Intel N100 vs Intel Atom N270

Comparative analysis of Intel N100 and Intel Atom N270 processors for all known characteristics in the following categories: Essentials, Performance, Memory, Graphics, Graphics interfaces, Graphics image quality, Graphics API support, Compatibility, Peripherals, Security & Reliability, Advanced Technologies, Virtualization. Benchmark processor performance analysis: PassMark - Single thread mark, PassMark - CPU mark.

Intel N100

Intel Atom N270

Differences

Reasons to consider the Intel N100

CPU is newer: launch date 14 year(s) 10 month(s) later
3 more cores, run more applications at once: 4 vs 1
2 more threads: 4 vs 2
Around 113% higher clock speed: 3.40 GHz vs 1.6 GHz
Around 17% higher maximum core temperature: 105°C vs 90°C
A newer manufacturing process allows for a more powerful, yet cooler running processor: 7 nm vs 45 nm
6.9x more L1 cache, more data can be stored in the L1 cache for quick access later
4x more L2 cache, more data can be stored in the L2 cache for quick access later
11x better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 1912 vs 174
39.8x better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 5408 vs 136

Specifications (specs)
Launch date	3 Jan 2023 vs 1 March 2008
Number of cores	4 vs 1
Number of threads	4 vs 2
Maximum frequency	3.40 GHz vs 1.6 GHz
Maximum core temperature	105°C vs 90°C
Manufacturing process technology	7 nm vs 45 nm
L1 cache	384 KB vs 56 KB
L2 cache	2 MB vs 512 KB
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark	1912 vs 174
PassMark - CPU mark	5408 vs 136

Reasons to consider the Intel Atom N270

2x lower typical power consumption: 2.5 Watt vs 6 Watt

Thermal Design Power (TDP)	2.5 Watt vs 6 Watt

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: Intel N100
CPU 2: Intel Atom N270

PassMark - Single thread mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

1912

174

PassMark - CPU mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

5408

136

Name	Intel N100	Intel Atom N270
PassMark - Single thread mark	1912	174
PassMark - CPU mark	5408	136

Compare specifications (specs)

	Intel N100	Intel Atom N270
Essentials
Architecture codename	Alder Lake-N	Diamondville
Launch date	3 Jan 2023	1 March 2008
Launch price (MSRP)	$128	$44
Place in performance rating	1317	3312
Processor Number	N100	N270
Series	Intel Processor N-series	Legacy Intel Atom® Processors
Vertical segment	Mobile	Mobile
Status		Discontinued
Performance
64 bit support
L1 cache	384 KB	56 KB
L2 cache	2 MB	512 KB
L3 cache	6 MB
Manufacturing process technology	7 nm	45 nm
Maximum core temperature	105°C	90°C
Maximum frequency	3.40 GHz	1.6 GHz
Number of cores	4	1
Number of threads	4	2
Base frequency		1.60 GHz
Bus Speed		533 MHz FSB
Die size		26 mm2
Front-side bus (FSB)		533 MHz
Transistor count		47 million
VID voltage range		0.9V-1.1625V
Memory
Max memory channels	1
Maximum memory size	16 GB
Supported memory frequency	4800 MHz
Supported memory types	DDR4 3200 MT/s DDR5 4800 MT/s LPDDR5 4800 MT/s
Graphics
Device ID	0x46D1
Execution Units	24
Graphics max dynamic frequency	750 MHz
Intel® Quick Sync Video
Processor graphics	Intel UHD Graphics
Graphics interfaces
Number of displays supported	3
Graphics image quality
4K resolution support
Max resolution over DisplayPort	4096 x 2160@60Hz
Graphics API support
DirectX	12.1
OpenGL	4.6
Compatibility
Max number of CPUs in a configuration	1	1
Package Size	35mm x 24mm	22mm x 22mm
Sockets supported	FCBGA1264	PBGA437
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	6 Watt	2.5 Watt
Low Halogen Options Available
Peripherals
Max number of PCIe lanes	9
USB revision	2.0/3.2
Security & Reliability
Intel® OS Guard
Secure Boot
Execute Disable Bit (EDB)
Intel® Trusted Execution technology (TXT)
Advanced Technologies
Enhanced Intel SpeedStep® technology
General-Purpose Input/Output (GPIO)
Instruction set extensions	Intel SSE4.1, Intel SSE4.2, Intel AVX2	Intel® SSE, Intel® SSE2, Intel® SSE3, Intel® SSSE3
Intel® AES New Instructions
Intel® Hyper-Threading technology
Speed Shift technology
Thermal Monitoring
FSB parity
Idle States
Intel 64
Intel® Demand Based Switching
Intel® Turbo Boost technology
Virtualization
Intel® Virtualization Technology (VT-x)
Intel® Virtualization Technology for Directed I/O (VT-d)
Intel® VT-x with Extended Page Tables (EPT)