeron® Processor
Vertical segment Laptop Desktop
Processor Number 346
Status Discontinued

Performance

64 bit support
L2 cache 1024 KB 256 KB
Manufacturing process technology 32 nm 90 nm
Maximum frequency 2 GHz 3.06 GHz
Number of cores 2 1
Number of threads 4
Base frequency 3.06 GHz
Bus Speed 533 MHz FSB
Die size 112 mm2
L1 cache 16 KB
Maximum core temperature 67.7°C
Transistor count 125 million
VID voltage range 1.250V-1.400V

Compatibility

Thermal Design Power (TDP) 6,6 Watt 84 Watt
Low Halogen Options Available
Max number of CPUs in a configuration 1
Package Size 37.5mm x 37.5mm
Sockets supported PLGA775

Memory

Supported memory types DDR1, DDR2, DDR3

Security & Reliability

Execute Disable Bit (EDB)
Intel® Trusted Execution technology (TXT)

Advanced Technologies

Enhanced Intel SpeedStep® technology
FSB parity
Idle States
Intel 64
Intel® AES New Instructions
Intel® Demand Based Switching
Intel® Hyper-Threading technology
Intel® Turbo Boost technology
Physical Address Extensions (PAE) 32-bit
Thermal Monitoring

Virtualization

Intel® Virtualization Technology (VT-x)