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Intel Atom N270 vs Intel Atom N280

Intel Atom N270

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The Intel Atom N270 is a typical netbook single core CPU which is clocked at 1.6 GHz. The Atom core was designed for a low power consumption and cheap production. The downside is the relative low performance per Watt (due to the in-order execution) compared to similar clocked Celeron processors, e.g.. Still the integrated Hyper-Threading (the operating system sees the CPU as a dual core CPU) decreases the penalty of the in-order execution a bit.

The performance of the N270 is only compareable to a 1.2 GHz clocked Celeron M and therfore only sufficient for non demanding applications like Office or web surfing. HD videos, advanced photo editing, video cutting may not run fluently. 

Due to the modern 45nm process (in 2009) and the small size, the power consumption is very low (2.5 Watt TDP). Therfore, the CPU does not need a good cooling system and can be used in very small designs (like Netbooks). 

Package: 437-Ball-µFCBGA, 22 mm × 22 mm

Intel Atom N280

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The Intel Atom N280 is a typical netbook single core CPU which is clocked at 1.66 GHz. The Atom core was designed for a low power consumption and cheap production. The downside is the relative low performance per Watt (due to the in-order execution) compared to similar clocked Celeron processors, e.g.. Still the integrated Hyper-Threading (the operating system sees the CPU as a dual core CPU) decreases the penalty of the in-order execution a bit.

The performance of the N280 is only compareable to a 1.2-1.3 GHz clocked Celeron M and therfore only sufficient for non demanding applications like Office or web surfing. HD videos, advanced photo editing, video cutting may not run fluently. Compared to the N270, the N280 only offers a minimal higher clock speed and a faster FSB. The performance increase should not really be noticeable.

Due to the modern 45nm process (in 2009) and the small size, the power consumption is very low (2.5 Watt TDP). Therfore, the CPU does not need a good cooling system and can be used in very small designs (like Netbooks). 

Package: 437-Ball-µFCBGA, 22 mm × 22 mm

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ModelIntel Atom N270Intel Atom N280
SeriesIntel AtomIntel Atom
CodenameDiamondVilleDiamondVille
Series: Atom DiamondVille
Intel Atom 330 compare1.6 GHz2 / 4 cores
Intel Atom N2801.66 GHz1 / 2 cores
Intel Atom N270 « 1.6 GHz1 / 2 cores
Intel Atom 330 compare1.6 GHz2 / 4 cores
Intel Atom N280 « 1.66 GHz1 / 2 cores
Intel Atom N2701.6 GHz1 / 2 cores
Clock1600 MHz1660 MHz
FSB533667
L1 Cache56 KB56 KB
L2 Cache512 KB512 KB
Cores / Threads1 / 21 / 2
TDP2.5 Watt2.5 Watt
Transistors47 Million47 Million
45 nm, 0.9-1.1625 V45 nm, 0.9-1.1625 V
Die Size26 mm226 mm2
max. Temp.90 °C90 °C
SocketPBGA437PBGA437
FeaturesMMX, SSE, SSE2, SSE3, SSSE3, HHT, Execute Disable Bit, Enhanced Speedstep, Hyper-ThreadingMMX, SSE, SSE2, SSE3, SSSE3, HHT, Execute Disable Bit, Enhanced Speedstep, Hyper-Threading
Architecturex86x86
$44 U.S.
Announced
Manufacturerark.intel.comark.intel.com

Benchmarks

Cinebench R10 - Cinebench R10 Rend. Single (32bit)
100%
N270 +
min: 483     avg: 538     median: 541 (3%)     max: 577 Points
105%
N280 +
min: 541     avg: 564     median: 567 (3%)     max: 585 Points
Cinebench R10 - Cinebench R10 Rend. Multi (32bit)
100%
N270 +
min: 482     avg: 818     median: 830 (1%)     max: 888 Points
106%
N280 +
min: 835     avg: 868     median: 877 (1%)     max: 892 Points
wPrime 2.10 - wPrime 2.0 1024m *
100%
N270 +
min: 3673     avg: 4705     median: 4742 (56%)     max: 5662 s
130%
N280 +
3635 s (43%)
wPrime 2.10 - wPrime 2.0 32m *
100%
N270 +
min: 116     avg: 143.3     median: 126 (25%)     max: 177.8 s
103%
N280 +
min: 114     avg: 115     median: 115 (23%)     max: 116 s
3DMark 06 - CPU - 3DMark 06 - CPU
100%
N270 +
min: 461     avg: 478.8     median: 483 (1%)     max: 492 Points
105%
N280 +
min: 487     avg: 502     median: 507 (1%)     max: 513 Points
Super Pi mod 1.5 XS 1M - Super Pi mod 1.5 XS 1M *
100%
N270 +
min: 92     avg: 93.4     median: 93 (20%)     max: 95.6 s
101%
N280 +
min: 87     avg: 88.3     median: 89 (19%)     max: 89 s
Super Pi mod 1.5 XS 2M - Super Pi mod 1.5 XS 2M *
100%
N270 +
min: 202     avg: 210.7     median: 211.5 (9%)     max: 216 s
101%
N280 +
min: 192     avg: 194     median: 194 (8%)     max: 196 s
Super Pi Mod 1.5 XS 32M - Super Pi mod 1.5 XS 32M *
100%
N270 +
min: 4249     avg: 5121     median: 4482 (20%)     max: 7034 s
101%
N280 +
min: 4292     avg: 4302     median: 4301 (19%)     max: 4313 s
SiSoft Sandra Dhrystone (MIPS) - SiSoft Sandra Dhrystone (MIPS)
100%
N270 +
min: 3850     avg: 3977     median: 4000 (2%)     max: 4028 MIPS
104%
N280 +
min: 4128     avg: 4155     median: 4156 (2%)     max: 4180 MIPS
SiSoft Sandra Whetstone (MFLOPS) - SiSoft Sandra Whetstone (MFLOPS)
100%
N270 +
min: 3280     avg: 3330     median: 3338 (3%)     max: 3371 MFLOPS
104%
N280 +
min: 3426     avg: 3458     median: 3455 (3%)     max: 3494 MFLOPS
PCMark 05 - PCMark 05 - Standard
100%
N270 +
min: 1175     avg: 1509     median: 1490.5 (3%)     max: 1859 Points
101%
N280 +
min: 1282     avg: 1541     median: 1501.5 (3%)     max: 1864 Points
Windows 7 Experience Index - Win7 CPU
100%
1 N270 +
2.3 Points (29%)

Average Benchmarks Intel Atom N270 → 100% n=11

Average Benchmarks Intel Atom N280 → 105% n=11

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