Intel Atom N2600 vs Intel Pentium N3520

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Intel Atom N2600 CPU1 vs CPU2 Intel Pentium N3520
Intel Atom N2600 Intel Pentium N3520

CPU comparison

In this CPU comparison, we compare the Intel Atom N2600 and the Intel Pentium N3520 and use benchmarks to check which processor is faster.

We compare the Intel Atom N2600 2 core processor released in Q4/2011 with the Intel Pentium N3520 which has 4 CPU cores and was introduced in Q4/2013.
Intel Atom (101) Family Intel Pentium (150)
Intel Atom N2000 (3) CPU group Intel Pentium J2000/N3500 (6)
3 Generation 6
Cedarview Architecture Bay Trail
Desktop / Server Segment Desktop / Server
-- Predecessor --
-- Successor --

CPU Cores and Base Frequency

The Intel Atom N2600 is a 2 core processor with a clock frequency of 1.60 GHz. The processor can compute 4 threads at the same time. The Intel Pentium N3520 clocks with 2.17 GHz (2.42 GHz), has 4 CPU cores and can calculate 4 threads in parallel.

Intel Atom N2600 Characteristic Intel Pentium N3520
2 Cores 4
4 Threads 4
normal Core architecture normal
Yes Hyperthreading No
No Overclocking ? No
1.60 GHz Frequency 2.17 GHz
-- Turbo Frequency (1 Core) 2.42 GHz
-- Turbo Frequency (All Cores) 2.42 GHz

Artificial Intelligence and Machine Learning

Processors with the support of artificial intelligence (AI) and machine learning (ML) can process many calculations, especially audio, image and video processing, much faster than classic processors. Algorithms for ML improve their performance the more data they have collected via software. ML tasks can be processed up to 10,000 times faster than with a classic processor.

Intel Atom N2600 Characteristic Intel Pentium N3520
-- AI hardware --
-- AI specifications --

Internal Graphics

Graphics (iGPU) integrated into the processor not only enable image output without having to rely on a dedicated graphics solution, but can also efficiently accelerate video playback.

Intel GMA 3600 GPU Intel HD Graphics (Bay Trail GT1)
0.40 GHz GPU frequency 0.31 GHz
-- GPU (Turbo) 0.85 GHz
-- GPU Generation 7
65 nm Technology 22 nm
2 Max. displays 2
4 Compute units 4
32 Shader 32
No Hardware Raytracing No
No Frame Generation No
1 GB Max. GPU Memory 2 GB
10.1 DirectX Version 11.2

Hardware codec support

A photo or video codec that is accelerated in hardware can greatly accelerate the working speed of a processor and extend the battery life of notebooks or smartphones when playing videos.

Intel GMA 3600 GPU Intel HD Graphics (Bay Trail GT1)
No Codec h265 / HEVC (8 bit) No
No Codec h265 / HEVC (10 bit) No
No Codec h264 Decode / Encode
No Codec VP9 No
No Codec VP8 No
No Codec AV1 No
No Codec AVC Decode / Encode
No Codec VC-1 Decode
No Codec JPEG Decode

Memory & PCIe

Up to GB of memory in a maximum of 1 memory channels is supported by the Intel Atom N2600, while the Intel Pentium N3520 supports a maximum of 8 GB of memory with a maximum memory bandwidth of 21.3 GB/s enabled.

Intel Atom N2600 Characteristic Intel Pentium N3520
DDR3-1066 Memory DDR3-1333
Max. Memory 8 GB
1 (Single Channel) Memory channels 2 (Dual Channel)
8.6 GB/s Max. Bandwidth 21.3 GB/s
No ECC No
-- L2 Cache --
1.00 MB L3 Cache 2.00 MB
-- PCIe version 2.0
-- PCIe lanes 4
-- PCIe Bandwidth 2.0 GB/s

Thermal Management

The Intel Atom N2600 has a TDP of 3.5 W. The TDP of the Intel Pentium N3520 is 7.5 W. System integrators use the TDP of the processor as a guide when dimensioning the cooling solution.

Intel Atom N2600 Characteristic Intel Pentium N3520
3.5 W TDP (PL1 / PBP) 7.5 W
-- TDP (PL2) --
-- TDP up --
-- TDP down 4.5 W
-- Tjunction max. 100 °C

Technical details

The Intel Atom N2600 has 1.00 MB cache and is manufactured in 32 nm. The cache of Intel Pentium N3520 is at 2.00 MB. The processor is manufactured in 22 nm.

Intel Atom N2600 Characteristic Intel Pentium N3520
32 nm Technology 22 nm
Monolithic Chip design Monolithic
x86-64 (64 bit) Instruction set (ISA) x86-64 (64 bit)
SSE3 ISA extensions SSE4.1, SSE4.2
BGA 559 Socket BGA 1170
None Virtualization VT-x, VT-x EPT
No AES-NI No
Windows 10, Linux Operating systems Windows 10, Linux
Q4/2011 Release date Q4/2013
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Average performance in benchmarks

⌀ Single core performance in 1 CPU benchmarks
⌀ Multi core performance in 2 CPU benchmarks

Geekbench 5, 64bit (Single-Core)

Geekbench 5 is a cross plattform benchmark that heavily uses the systems memory. A fast memory will push the result a lot. The single-core test only uses one CPU core, the amount of cores or hyperthreading ability doesn't count.
Intel Atom N2600 Intel Atom N2600
2C 4T @ 1.60 GHz
92 (39%)
Intel Pentium N3520 Intel Pentium N3520
4C 4T @ 2.42 GHz
237 (100%)

Geekbench 5, 64bit (Multi-Core)

Geekbench 5 is a cross plattform benchmark that heavily uses the systems memory. A fast memory will push the result a lot. The multi-core test involves all CPU cores and taks a big advantage of hyperthreading.
Intel Atom N2600 Intel Atom N2600
2C 4T @ 1.60 GHz
249 (33%)
Intel Pentium N3520 Intel Pentium N3520
4C 4T @ 2.42 GHz
752 (100%)

iGPU - FP32 Performance (Single-precision GFLOPS)

The theoretical computing performance of the internal graphics unit of the processor with simple accuracy (32 bit) in GFLOPS. GFLOPS indicates how many billion floating point operations the iGPU can perform per second.
Intel Atom N2600 Intel Atom N2600
Intel GMA 3600 @ 0.40 GHz
26 (47%)
Intel Pentium N3520 Intel Pentium N3520
Intel HD Graphics (Bay Trail GT1) @ 0.85 GHz
55 (100%)

Estimated results for PassMark CPU Mark

Some of the CPUs listed below have been benchmarked by CPU-monkey. However the majority of CPUs have not been tested and the results have been estimated by a CPU-monkey’s secret proprietary formula. As such they do not accurately reflect the actual Passmark CPU mark values and are not endorsed by PassMark Software Pty Ltd.
Intel Atom N2600 Intel Atom N2600
2C 4T @ 1.60 GHz
323 (28%)
Intel Pentium N3520 Intel Pentium N3520
4C 4T @ 2.42 GHz
1139 (100%)

Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)

Geekbench 6 is a benchmark for modern computers, notebooks and smartphones. What is new is an optimized utilization of newer CPU architectures, e.g. based on the big.LITTLE concept and combining CPU cores of different sizes. The single-core benchmark only evaluates the performance of the fastest CPU core, the number of CPU cores in a processor is irrelevant here.
Intel Atom N2600 Intel Atom N2600
2C 4T @ 1.60 GHz
0 (0%)
Intel Pentium N3520 Intel Pentium N3520
4C 4T @ 2.42 GHz
184 (100%)

Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)

Geekbench 6 is a benchmark for modern computers, notebooks and smartphones. What is new is an optimized utilization of newer CPU architectures, e.g. based on the big.LITTLE concept and combining CPU cores of different sizes. The multi-core benchmark evaluates the performance of all of the processor's CPU cores. Virtual thread improvements such as AMD SMT or Intel's Hyper-Threading have a positive impact on the benchmark result.
Intel Atom N2600 Intel Atom N2600
2C 4T @ 1.60 GHz
0 (0%)
Intel Pentium N3520 Intel Pentium N3520
4C 4T @ 2.42 GHz
560 (100%)

Cinebench R15 (Single-Core)

Cinebench R15 is the successor of Cinebench 11.5 and is also based on the Cinema 4 Suite. Cinema 4 is a worldwide used software to create 3D forms. The single-core test only uses one CPU core, the amount of cores or hyperthreading ability doesn't count.
Intel Atom N2600 Intel Atom N2600
2C 4T @ 1.60 GHz
0 (0%)
Intel Pentium N3520 Intel Pentium N3520
4C 4T @ 2.42 GHz
38 (100%)

Cinebench R15 (Multi-Core)

Cinebench R15 is the successor of Cinebench 11.5 and is also based on the Cinema 4 Suite. Cinema 4 is a worldwide used software to create 3D forms. The multi-core test involves all CPU cores and taks a big advantage of hyperthreading.
Intel Atom N2600 Intel Atom N2600
2C 4T @ 1.60 GHz
0 (0%)
Intel Pentium N3520 Intel Pentium N3520
4C 4T @ 2.42 GHz
143 (100%)

Devices using this processor

Intel Atom N2600 Intel Pentium N3520
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